What is your opinion of the one who says, “I do not want a child so that I am not described as deficient, for Allah the Exalted is free from deficiency”?
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Question:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is free from having a child, but what is your opinion of the one who says, “I do not want a child so that I am not described as deficient, for Allah the Exalted is free from deficiency”?
Answer:
That is likening oneself to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is a false statement. You are in need of a child, whereas Allah is free from the need for a child. The child is in need of Him (Exalted and Majestic is He), not that He is in need of the child. As for you, you are in need of a child. If you are struck by illness and you grow old, who will take care of your affairs? If you are struck by poverty, who will provide for you? Who will defend you? You are in need of a child.
This is a necessity upon which Allah created humans and people.[An-Nahl 16:72] Yes.
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is free from having a child, but what is your opinion of the one who says, “I do not want a child so that I am not described as deficient, for Allah the Exalted is free from deficiency”?
Answer:
That is likening oneself to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is a false statement. You are in need of a child, whereas Allah is free from the need for a child. The child is in need of Him (Exalted and Majestic is He), not that He is in need of the child. As for you, you are in need of a child. If you are struck by illness and you grow old, who will take care of your affairs? If you are struck by poverty, who will provide for you? Who will defend you? You are in need of a child.
This is a necessity upon which Allah created humans and people.
And Allah has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates sons and grandchildren and has provided for you
وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةً وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 115 - ما قولكم فيمن يقول لا أريد الولد لكي لا أوصف بالنقص لأن الله تعالى منزه عن النقص؟ — youtube.com
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