What is the ruling concerning children if one of the parents is Muslim? And is one to be asked to repent and then killed if he is judged to be Muslim but reaches puberty as a non-Muslim, or apostatizes before or after puberty? And what is the ruling concerning one who believes that killing the child in the first case is an injustice before the ruling is made clear?
A child is judged to be Muslim if both of their parents are Muslim, or if one of their parents is Muslim. The benefit of judging them to be Muslim is that if they disbelieve after reaching puberty, they are considered an apostate and are asked to repent. If they do not repent, they are killed.
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