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for her wealth, her lineage, her beauty, and her religion. So seek the religious woman—may you prosper!” (1)

It was also said that the verse means sending ahead one’s children who die young.

Abu al-Hasan al-Sarakhsi informed us; Zahir ibn Ahmad informed us; Abu Ishaq al-Hashimi informed us; Abu Mus‘ab informed us, from Malik, from Ibn Shihab ⦗36/b⦘, from Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “No Muslim whose three children die will be touched by the Fire, except for the fulfillment of the oath.” (2)

Al-Kalbi and al-Suddi said: “And send forth for yourselves” means good deeds and righteous actions, as indicated by the context of the verse: “Fear Allah and know that you will meet Him”—that is, you will return to Him, and He will recompense you for your deeds—“and give glad tidings to the believers.”

“Do not make your oath by Allah an excuse against being righteous, fearing Him, and reconciling people. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” (224)

(1) Reported by al-Bukhari in the Marriage section, chapter: “Religious compatibility,” 9:131; and by Muslim in the Marriage section, chapter: “The recommendation to marry a woman of religious commitment,” no. 1466, 2:1086. Also cited by the author in Sharh al-Sunnah, 9:8. (2) Reported by al-Bukhari in the Oaths and Vows section, chapter: “Allah’s saying: ‘They swear their strongest oaths by Allah,’” 11:541; and by Muslim in the Righteousness, Maintaining Kinship Ties, and Etiquette section, chapter: “The merit of one whose child dies and who bears it patiently, seeking reward,” no. 2632, 4:2028. Also cited by the author in Sharh al-Sunnah, 5:450.

لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ" (١) وَقِيلَ مَعْنَى الْآيَةِ تَقْدِيمُ الْأَفْرَاطِ. أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ السَّرَخْسِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا زَاهِرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ أَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابن شهاب ٣٦/ب عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ "لَا يَمُوتُ لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ فَتَمَسُّهُ النَّارُ إِلَّا تَحِلَّةَ الْقَسَمِ" (٢) وَقَالَ الْكَلْبِيُّ وَالسُّدِّيُّ: وَقَدِّمُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ يَعْنِي الْخَيْرَ وَالْعَمَلَ الصَّالِحَ بِدَلِيلِ سِيَاقِ الْآيَةِ ﴿وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ مُلَاقُوهُ﴾ صَائِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَيَجْزِيكُمْ بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ ﴿وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ ﴿وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِأَيْمَانِكُمْ أَنْ تَبَرُّوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَتُصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ (٢٢٤) ﴾

(١) رواه البخاري: في النكاح - باب الأكفاء في الدين: ٩ / ١٣١. ومسلم: في النكاح - باب: استحباب نكاح ذات الدين برقم (١٤٦٦) ٢ / ١٠٨٦. والمصنف في شرح السنة: ٩ / ٨. (٢) رواه البخاري: في الأيمان والنذور - باب: قول الله: وأقسموا بالله جهد أيمانهم: ١١ / ٥٤١. ومسلم: في البر والصلة والآداب - باب: فضل من يموت له ولد فيحتسبه برقم (٢٦٣٢) ٤ / ٢٠٢٨. والمصنف في شرح السنة: ٥ / ٤٥٠.