Supplication for a deceased child in the funeral prayer and the ruling on the children of Muslims

Question:
Honorable Shaykh! It is mentioned in the supplication for the deceased, if he is a child, “Place him in Your mercy and protect him from the punishment of the Fire.” Does this hadith imply that the children of Muslims may enter the Fire?

Answer:
Regarding the state of Muslims who died before reaching puberty. They are treated as Muslims. They are washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in Muslim cemeteries. They are given the treatment of Muslims, and it is hoped that they are among the people of Paradise.
And that they intercede for their parents. Therefore, in the supplication during the Dhuhr prayer, among the supplications is to say: “O Allah, make him a forerunner, a reward, and a reminder, and an intercessor whose intercession is accepted.” It is hoped that Allah makes him a forerunner for his parents and that the intercessor intercedes for him. However, one does not assert with certainty that he is among the people of Paradise; one does not assert with certainty that they are among the people of Paradise, but it is hoped that they are among the people of Paradise, and that they intercede for their parents. It is hoped for that. As for the fear, this reaches Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.