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You can read both parts at Hayati Magazine -> http://hayatimagazine.com/written-versus-not-written-stuff-child-soldiers-and-islam/
Written by Papatia Feauxzar, part II
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Children are not meant to be soldiers, they are supposed to carry a legacy, to play, to learn and advance the religion the right way Allah intended for them. At least in Islam. From the Sirah of the Prophet, one story of a young boy named Zaid ibn Thābit comes strongly to mind. Oh, let me tell you about this wonderful Ansar of Medina masha’Allah subhan’Allah. For one, he was brave. when the proper jihad call was made in the year 2AH, several children and him eagerly presented themselves to fight for the cause of Allah ﷻand attest to His Rububiyyah. However, the Prophet ﷺ denied them this wish. Dragging his heavy sword behind, sad, disappointed Zaid, may Allah be pleased with him, dragged his sword behind him to go home. However, when the Muslims won, there were seventy captives…
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