Is the child tested in the grave?
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The questioner : How are the child and the insane person tested...?
The Shaykh : As we said, the correct view is that he is not questioned. And if we follow the opinion of those who say that he is questioned, we say that these are matters of the unseen, and we do not know how this happens. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) may cause this child who does not know to speak and say, "My Lord is Allah," and likewise the insane person may speak and say, "My Lord is Allah." Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is argued using the trial of the grave.
The Shaykh : Or the punishment of the grave.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The punishment of the grave will come to us, if Allah wills. There is evidence for it from the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the Muslims.
The Shaykh : As we said, the correct view is that he is not questioned. And if we follow the opinion of those who say that he is questioned, we say that these are matters of the unseen, and we do not know how this happens. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) may cause this child who does not know to speak and say, "My Lord is Allah," and likewise the insane person may speak and say, "My Lord is Allah." Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is argued using the trial of the grave.
The Shaykh : Or the punishment of the grave.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The punishment of the grave will come to us, if Allah wills. There is evidence for it from the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the Muslims.