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How can a mother be helped to save her sixteen-year-old son, who grew up in a European country and doubts the existence of God, knowing that the mother's attempts to provide evidence from the Quran and Sunnah were not enough to convince him, and he asks for tangible and logical evidence, and how can he be convinced to preserve his religion before he reaches the age of majority and the mother legally loses control over him?

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Scholars have warned about the danger of residing in non-Muslim countries due to the impact on children who may be influenced by the temptations of doubts (shubuhat) and desires (shahawat). To rectify a child affected by these temptations, the following is advised:

1. Expediting migration to a Muslim country.

2. supplicating for him with humility and devotion, as a parent's prayer for their child is answered.

3. Seeking out good companionship for him and enlisting the help of trustworthy individuals in Islamic centers to assist him.

4. Reviewing fatwas related to the textual (naqli) and rational (aqli) proofs for the existence of Allah Almighty.

5. Listening to and reading religious materials, such as the tape "Indeed, it is the Truth" (Innahu al-Haqq) and the books "Iman" (Faith) and "Tawhid" (Monotheism) by Sheikh Abdul Majeed Al-Zindani.

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