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 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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