1881 - الوَلَدُ الصّالِحُ‏

1881. THE RIGHTEOUS CHILD

(وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَاماً) .¹

"And those who say, 'Our Lord! Grant us comfort in our spouses and descendants, and make us Imams of the Godwary.'" ²

(اُنظر) مريم : 49 ، 50 والأنبياء : 90 .

(See also: Qur'an 19:49, 19:50, 21:90)

6732.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ الوَلدَ الصّالِحَ رَيحانَةٌ مِن رَياحِينِ الجَنَّةِ .³

6732.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A righteous child is an aromatic plant from the plants of Heaven.' ⁴

6733.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الوَلَدُ الصّالِحُ رَيحانَةٌ مِن اللَّهِ ، قَسَمَها بَينَ عِبادِهِ .⁵

6733.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A righteous child is an aromatic plant from Allah which He has distributed to His servants.' ⁶

6734.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: مِن سَعادَةِ الرّجُلِ الوَلَدُ الصّالِحُ .⁷

6734.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Part of the prosperity of a man is that he has a righteous child.' ⁸

6735.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما سَألتُ ربِّي أولاداً نُضْرَ الوَجهِ ، ولا سَألتُهُ وَلَداً حسَنَ القامَةِ ، ولكنْ سَألتُ ربِّي أولاداً مُطِيعِينَ للَّهِ وَجِلِينَ مِنهُ ؛ حتّى‏ إذا نَظَرتُ إلَيهِ وهُو مُطيعٌ للَّهِ قَرَّت عَيني .⁹

6735.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I never asked my Lord for children with bright faces, nor did I ask Him for a son with a good stature, but I asked my Lord for children who are obedient to Allah and fear Him, so that when I look at the child, seeing him obedient to Allah, it will be a source of comfort for my eyes.' ¹⁰

6736.الإمامُ الصادقُ عليه السلام: مِيراثُ اللَّهِ مِن عَبدِهِ المؤمنِ وَلَدٌ صالِحٌ يَستَغفِرُ لَهُ .¹¹

6736.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah's inheritance to His pious servant is a righteous child who repents for him.' ¹²