Mental disability

Question:-

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala reward all of you for this forum!Amin.

I need some help on this topic: mental disability.

My brother has a boy of 8 years old, who has autism. His father wants to know what type of treatment will receive the child in the Day of Judgement, regarding on what Allah has revealed by His ghayb(The unknown) and what the Sunnah of the Prophet sallahu alayhi wassalam said.

If someone can ask to the 'Ulama, or has materials in English, or lectures, is welcome to make me know inshaAllah.

Thank to everyone who will help me. JazakumAllahu khayran!

Wa salamu alaykum

Answer:-

wa 'alaykumus-salaamu wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh.

If a child (or adult) can not understand what is being said to him or can not communicate his belief for some reason, whether due to deafness or mental disability or the likes, he will be tested on the Day of Judgment, as mentioned by the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in what is called "the hadeeth of the imtihaan" where he said that three kinds of people will come on the Last Day with proofs in their favor... one of them will say, "O Allaah!  Your messenger came to me but I did not understand a thing!"  Allaah will take a special oath from them that they will obey His Order and then He will order them to enter a fire.  Those who go to Paradise will enter this fire finding it cool and soothing.  Those who refuse will go to Hell.  The hadeeth is authentic and its sources and discussions around its meanings can be found on a lecture called "Rulings on the Children of the Mushrikeen(disbelievers) available at TROID.

And Allaah knows best.

Moosaa ibn John Richardson

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