The Chapter of Condolences and Grief During Calamities, Visiting Graves, Lamentation and Mourning Gatherings
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 27
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 27
The Chapter of Condolences and Grief During Calamities, Visiting Graves, Lamentation and Mourning Gatherings
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ قَدَّمَ وَلَداً كَانَ خَيْراً لَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ يُخَلِّفُهُمْ بَعْدَهُ كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ رَكِبَ اَلْخَيْلَ وَ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "Whoever loses a child (before their own passing), it is better for them than leaving behind seventy children after them, all of whom rode horses and fought in the way of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted and Glorious."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh