Worldly Benefits of Pious Deeds

اللہُ اکبر Dear Islamic brothers! Reflect upon this generosity and grace. There was a wall beneath which the property of orphans was buried, so Allah Almighty sent his Prophet Khiḍr عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم to fix it so their property does not suffer any harm.

Why were these orphans given such an immense favour? Because:

وَ کَانَ اَبُوْھُمَا صَالِحًا ۚ

and their father was a righteous man;^{^[1]}

Scholars of Islam mention this righteous man’s name was Kāshiḥ and he was the 8^th or 10^th forefather of the two orphans.^{^[2]}

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه Such are the blessings of good deeds!

The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated, “Due to a man’s righteousness, Allah improves the situation of their offspring generation by generation, and takes care of their descendants and neighbours.”^{^[3]}

Unique manner of protecting children

SaꜤīd b. Musayyab رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه would say to his son, “Son, I offer prayer in abundance, hoping Allah grants you protection through this.”^{^[4]}

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه Dear Islamic brothers! We also protect our children and worry for their well-being. When a child is born, in fact, even before, we begin to think about their future. We worry about how they should not be dependent on others, not lack anything, become someone important, and not rely on the handouts of others. We make plans to this end, and

[1] Al-Quran, al-Kahf, verse 82; translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān

[2] Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān, part 16, al-Kahf, under verse 82, vol. 6, p. 25

[3] Tafsīr al-Khāzin, part 16, al-Kahf, under verse 82, vol. 3, p. 174

[4] MajmūꜤ Rasaˈil Ibn Rajab, vol. 3, p. 100

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