How do we reconcile the statement that "the boy whom al-Khidr killed was created a disbeliever" with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Every child is born on the fitrah (the innate natural disposition)"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: How do we reconcile the two statements: that the boy whom al-Khidr killed was created a disbeliever, and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1385? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
His fitrah (the innate natural disposition) changed. This boy’s fitrah changed after his birth, so he became a disbeliever. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: How do we reconcile the two statements: that the boy whom al-Khidr killed was created a disbeliever, and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Every child is born with a true faith of Islam
كل مولود يولد على الفطرهAnswer:
His fitrah (the innate natural disposition) changed. This boy’s fitrah changed after his birth, so he became a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [29 /84] كيف نجمع بين قول "إن الغلام الذي قتله الخضر خلق كافرا" وقول ﷺ (كل مولود يولد على الفطرة) — youtube.com
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