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 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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