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Will a child intercede for his parents on the Day of Judgment if he was intentionally killed or aborted, based on the Hadith which states that a child who dies before puberty intercedes for his parents?

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It has been established that Muslim children will intercede for their parents on the Day of Judgment under certain conditions. However, this intercession does not include those who intentionally aborted their fetus after the soul was breathed into it, for several reasons: because it is an unlawful killing of a soul, and is considered a forbidden infanticide according to Islamic law; and because a killer does not inherit from the one he killed. Furthermore, the intentionally killed child will come on the Day of Judgment to seek retribution from his killer, which contradicts the concept of intercession. In addition, the hadiths about children interceding for their parents stipulate seeking reward from Allah and patience, which does not apply to someone who intentionally killed their child.

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