And is the presence of a mentally disabled child in the family a punishment for the parents?
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The questioner : In a segment, he says: “O honorable Shaykh, is the presence of a mentally disabled child in the family a punishment for the parents?”
The Shaykh : The calamities that befall a person are sometimes a punishment and sometimes a test. Sometimes it is a punishment if a person commits a forbidden act or neglects an obligatory duty; Allah may hasten the punishment for him in this world and strike him with whatever calamity He wills. A person may also be struck by a calamity that is not a punishment for neglecting an obligatory duty or committing a forbidden act, but rather as a test.
The questioner : Good, good.
The Shaykh : Allah tests people with it to know, Glorified and Exalted is He, whether they will be patient or not. If they are patient, this calamity becomes a gift rather than a trial, by which this person rises to the high ranks, namely the rank of the patient, because patience is not achieved except through something for which one is patient. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would suffer from fever, meaning he would fall ill, just as two of us would, meaning the fever would be severe upon him, in order for him to attain thereby a degree, or the highest degrees, of the patient, (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you for what you have clarified for us and for the honorable listening brothers.
Our honorable brothers, this episode has ended.
The Shaykh : The calamities that befall a person are sometimes a punishment and sometimes a test. Sometimes it is a punishment if a person commits a forbidden act or neglects an obligatory duty; Allah may hasten the punishment for him in this world and strike him with whatever calamity He wills. A person may also be struck by a calamity that is not a punishment for neglecting an obligatory duty or committing a forbidden act, but rather as a test.
The questioner : Good, good.
The Shaykh : Allah tests people with it to know, Glorified and Exalted is He, whether they will be patient or not. If they are patient, this calamity becomes a gift rather than a trial, by which this person rises to the high ranks, namely the rank of the patient, because patience is not achieved except through something for which one is patient. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would suffer from fever, meaning he would fall ill, just as two of us would, meaning the fever would be severe upon him, in order for him to attain thereby a degree, or the highest degrees, of the patient, (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you for what you have clarified for us and for the honorable listening brothers.
Our honorable brothers, this episode has ended.