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Will the child of zina enter Paradise if he obeys Allah, and is there sin upon him?

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The child born out of wedlock does not bear the sin of his parents' actions, for their sin falls solely upon them, as stated in the Almighty's words: (For it is what it has earned, and against it what it has earned) and (No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another). His destiny is like that of others: he enters Paradise if he obeys Allah and dies a Muslim, and Hellfire if he disobeys and dies a disbeliever. If he mixes good deeds with bad and dies a Muslim, then his matter is up to Allah. As for the hadith, "A child born out of wedlock will not enter Paradise," it is fabricated.

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