Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Janaiz (Funerals)
79- بَابُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ الصَّبِيُّ فَمَاتَ هَلْ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَهَلْ يُعْرَضُ عَلَى الصَّبِيِّ الإِسْلاَمُ:
(79) Chapter. If a boy becomes a Muslim and then dies, should a funeral prayer be offered for him? Should Islam be explained to a boy (below the age of puberty)?
6 hadith · references 1354–1359
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Bukhari · 1354أَنَّ عُمَرَ انْطَلَقَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَهْطٍ قِبَلَ ابْنِ صَيَّادٍ حَتَّى وَجَدُوهُ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ عِنْدَ أُطُمِ بَنِي مَغَالَةَ ، وَقَدْ قَارَبَ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ الْحُلُم`Umar set out along with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) with a group of people to Ibn Saiyad till they saw him playing with the boys near the hillocks of Bani Mughala. Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing his puberty and did not n6 narratorsBukhari · 1355وَقَالَ سَالِمٌ : سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا , يَقُولُ : انْطَلَقَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ إِلَى النَّخْلِ الَّتِي فِيهَا ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ ،`Umar set out along with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) with a group of people to Ibn Saiyad till they saw him playing with the boys near the hillocks of Bani Mughala. Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing his puberty and did not n3 narratorsBukhari · 1356كَانَ غُلَامٌ يَهُودِيٌّ يَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَرِضَ ، فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُهُ ، فَقَعَدَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ : أَسْلِمْ ، فَنَظَرَ إِلA young Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet (ﷺ) and he became sick. So the Prophet (ﷺ) went to visit him. He sat near his head and asked him to embrace Islam. The boy looked at his father, who was sitting there; the lat4 narratorsBukhari · 1357كُنْتُ أَنَا , وَأُمِّي مِنَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ ، أَنَا مِنَ الْوِلْدَانِ ، وَأُمِّي مِنَ النِّسَاءِMy mother and I were among the weak and oppressed. I from among the children, and my mother from among the women.4 narratorsBukhari · 1358يُصَلَّى عَلَى كُلِّ مَوْلُودٍ مُتَوَفًّى ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لِغَيَّةٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ يَدَّعِي أَبَوَاهُ الْإِسْلَامَ أَوْ أَبُوهُ خَاصَّةً ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْإِسThe funeral prayer should be offered for every child even if he were the son of a prostitute as he was born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone). If his parents are Muslims, particularly the 4 narratorsBukhari · 1359مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلَّا يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ، فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ ، هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity or Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby a6 narrators