The Consequences of Ruling a Foundling to Be a Muslim or a Disbeliever in This World and the Hereafter
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The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : It was said: If it is a child. We said that he is a disbeliever in a land of disbelievers whose people are disbelievers. What are the consequences if we say that he is a Muslim? The consequence is that if we say he is a Muslim and this child dies, it is obligatory that he be washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries. If there are no Muslim cemeteries, he is transferred to another land to be buried in the Muslim cemeteries. And if we say he is a disbeliever, the rulings are reversed. This is with regard to the rulings of this world. As for the rulings of the Hereafter, it is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1949Sahih (Darussalam)
The Shaykh : It was said: If it is a child. We said that he is a disbeliever in a land of disbelievers whose people are disbelievers. What are the consequences if we say that he is a Muslim? The consequence is that if we say he is a Muslim and this child dies, it is obligatory that he be washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries. If there are no Muslim cemeteries, he is transferred to another land to be buried in the Muslim cemeteries. And if we say he is a disbeliever, the rulings are reversed. This is with regard to the rulings of this world. As for the rulings of the Hereafter, it is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah:
Allah knows best what they would have done.
الله أعلم بما كانوا عاملين
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [5278] الأثر المترتب على الحكم بإسلام أو كفر اللقيط في الدنيا والآخرة - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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