Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No child is born but that he is upon natural instinct. His parents make him a Jew, or a Christian, or Magian. As an animal delivers a child with limbs intact, do you detect any flaws?” Then, Abu Huraira recited the verse, “The nature of Allah upon which he has set people,” (30:30).
Ibn Shihab said, “The funeral prayer should be offered for every child, even if he were the son of a prostitute, as he was born with a natural inclination towards Islam. If his parents are Muslims, or only his father and even if his mother practiced other than Islam, and if he cries after the delivery before his death, his funeral prayer must be offered. If the child does not cry after the delivery, his funeral prayer should not be offered and he will be considered a miscarriage.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1358, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2658
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
فَإِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلَّا يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا
قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ يُصَلَّى عَلَى كُلِّ مَوْلُودٍ مُتَوَفًّى وَإِنْ كَانَ لِغَيَّةٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ يَدَّعِي أَبَوَاهُ الْإِسْلَامَ أَوْ أَبُوهُ خَاصَّةً وَإِنْ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ صَارِخًا صُلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا يُصَلَّى عَلَى مَنْ لَا يَسْتَهِلُّ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ سِقْطٌ
1358 صحيح البخاري كتاب الجنائز باب إذا أسلم الصبي فمات هل يصلى عليه وهل يعرض على الصبي الإسلام
2658 صحيح مسلم كتاب القدر باب معنى كل مولود يولد على الفطرة وحكم موت أطفال الكفار وأطفال المسلمين