Is a child who has reached the age of seven commanded to pronounce the two testimonies of faith?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is a child who has reached the age of seven commanded to pronounce the two testimonies of faith? He is commanded to pray, because the two testimonies of faith are in his fitrah (innate natural disposition), and if he prays, he will include the two testimonies of faith in his prayer.
Answer:
Yes, he is commanded to pronounce the two testimonies of faith. As for the disbeliever, if he wants to... As for the child, his fitrah (innate natural disposition) is Muslim from the start; he is Muslim by nature. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is a child who has reached the age of seven commanded to pronounce the two testimonies of faith? He is commanded to pray, because the two testimonies of faith are in his fitrah (innate natural disposition), and if he prays, he will include the two testimonies of faith in his prayer.
Answer:
Yes, he is commanded to pronounce the two testimonies of faith. As for the disbeliever, if he wants to... As for the child, his fitrah (innate natural disposition) is Muslim from the start; he is Muslim by nature. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يؤمر من بلغ سبع سنوات بالنطق بالشهادتين؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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