By Asma bint Shameem
*“and their father was a righteous man...”*
Worrying about your children’s future?
Then live a life of *obedience* to Allaah and He will protect them.
Allaah says:
وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا
“And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them; and their father was a righteous man.”
(Surah Al-Kahf :82)
One of the stories mentioned in Surah al-Kahf is the story of Musa and al-Khidr Alaiyhimus-Salaam.
When they arrived in a town, they saw a wall that belonged to two orphans, was breaking and about to fall.
Allaah sent them there to rebuild that wall without any repayment.
The reason?
“.... because of the *righteousness of their father”*
Ibn Abbaas radhi Allaahu anhumaa said:
“They were protected due to the *righteousness of their father* and it is not mentioned that the ‘two boys’ were righteous.”
(al-Hakim 3395; saheeh according to the conditions of al-Bukhaari and Muslim; adh-Dhahabi agreed with him)
Ibn Rajab said:
Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyab said to his son:
“O my dear son; surely I increase in my prayer for your sake, hoping you will be protected.”
Then he recited the Aayah: “And their father was a righteous man”.
Umar ibn Abdul Azeez said:
“There is no believer who dies except that Allaah will protect his offspring, and their offspring and their offspring.for his sake.”
Ibn al-Munkadir said:
“Allaah will protect, for the sake of a righteous man, his children and his children’s children, and the households around him, and they will continue to be under the protection of Allaah.
When a person is preoccupied with *obedience* to Allaah, Allaah will protect him in that situation.”
(Jaami‘ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hikam p. 187)
And Khaythamah said:
‘Eesa ibn Maryam Alaiyhis-Salaam said:
“Glad tidings to the child of the believer; glad tidings to him, they will be protected after he is gone”
and Khaythamah recited the Aayah, “and their father was a righteous man” (Surah al-Kahf:82)
(Ibn Abi Shaybah 35374)
He also said:
There is no mention of his two children being righteous;
Allaah protected them for the sake of their father.”
Ibn Katheer said:
“The words “and their father was a righteous man” (al-Kahf :82) indicate that the progeny of a righteous man will be protected, and the barakah (blessing) of his worship will benefit them in this world and the hereafter, and by virtue of his intercession for them, they will be raised to the highest degrees in Paradise so that he may have the joy of the company, as it says in the Qur’aan and is mentioned in the Sunnah.”
[Tafseer Ibn Katheer (5/186-187)]
Alhamdulillaah and Allaahu Akbar!
Yet another reason to have Taqwa of Allaah and obey Him!
If we truly love our kids and we’re sincere to them, we must fear Allaah and live our lives in accordance with the Qur’aan and authentic Sunnah.
And out of His Mercy, Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala will protect our children and our grandchildren and further generations to come.
This is how Allaah protects the righteous.
Wouldn’t we want to be one of them?
*Don't just “READ” Surah al -Kahf every Friday.*
*UNDERSTAND*.
*REFLECT*.
*IMPLEMENT*”
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