What is the status of the children of Iblis who had no choice in their father's disobedience, considering that Allah does not hold children accountable for the sins of their fathers?
Allah the Almighty wrongs no one and holds no one accountable for another's sin, for He says: "And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another." So, the offspring of Iblis will be held accountable for their own deeds, not for their father's sin, unless they emulate him. It is well-known that among the Jinn are the righteous believers and the wicked disbelievers, as indicated by Allah the Almighty's statement, reporting about them: "And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah] and among us are the unjust." and "And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we are in varying [religious] ways." Al-Bukhari mentioned the reward and punishment of the Jinn, and scholars have unanimously agreed upon their punishment for disobedience and their reward for obedience.
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