Nothing Equivalent To The Gift Of A Child That Is

Nothing Equivalent To The Gift Of A Child That Is Righteous

It's not just that not everybody's guaranteed a child. Can you guarantee what that child would be like? No. Nine months this child is growing as a fetus in the womb of its mother.

Nine months of pain, of exhaustion, of tiredness — and then after nine months, 10, 15, 20 years a parent sweats and tires and loses sleep over this child. Changes the nappies and deals with the tantrums and all of this. Are they guaranteed that this child will turn out anything good? No.

There is nothing in this world equivalent to the gift of a child that is righteous. Everything else in this world you can expect what the outcome will be to some extent. Everything else in this world, whether it's wealth, it's family, whether it's whatever you are working for — when you work for something you can work hard, most likely you get something out of it.

Except for your children. You can sweat to bring up your children. You can do everything to do the best for them and yet they can turn the opposite of what you expected.

And this is why whenever Allah grants a prophet a child, He uses the word gift — because it's a surprise. It's unexpected.