Does the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And those who believed and whose offspring followed them in faith” include the children of the children?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: In the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)[At-Tur 52:21], does this apply only to sons of the loins, or to all descendants, no matter how far removed?
Answer:
The offspring are general, not limited to the direct children only. It refers to the offspring in general: the direct children and the children of the children, however many generations they may be, provided they have faith.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: In the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)
And those who believed and whose descendants followed them in faith
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَانٍAnswer:
The offspring are general, not limited to the direct children only. It refers to the offspring in general: the direct children and the children of the children, however many generations they may be, provided they have faith.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [438- 4717] هل قوله تعالى:﴿والذين آمنوا واتبعتهم ذريتهم بإيمان﴾ يشمل أولاد الأولاد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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