A funeral procession of a child passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Aisha said
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The questioner : Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came upon the funeral of a boy from among the boys of the Ansar, and Aisha said: طوبى له عصفور من عصافير الجنّة There is happiness for this child who is a bird from amongst the birds of ParadiseSahih Muslim 2662b
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: وما يدريك إنّ الله خلق الجنّة و خلق لها أهلا وهم في أصلاب آبائهم و خلق النّار و خلق لها أهلا وهم في أصلاب آبائهم What makes you think so? Indeed, Allah created Paradise and created its people, and they were in the wombs of their mothers, and He created the Fire and created its people, and they were in the wombs of their mothersSahih Ibn Hibban 62:36 What does Aisha mean by “birds of Paradise”?
The Shaykh : It means you understand that this small boy, who has not reached the age of puberty, enters Paradise because he is not accountable. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) responded to her by saying that small children—and this is also a matter in which scholars differ—have a reckoning in the vast plains of the Day of Resurrection. They are tested, meaning those who died before the age of puberty and accountability are tested on the Day of Resurrection. Some of them, as if they had lived in the world and reached the age of accountability, respond to the call to which they are called in the vast plains of the Resurrection, and they become among the people of Paradise. And some do not respond, and they become among the people of the Fire. Therefore, he (peace be upon him) said: و ما يدريك إنّ الله خلق للجنّة خلقا و للنّار خلقا What makes you think so? Indeed, Allah created a creation for Paradise and a creation for the Fire So the Messenger did not know what this child’s fate would be there in the vast plains.
The questioner : Does that mean he did not approve of her statement?
The Shaykh : No, he did not approve of it, of course.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: وما يدريك إنّ الله خلق الجنّة و خلق لها أهلا وهم في أصلاب آبائهم و خلق النّار و خلق لها أهلا وهم في أصلاب آبائهم What makes you think so? Indeed, Allah created Paradise and created its people, and they were in the wombs of their mothers, and He created the Fire and created its people, and they were in the wombs of their mothersSahih Ibn Hibban 62:36 What does Aisha mean by “birds of Paradise”?
The Shaykh : It means you understand that this small boy, who has not reached the age of puberty, enters Paradise because he is not accountable. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) responded to her by saying that small children—and this is also a matter in which scholars differ—have a reckoning in the vast plains of the Day of Resurrection. They are tested, meaning those who died before the age of puberty and accountability are tested on the Day of Resurrection. Some of them, as if they had lived in the world and reached the age of accountability, respond to the call to which they are called in the vast plains of the Resurrection, and they become among the people of Paradise. And some do not respond, and they become among the people of the Fire. Therefore, he (peace be upon him) said: و ما يدريك إنّ الله خلق للجنّة خلقا و للنّار خلقا What makes you think so? Indeed, Allah created a creation for Paradise and a creation for the Fire So the Messenger did not know what this child’s fate would be there in the vast plains.
The questioner : Does that mean he did not approve of her statement?
The Shaykh : No, he did not approve of it, of course.
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