One of the greatest worldly calamities for a person is to lose his or her child. None but those who have gone through it know what it is like.
We are all tested in various ways by Allah in this world.
Allah says in the Quran chapter 2 verse 155
Sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere.
Allah further says in the Holy Quran chapter 2 verse 155-157
Who when afflicted with calamity say, truly to Allah we belong and truly to Him we shall return. They are those whom are the blessings from your Lord and they receive His mercy , and it is they who are the guided ones.
At one more place Quran chapter 11 verse 11 Allah again promises to reward those who are patient in adversity:
Those who show patience and constancy and work righteousness, for then is forgiveness and a great reward.
Also mentioned in Holy quran chapter 2 verse 153 :
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed Allah is with the patient.
Also we find many Hadith that stresses upon the importance of being patient.
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: How wonderful is the affair of the believer for his affair is all good, and this applies to no one except the believer. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks and that is good for him, and if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him. ( Sahih Muslim Hadith number 5318).
AbuSinan said: I buried my son and Abu Talhah was sitting at the graveside. when i wanted to go he took my hand and said, Shall I not give you some glad tidings, O Abu Sinan?. i said yes. He said, Al Dahhaak ibn Abd al rehmann ibn Arzab narrated to me from Abu Moosa that Allah's messenger (pbuh) said When a person's child dies, Allah says to His angels , You have taken the child of my slave, they say yes, He says You have taken the apple of his eye, They say yes. He says , What did my slave say? They say, He praised You and said Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilahi raajion (Verily to Allah we belong and unto Him is our return). Allah says, Build for him My slave a house in paradise and call it the house of praise. ( Al Tirmizi Hadith number 942 ).
When Ibrahim (the son of the prophet PBUH) died Allah's Apostle said, There is a wet nurse for him in Paradise. ( Sahih Bukhari Volume 8 Book73 Hadith 215 )
According to a report narrated by Al Bukhari 1292 Anas ibn malik said, The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said; There is no muslim who loses three of his children before they reach the age of puberty but Allah will admit him to paradise by virtue of His mercy towards them.
Allah's messenger PBUH said, If any member of my people has two children who die before him Allah will cause him to enter paradise on their account. Aisha asked, does it apply to a member of your people who has one child who dies before him? He replied it does. ( Al Tirmizi Hadith 1735)
One more Hadith says
We went with Allah's apostle PBUH to the blacksmith Abu Saif and he was the husband of the wet nurse of Ibrahim (the son of Prophet pbuh). Allah's apostle took Ibrahim and kissed him and smelled him and later we entered Abu saif's house and at that time Ibrahim was in his last breaths and the eyes of Allah's messenger pbuh started shedding tears. Abdur rehman bin auf said O Allah's apostle even you are weeping, he said O Ibn Auf this is mercy. The he wept more and said, The eyes are shedding tears and heart is grieved and we will not say except what pleases our Lord, O Ibrahim! Indeed we are grieved by your separation ( Sahih Bukhari Hadith number 2390)
Death is only a temporary separation for family members going to jannah. People going to Jannah will be reunited therein where they will never suffer separation again.
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