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
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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