Are the children of polytheists in the Fire?
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The questioner : The children of polytheists.
The Shaykh : We need to specify, everyone. We do not need to. It is ten o'clock now, and there are only three minutes left.
The questioner : Do the children of polytheists not die upon the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) and take their books in their right hands?
The Shaykh : The children of polytheists?
The questioner : They died before reaching puberty.
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about them and said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1949Sahih (Darussalam) We do not assert anything about them. The meaning is either that Allah knows best what they would have done if they had been held accountable on the Day of Resurrection, because they will be tested on the Day of Resurrection, or that Allah knows best what they would have done had they remained alive. In any case, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) refrained from giving a definitive ruling on this matter.
The Shaykh : We need to specify, everyone. We do not need to. It is ten o'clock now, and there are only three minutes left.
The questioner : Do the children of polytheists not die upon the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) and take their books in their right hands?
The Shaykh : The children of polytheists?
The questioner : They died before reaching puberty.
The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about them and said: