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On what the burden applied for children with rare diseases in Islam?
In Islam, children are considered sinless and under Allah’s mercy until they reach the age of puberty [1],[2]. However, some children suffer from painful and fatal diseases such as [Tay-Sachs Disease][3], [Canavan Disease][4], or [Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 1)][5], and pass away without ever reac...
In Islam, children are considered sinless and under Allah’s mercy until they reach the age of puberty [1] ,[2] . However, some children suffer from painful and fatal diseases such as Tay-Sachs Disease , Canavan Disease , or Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 1) , and pass away without ever reaching the age of accountability. These conditions cause immense physical suffering, even though these children cannot be tested morally or spiritually, as they are sinless. The Quran states, “Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity” (Quran 2:286) . For the children described above, if this burden is not a test for them, **to which part of their existence does this burden apply**, given that their physical suffering clearly exceeds their capacity?
hanugm (133 rep)
Dec 30, 2024, 08:26 PM • Last activity: Jun 3, 2025, 02:02 PM
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Will Allah forgive me for swearing at my dad?
My dad has always been rude to me and called me names, when I was growing up he would always hit me and even call me names… however,he barely does the things he used to do in the past. He just yells! one day he called me a really bad name and was screaming towards me which got me so angry and mad. I...
My dad has always been rude to me and called me names, when I was growing up he would always hit me and even call me names… however,he barely does the things he used to do in the past. He just yells! one day he called me a really bad name and was screaming towards me which got me so angry and mad. I may still have a grudge from the past but when he called me that name I swore at him behind his back , but i instantly regret it especially when I approached him and he was being nice like nothing happened. He is known to have anger issues and may be bipolar but I can’t stop thinking about it and feel like crap not knowing how i said these things about my dad. It hurts me even more since I have been trying to search about this topic but every single article states that Allah will forgive only if my dad forgives me. However, I don’t know how I would bring this up and tell him that I cussed him behind his back. There was no one around but my sister since she shares a room with me! Do I have to ask for his forgiveness even though i said it in private? Do I have to tell him the things I said about him or just ask Allah for forgiveness? I’m so ashamed and I keep crying when I think of it. I know I will never do it again inshallah. Please help me this is driving me crazy
Noname (11 rep)
Jan 23, 2023, 04:44 PM • Last activity: Jan 24, 2023, 04:17 AM
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Why did Ayesha (RA) not dislike the agony of death?
What is the tafsir of the below Hadith: > Narrated `Aisha: > > The Prophet (ﷺ) died while he was between my chest and chin, so I > **never dislike the death agony** for anyone after the Prophet. > > https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4446
What is the tafsir of the below Hadith: > Narrated `Aisha: > > The Prophet (ﷺ) died while he was between my chest and chin, so I > **never dislike the death agony** for anyone after the Prophet. > > https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4446
Ahmed (4077 rep)
Sep 4, 2021, 05:58 AM • Last activity: Dec 26, 2021, 05:13 PM
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Does Islam have an explanation for the pain of childbirth?
The pain of childbirth is attributed to [The Fall of Man][1] in the Bible: > To the woman he said, I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you. -- [Genesis 3:16][2] As I unders...
The pain of childbirth is attributed to The Fall of Man in the Bible: > To the woman he said, I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you. -- Genesis 3:16 As I understand (and, honestly, I'm not too knowledgeable about Christianity), the pain of childbirth is considered a punishment from God for the original sin (a form of "collective punishment" as described on Wikipedia; see also Christianity.SE Why does childbirth still hurt? and Where does the Catholic tradition that Mary did not have pain giving birth to Jesus come from? ). As far as I know, it's generally accepted in Christianity that current-day childbirth pain is due to this punishment. (Although, presumably some Christians take this allegorically.) This goes against the Qur'an: > ... And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. ... -- Qur'an 6:164 Hence... **Question**: Does Islam have an explanation for the pain of childbirth? - Biologically, the explanation seems to be: babies have big heads that need to pass through the birth canal. Google suggests it's result of an evolutionary trade-off: longer gestation results in better development, but bigger heads. It's possible the "big heads, small birth canals" explanation is the explanation in Islam. - A web page What Are The Rewards of Pregnancy In Islam? , Asma Arshad, Al-Quran Classes, quotes some hadiths: > ...if a woman leaves this world during that time because of the hardship and pains of birth, she has the reward of a martyr ... [Makarim al-Akhlāq, pg. 238] > ... Any time a woman leaves this world because of labor pains, on the Day of Judgement, Allāh will raise her from the grave pure and without an account (of sins) ... [Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 101, pg. 108] However, this doesn't give a reason for the pain of childbirth. Also, I'm unsure how reliable this web page and these hadiths are.
Rebecca J. Stones (20998 rep)
Apr 30, 2017, 02:47 AM • Last activity: May 4, 2017, 04:52 AM
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"Anything" in paradise? My love?
Assalamualaikum I want to know that literally everything is possible in jannah? I'm in the deepest of love with a woman 10 years older than me. We wanted to marry each other but due to worldly restrictions and parents and families, she has been married to someone else. If you think that our relation...
Assalamualaikum I want to know that literally everything is possible in jannah? I'm in the deepest of love with a woman 10 years older than me. We wanted to marry each other but due to worldly restrictions and parents and families, she has been married to someone else. If you think that our relation was haraam, its wrong. Im sure that it was not haram, but due to some personal reservations I can't reveal all the details here. As far as my love for her is concerned, she is my only happiness in this world, I pray everyday for her with tears.... and I respect her so much. I want to know that if we are blessed with jannah, will we be able to live together as spouses ? Because nothing is impossible for Allah, and He knows the purity of my love. Please do not give discouraging answers, I'm already in serious pain. :'(
Jawad Khan (11 rep)
May 2, 2017, 11:41 AM • Last activity: May 2, 2017, 03:40 PM
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Those who enjoy pain: where do they go?
Hypothetically, if someone is worthy of His Paradise, but enjoy receiving pain as they got used to it or other reasons, would they still not deserve Hell? I know little about Islam, so please do not assume my knowledge of anything and help with tags.
Hypothetically, if someone is worthy of His Paradise, but enjoy receiving pain as they got used to it or other reasons, would they still not deserve Hell? I know little about Islam, so please do not assume my knowledge of anything and help with tags.
nelomad (163 rep)
Jul 13, 2016, 02:17 AM • Last activity: Sep 11, 2016, 07:08 PM
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Why does the woman have to go through the pain of giving birth?
In Islam we are treated fairly and equally in a just manner. However, a woman is told that if her husband calls her then she has to answer, she has to asker permission to go out, she has to serve her husband and take care of him. Then if the husband need to fulfil his sexual desires she has to leave...
In Islam we are treated fairly and equally in a just manner. However, a woman is told that if her husband calls her then she has to answer, she has to asker permission to go out, she has to serve her husband and take care of him. Then if the husband need to fulfil his sexual desires she has to leave what she is doing and go to him. If the husband goes to sleep when he is angry because his wife did not let him touch her then the Angels curse the wife. Why? I mean the wife has to feel all this pain just to fulfil his desires? The man won't care because he doesn't feel the pain the woman goes through. He doesn't have to carry the baby for nine months then feel the pain of giving birth. What if the wife is scared of giving birth because of the pain? It's all fun and games for the men yet they are the ones that should not get upset? What about the pain women go through? Why don't the men give birth since they are made as the stronger ones? Since they are allowed to go out without a Mahram? So my question is why does the woman have to feel pain to have children but not the man?
Aisha (1922 rep)
Jan 19, 2016, 12:27 PM • Last activity: Apr 27, 2016, 05:23 AM
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