regarding the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “If a child is born between them, Satan will never harm him…”
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The Shaykh : Yes, Khalid!
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Here he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 3283 This means that he seems to have linked the harm to the child to him, meaning this action is attached to the parent!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The harm to the child may be cited as an example where the harm to the child and its absence are linked to the action of the parent!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One might ask, what is the sin of the child?
The Shaykh : Yes, because this child was created from the parent, so his operation is incomplete, and this is part of what a person is punished for in the illness of his children and the calamities that befall them, even if they have not committed a crime, as they are young.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Here he said:
and if it happens that the lady conceives a child, Satan will neither harm it nor be given power over it
إن يقدر بينهما ولد لم يضره الشيطان أبدًاThe Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The harm to the child may be cited as an example where the harm to the child and its absence are linked to the action of the parent!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One might ask, what is the sin of the child?
The Shaykh : Yes, because this child was created from the parent, so his operation is incomplete, and this is part of what a person is punished for in the illness of his children and the calamities that befall them, even if they have not committed a crime, as they are young.