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How old was the Prophet (peace be upon him) when his chest was split?

كم كان عمر النَّبي حين شقَّ صدره؟ وما هي الحكمة؟

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How old was the Prophet (peace be upon him) when his chest was split? What was the wisdom?

السؤال (بالعربية)

كم كان عمر النَّبي حين شقَّ صدره؟ وما هي الحكمة؟

Official Transcript (English)

He was four years old. The wisdom behind the splitting of the chest was that it was filled with faith and wisdom, and the portion of Shaytan (Satan) was extracted from his heart.

الجواب الكامل (باللغة العربية)

كان عمره ﷺ أربع سنوات، الحكمة من شقِّ الصَّدر أنَّه ملئ بالإيمان والحكمة، واستخرجوا من قلبه حظَّ الشَّيطان.

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