The Offspring of Righteous Believers will be elevated to Their Grades in Paradise
- In this Ayah, Allah the Exalted affirms His favor, generosity, graciousness, compassion and beneficence towards His creation. When the offspring of the righteous believers imitate their parents regarding faith, Allah will elevate the latter to the ranks of the former, even though the latter did not perform deeds as goodly as their parents. Allah will comfort the eyes of the parents by seeing their offspring elevated to their grades. Surely, Allah will gather them together in the best manner, and He will not decrease the reward or the grades of those higher in rank for joining them together, hence His statement,
"to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything." [52:21]
- Ath-Thawri reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, Allah elevates the ranks of the believers' offspring to rank of their parents, even though the latter have not performed as well as the former, so that the eyes of the parents are comforted.'' Ibn `Abbas then recited this Ayah,
"And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith, -- to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything." [52:21]
- Abdullah, son of Imam Ahmad, recorded that `Ali said, "Khadijah asked the Prophet about two of her children who died during the time of Jahiliyyah, and the Messenger of Allah said; "They are both in the Fire." When he saw sadness on her face, he said, "If you saw their dwelling place, you would hate them." She said, `O Allah's Messenger! What about my children with you.' He said, "They are in Paradise." The Messenger of Allah said, "Verily, the believers and their offspring will dwell in Paradise, while the idolators and their offspring will dwell in the Hellfire." The Prophet then recited the Ayah, "And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith...)" [52:21]
- Certainly, it is Allah's grace and favor that He grants the children this blessing because of the good deeds of their parents. He also grants His favor to parents on account of their offspring invoking Allah for them.
- In Sahih Muslim, from the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah said, "When the Son of Adam dies, his record of deeds will cease except in three cases: an ongoing charity, knowledge that people are benefiting from and a righteous son who invokes Allah for him."
- In this Ayah, Allah the Exalted affirms His favor, generosity, graciousness, compassion and beneficence towards His creation. When the offspring of the righteous believers imitate their parents regarding faith, Allah will elevate the latter to the ranks of the former, even though the latter did not perform deeds as goodly as their parents. Allah will comfort the eyes of the parents by seeing their offspring elevated to their grades. Surely, Allah will gather them together in the best manner, and He will not decrease the reward or the grades of those higher in rank for joining them together, hence His statement,
"to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything." [52:21]
- Ath-Thawri reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, Allah elevates the ranks of the believers' offspring to rank of their parents, even though the latter have not performed as well as the former, so that the eyes of the parents are comforted.'' Ibn `Abbas then recited this Ayah,
"And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith, -- to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything." [52:21]
- Abdullah, son of Imam Ahmad, recorded that `Ali said, "Khadijah asked the Prophet about two of her children who died during the time of Jahiliyyah, and the Messenger of Allah said; "They are both in the Fire." When he saw sadness on her face, he said, "If you saw their dwelling place, you would hate them." She said, `O Allah's Messenger! What about my children with you.' He said, "They are in Paradise." The Messenger of Allah said, "Verily, the believers and their offspring will dwell in Paradise, while the idolators and their offspring will dwell in the Hellfire." The Prophet then recited the Ayah, "And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith...)" [52:21]
- Certainly, it is Allah's grace and favor that He grants the children this blessing because of the good deeds of their parents. He also grants His favor to parents on account of their offspring invoking Allah for them.
- In Sahih Muslim, from the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah said, "When the Son of Adam dies, his record of deeds will cease except in three cases: an ongoing charity, knowledge that people are benefiting from and a righteous son who invokes Allah for him."
May Allah give us pious righteous parents and pious righteous offspring which we benefit in this life and the akhira! And may we be pious and righteous. Ameen
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