When a man raises his son to uphold the religion from childhood, does he receive a similar reward?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when a righteous man raises his son to uphold the Sunnah and the religion from childhood, does he receive a similar reward? If Allah wills, if he raised him on good and brought him up on good, and then the father died and the son became righteous,
Answer:
then he will make du'a' for his father. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1631 And he does not make du'a' for him unless he is righteous, and righteousness has a cause, which is good upbringing. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when a righteous man raises his son to uphold the Sunnah and the religion from childhood, does he receive a similar reward? If Allah wills, if he raised him on good and brought him up on good, and then the father died and the son became righteous,
Answer:
then he will make du'a' for his father. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
or a pious child, who prays for him
أو ولد صالح يدعو له
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [353 /1350] عندما يربي الرجل ابنه على إقامة الدين منذ الطفولة فهل له مثل أجره؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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