What is the ruling on praying over a captive child who was captured alongside one of their parents?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Funerals

Book 7 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

Abu Thawr holds that a child captured along with one of their parents is not prayed over until they choose Islam. The established proof is that such a child is ruled to be a Muslim, resembling the case where the child was captured alone from one parent.