Guidance on the Hadith of Aisha: (A bird from the birds of Paradise . . . )
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The questioner: The same questioner also says: In the same book, there is a narration from the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), when a child died, she said: And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Both narrations are authentic, so I do not know how to reconcile them?
The answer: This hadith is authentic according to the two Shaykhs, in which Aisha said:Mishkat al-Masabih 84Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i).
The point of this is to prevent her from testifying for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, even if it is a child, one does not testify for him; because he may be following his parents, and his parents are not upon Islam even if they display it. A person may display Islam out of hypocrisy, and his mother may display it out of hypocrisy.
So one does not testify for anyone that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, even if it is a child, it is not said: This is definitely from the people of Paradise; because one does not know about the state of his parents, and children follow their fathers. And whoever dies in youth and is not following the Muslims, he is tested on the Day of Resurrection according to the correct view, if he is not a child born among Muslims but to others from among the disbelievers, he is tested on the Day of Resurrection. If he obeys, he enters Paradise, and if he disobeys, he enters the Fire, like the people of the period of ignorance. The correct view is that they are tested, that the people of the period of ignorance are tested, so it is like this for children. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the children of the polytheists, he said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1949Sahih (Darussalam).
And it has come in the Sunnah what indicates that they are tested, meaning: they are examined on the Day of Resurrection, and they are commanded with a command, so if they obey, they enter Paradise, and if they disobey, they enter the Fire.
So the point of this is that one does not testify for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those for whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) testified. This is the rule of the people of the Sunnah and the community. His (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuke of Aisha was because she testified with specification, because she said:Sahih Muslim 2662b, so for this reason he rebuked her for saying this; because there is something behind this matter that may be a reason for his not entering Paradise, and that he is tested on the Day of Resurrection; because his parents are not upon Islam.
As for the children of Muslims, they follow their fathers, according to the people of the Sunnah and the community, in Paradise. The children of Muslims follow their fathers in Paradise. And as for the children of disbelievers, they are tested on the Day of Resurrection, this is the truth. So whoever obeys on the Day of Resurrection enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys enters the Fire, like the people of the period of ignorance. This is the correct view, and this is the aspect of the hadith. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you and may Allah bless you.
Blessed are you, a bird from the birds of Paradise. He (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said: What makes you know, O Aisha, that he is in Paradise? Perhaps Allah looked at what he was doing.
طوبى لك طير من طيور الجنة، فقال عليه الصلاة والسلام: وما يدريك يا عائشة أنه في الجنة؟ لعل الله اطلع على ما كان يفعلThe pen is lifted from three, among whom is mentioned: the child until he reaches puberty.
رفع القلم عن ثلاثة، ذكر منهم: الطفل حتى يحتلمThe answer: This hadith is authentic according to the two Shaykhs, in which Aisha said:
he is one of the young ones 1 in paradise, for he has done no evil, being too young for that.” He replied, “It may be otherwise, ‘A’isha, for God has created some to go to paradise, doing so when they were still in their fathers’ loins; and He has created others for hell, doing so when they were still in their fathers’ loins.”
عصفور من عصافير الجنة، قال النبي ﷺ: لا يا عائشة ! إن الله خلق للجنة أهلاً خلقهم لها وهم في أصلاب آبائهم، وخلق للنار أهلاً خلقهم لها وهم في أصلاب آبائهمThe point of this is to prevent her from testifying for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, even if it is a child, one does not testify for him; because he may be following his parents, and his parents are not upon Islam even if they display it. A person may display Islam out of hypocrisy, and his mother may display it out of hypocrisy.
So one does not testify for anyone that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, even if it is a child, it is not said: This is definitely from the people of Paradise; because one does not know about the state of his parents, and children follow their fathers. And whoever dies in youth and is not following the Muslims, he is tested on the Day of Resurrection according to the correct view, if he is not a child born among Muslims but to others from among the disbelievers, he is tested on the Day of Resurrection. If he obeys, he enters Paradise, and if he disobeys, he enters the Fire, like the people of the period of ignorance. The correct view is that they are tested, that the people of the period of ignorance are tested, so it is like this for children. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the children of the polytheists, he said:
Allah knows best what they would have done.
الله أعلم بما كانوا عاملينAnd it has come in the Sunnah what indicates that they are tested, meaning: they are examined on the Day of Resurrection, and they are commanded with a command, so if they obey, they enter Paradise, and if they disobey, they enter the Fire.
So the point of this is that one does not testify for a specific person that he is in Paradise or in the Fire, except for those for whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) testified. This is the rule of the people of the Sunnah and the community. His (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuke of Aisha was because she testified with specification, because she said:
a bird from amongst the birds of Paradise
عصفور من عصافير الجنةAs for the children of Muslims, they follow their fathers, according to the people of the Sunnah and the community, in Paradise. The children of Muslims follow their fathers in Paradise. And as for the children of disbelievers, they are tested on the Day of Resurrection, this is the truth. So whoever obeys on the Day of Resurrection enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys enters the Fire, like the people of the period of ignorance. This is the correct view, and this is the aspect of the hadith. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you and may Allah bless you.
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