How did Al-Khidr kill the boy in the story of Moses, was it by severing his head or by striking him with a pebble, and how is Al-Khidr's killing of the boy in this manner justified?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Al-Khidr killed the boy, which is established in the text of the Qur’an. It is also established in the Two Sahihs that Al-Khidr took the boy by his head and tore it off with his hand. Al-Khidr was a prophet, receiving revelation, and he did nothing except by Allah's command.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/85869
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 85869
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy