Their other question is: What is the fate of the children of polytheists or disbelievers who die? Are they in the Fire or in Paradise?
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The questioner : Their other question is: What is the fate of the children of polytheists or disbelievers who die? Are they in the Fire or in Paradise?
The Shaykh : As for the children of polytheists and disbelievers, if both the mother and the father are disbelievers, then these children have the ruling of disbelievers in this world. They are not washed, not shrouded, no funeral prayer is performed for them, and they are not buried in the graves of Muslims.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the Hereafter, the most correct opinion among the scholars of knowledge is that their fate is not known, and knowledge of it belongs to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is because they will be tested on the Day of Resurrection with what Allah wills. If they comply and obey, they will enter Paradise; otherwise, they will be in the Fire. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the children of polytheists and disbelievers, if both the mother and the father are disbelievers, then these children have the ruling of disbelievers in this world. They are not washed, not shrouded, no funeral prayer is performed for them, and they are not buried in the graves of Muslims.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the Hereafter, the most correct opinion among the scholars of knowledge is that their fate is not known, and knowledge of it belongs to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is because they will be tested on the Day of Resurrection with what Allah wills. If they comply and obey, they will enter Paradise; otherwise, they will be in the Fire. Yes.