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The best way in which a person can respond
to calamity is to say, "Al-hamdu Lillaah, innaa Lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi
raaji'oon (Praise be to Allaah, verily we belong to Allaah and unto Him is our
return)."
The best that we can tell you is that which was narrated from Abu Moosa al-Ash'ari (may Allaah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When the child of a person dies, Allaah
says to His angels: `You have taken the soul of the child of
My slave?'
They say: `Yes.' He says: `You have taken the apple of his eye?' They say: `Yes.' He says: `What did My slave say?' They say: `He praised You and said innaa Lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon.' And Allaah says: `Build for My slave a house in Paradise, and call it the house of praise.'" [Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1021; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.] Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The death of one of one's children is a screen against the Fire, and the same applies to miscarriage, and Allaah knows best. [Al-Majmoo', 5/287; see also Haashiyat Ibn `Aabideen, 2/228] It was narrated from Mu'aadh ibn Jabal that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, the miscarried foetus will drag his mother by his umbilical cord to Paradise, if she (was patient and) sought reward (for her loss)." Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 1609; classed as da'eef by al-Nawawi in al-Khulaasah (2/1066) and al-Boosayri, but classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah. And Allaah knows best. *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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