Chapter on the State of Believers' Children Who Pass Away
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 51
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 51
Chapter on the State of Believers' Children Who Pass Away
8 hadiths
رَوَى أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِذَا مَاتَ طِفْلٌ مِنْ أَطْفَالِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نَادَى مُنَادٍ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اَلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَ اَلْأَرْضِ أَلاَ إِنَّ فُلاَنَ بْنَ فُلاَنٍ قَدْ مَاتَ فَإِنْ كَانَ مَاتَ وَالِدَاهُ أَوْ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِنَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ دُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ يَغْذُوهُ وَ إِلاَّ دُفِعَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلاَمُ تَغْذُوهُ حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ أَبَوَاهُ أَوْ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَتَدْفَعُهُ إِلَيْهِ".
Abu Zakariya narrated from Abu Basir who said that Abu Abdullah عليه السلام said: "When a child from the children of the believers dies, a caller announces in the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, 'Indeed, so-and-so, the son of so-and-so, has passed away.' If his parents, one of them, or a family member from the believers had already passed away, the child is entrusted to them to nurture him. If none of them had passed away, the child is entrusted to Sayyidah Fatimah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to nurture and care for them until their parents, one of them, or a family member arrives, and then she hands the child over to them."
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وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى كَفَّلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ سَارَةَ أَطْفَالَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغْذُوَانِهِمْ بِشَجَرَةٍ فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ لَهَا أَخْلاَفٌ كَأَخْلاَفِ اَلْبَقَرِ فِي قَصْرٍ مِنْ دُرَّةٍ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ اَلْقِيَامَةِ أُلْبِسُوا وَ طُيِّبُوا وَ أُهْدُوا إِلَى آبَائِهِمْ فَهُمْ مُلُوكٌ فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ مَعَ آبَائِهِمْ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: اَلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ اِتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمٰانٍ أَلْحَقْنٰا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ
In the narration of Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri'ab from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, he said: "Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Blessed and Exalted, has entrusted Ibrahim عليه السلام and Sarah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم with the care of the children of the believers. They nourish them from a tree in Paradise that has teats like those of cows, inside a palace made of pearl. On the Day of Judgment, these children will be dressed, perfumed, and presented to their parents. They will be kings in Paradise along with their parents. This is in accordance with the saying of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic: 'And those who believe and whose descendants follow them in faith - We will join them with their descendants'" (Surah At-Tur 52:21).
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وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ اَلْحَضْرَمِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ اَلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ اِتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمٰانٍ أَلْحَقْنٰا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ قَالَ "قَصَرَتِ اَلْأَبْنَاءُ عَنْ أَعْمَالِ اَلْآبَاءِ فَأَلْحَقَ اَللَّهُ اَلْأَبْنَاءَ بِالْآبَاءِ لِتَقَرَّ بِذَلِكَ أَعْيُنُهُمْ".
In the narration of Abu Bakr Al-Hadrami, Abu Abdullah عليه السلام said regarding the words of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic: "And those who believe and whose descendants follow them in faith - We will join them with their descendants" (Surah At-Tur 52:21), Imam عليه السلام said: "The children fell short of the deeds of their fathers, so Allah سبحانه وتعالى joined the children with their fathers to bring comfort to their eyes."
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وَ سَأَلَ جَمِيلُ بْنُ دَرَّاجٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ أَطْفَالِ اَلْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ "لَيْسُوا كَأَطْفَالِ اَلنَّاسِ".
Jameel ibn Darraj asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about the children of the prophets (peace be upon them). Imam عليه السلام replied: "They are not like the children of ordinary people."
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وَ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَوْ بَقِيَ كَانَ صِدِّيقاً نَبِيّاً قَالَ "لَوْ بَقِيَ كَانَ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ أَبِيهِ صَلَوَاتُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ".
Jameel ibn Darraj asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), whether he would have been a truthful prophet (ṣiddiq nabi) if he had lived. Imam عليه السلام replied: "If he had lived, he would have followed the path of his father (peace and blessings be upon him)."
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وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "كَانَ عَلَى قَبْرِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَذْقٌ يُظِلُّهُ مِنَ اَلشَّمْسِ حَيْثُمَا دَارَتْ فَلَمَّا يَبِسَ اَلْعَذْقُ ذَهَبَ أَثَرُ اَلْقَبْرِ فَلَمْ يُعْلَمْ مَكَانُهُ".
In the narration of ʿAmir ibn ʿAbdullah, he said: I heard Abu Abdullah عليه السلام say: "There was a palm branch (ʿadhq) over the grave of Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), that shaded it from the sun wherever it moved. When the branch dried up, the trace of the grave disappeared, and its exact location became unknown."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَ لَهُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْراً فَأَتَمَّ اَللَّهُ رَضَاعَهُ فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ ".
Imam عليه السلام said: "Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet) died at the age of eighteen months, and Allah سبحانه وتعالى completed his breastfeeding in Paradise."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ أَمَّا اَلْغُلاٰمُ فَكٰانَ أَبَوٰاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينٰا أَنْ يُرْهِقَهُمٰا طُغْيٰاناً وَ كُفْراً فَأَرَدْنٰا أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُمٰا رَبُّهُمٰا خَيْراً مِنْهُ زَكٰاةً وَ أَقْرَبَ رُحْماً قَالَ "أَبْدَلَهُمَا اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَكَانَ اَلاِبْنِ اِبْنَةً فَوُلِدَ مِنْهَا سَبْعُونَ نَبِيّاً".
Imam عليه السلام said regarding the words of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic: "As for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overwhelm them with transgression and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord عز وجل should replace him for them with one better in purity and closer in affection" (Surah Al-Kahf 18:80-81), Imam عليه السلام said: "Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, replaced their son with a daughter, and from her were born seventy prophets."
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