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The Accounting of a Child After Death
What is the accounting of a child if he dies, and does the ruling differ for a discerning child, a non-discerning child, and a disbelieving child in terms of accounting? Do children become birds in paradise?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: There is no accountability and no obligation, and the obligation does not occur before maturity, so the distinguished and the undistinguished are equal. Abu Hanifa was hesitant regarding the children of non-Muslims, and God knows best.
