Does the wailing woman receive the reward for the death of her child?
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Question:
If a woman wails over her son, does she receive this reward (in the hadith:Sunan Ibn Majah 1604Sahih (Darussalam))?
Answer:
She is to be feared for, the hadith is general, but she is to be feared for. The intended meaning is seeking reward from Allah and patience, and wailing is an abomination, and it is among the causes of punishment, so she is to be feared for. For this reason, it came in the hadith:Sahih Muslim 934.
Q: The hadith:?
A: Likewise, the hadith of Umm 'Atiyyah—may Allah grant us well-being—and the other hadith:Sahih Muslim 104a, Sahih Muslim 103a.
Q: Is it a condition that he have an 'aqiqah?
A: The 'aqiqah is a recommended practice (sunnah). If he is patient and seeks reward from Allah, even if he did not perform the 'aqiqah for him, he has a reward.
Q: In the hadith: The child is a pledge for his 'aqiqah?
A: "A pledge"—it has not been specified what the pledge is, so Allah knows best about the pledge. This knowledge belongs to Allah. And the saying of some people: that it is from intercession—there is no evidence for that.
If a woman wails over her son, does she receive this reward (in the hadith:
There is no Muslim, three of whose children die before reaching the age of puberty, but they will meet him at the eight gates of Paradise and whichever one he wants he will enter through it.
ما مِن مُسلِمٍ يَموتُ لَه ثَلاثةٌ مِنَ الولَدِ ما لَم يَبلُغوا الحِنثَ إلا تلقَّوهُ مِن أبوابِ الجنَّةِ الثَّمانيةِ مِن أيِّها شاءَ دخَلAnswer:
She is to be feared for, the hadith is general, but she is to be feared for. The intended meaning is seeking reward from Allah and patience, and wailing is an abomination, and it is among the causes of punishment, so she is to be feared for. For this reason, it came in the hadith:
If the wailing woman does not repent before she dies, she will be made to stand on the Day of Resurrection wearing a garment of pitch and a chemise of mange.
النَّائحة إذا لم تتب قبل موتها تُقام يوم القيامة وعليها سربالٌ من قطران ودرعٌ من جربٍQ: The hadith:
May Allah curse the wailing woman and the one who listens to her.
لعن الله النَّائحة والمُسْتَمِعَةA: Likewise, the hadith of Umm 'Atiyyah—may Allah grant us well-being—and the other hadith:
I have no concern with one with whom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has no concern, Verily the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has no concern with that woman who wails loudly, shaves her hair and tears (her garment in grief).
أنا بريءٌ من الصَّالقة والحالقة والشَّاقَّةHe is not one of us (one among the Ummah of Islam) who beat the cheeks or tore the front opening of the shirt or uttered the slogans of (the days of) Jahiliya (ignorance).
ليس منا من ضرب الخدود، أو شقَّ الجيوب، أو دعا بدعوى الجاهليةQ: Is it a condition that he have an 'aqiqah?
A: The 'aqiqah is a recommended practice (sunnah). If he is patient and seeks reward from Allah, even if he did not perform the 'aqiqah for him, he has a reward.
Q: In the hadith: The child is a pledge for his 'aqiqah?
A: "A pledge"—it has not been specified what the pledge is, so Allah knows best about the pledge. This knowledge belongs to Allah. And the saying of some people: that it is from intercession—there is no evidence for that.
Source
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