Al-Kafi 4605

Translation

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Khalid, and Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Yahya Bin Imran, from Ibn Muskan, from Zurara who said, ‘A son of Abu Ja’far^asws died and he^asws was informed of his death. So he^asws ordered with him to be washed and shrouded, and he^asws walked with him, and prayed <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> upon him, and a prayer mat was placed for him. So he^asws stood upon it then stood at his grave, then was free from him. The he^asws left and I left with him^asws until I walked along with him^asws. So he^asws said: ‘But, the <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> is not performed upon the likes of this one, and he was a boy of three years old. Ali^asws used to order with it, so he would be buried, and there would be no <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> upon him, but the people are doing something, so we^asws are doing similar to it’. He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘So when is the <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span> Obligated upon him?’ So he^asws said: ‘When he has intellect for the <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>, and was a boy six years of age’. I said, ‘So what are you^asws saying regarding the children?’. So he^asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^saww was asked about them, so he^saww said: ‘Allah^azwj is more Knowing with what they were doing (during their lifetime)’.

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