Trapped inside a cave

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said the Prophet (sallaahu'alayhe wa sallam) "While three persons were traveling, they were overtaken by rain and they took shelter in a cave in a mountain. A big rock fell from the mountain over the mouth of the cave and blocked it. They said to each other, "Think of such good (righteous) deeds which, you did for Allah's sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to those deeds so that Allah may relieve you from your difficulty ..

One of them said, 'O Allah! I had my parents who were very old and I had small children for whose sake I used to work as a shepherd. When I returned to them at night and milked (the sheep), I used to start giving the milk to my parents first before giving to my children. And one day I went far away in search of a grazing place (for my sheep), and didn't return home till late at night and found that my parents had slept. I milked (my livestock) as usual and brought the milk vessel and stood at their heads, and I disliked to wake them up from their sleep, and I also disliked to give the milk to my children before my parents though my children were crying (from hunger) at my feet. So this state of mine and theirs continued till the day dawned. (O Allah!) If you considered that I had done that only for seeking Your pleasure, then please let there be an opening through which we can see the sky.'
So Allah made for them an opening through which they could see the sky. Then the second person said, 'O Allah! I had a she-cousin whom I loved as much as a passionate man love a woman. I tried to seduce her but she refused till I paid her one-hundred Dinars. So I worked hard till I collected one hundred Dinars and went to her with that But when I sat in between her legs (to have sexual intercourse with her), she said, 'O Allah's slave! Be afraid of Allah ! Do not deflower me except legally (by marriage contract).' So I left her O Allah! If you considered that I had done that only for seeking Your pleasure then please let the rock move a little to have a (wider) opening.'
So Allah shifted that rock to make the opening wider for them. And the last (third) person said 'O Allah ! I employed a laborer for wages equal to a Faraq (a certain measure) of rice, and when he had finished his job he demanded his wages, but when I presented his due to him, he gave it up and refused to take it. Then I kept on sowing that rice for him (several times) till managed to buy with the price of the yield, some cows and their shepherd. Later on the laborer came to me an said. '(O Allah's slave!) Be afraid o Allah, and do not be unjust to me and give me my due.' I said (to him). 'Go and take those cows and their shepherd.' So he took them and went away. (So, O Allah!) If You considered that I had done that for seeking Your pleasure, then please remove the remaining part of the rock.'

And so Allah released them (from their difficulty)."

Sahih Bukhairy
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 5

Take Advantage of Five Matters

Narrated by ibn Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "Take advantage of five matters before five other matters: your youth before you become old; and your health before you fall sick; and your richness before you become poor; and your free time before you become busy; and your life before your death." [Musnad Imam Ahmad]

Mental disability

Question:-

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala reward all of you for this forum!Amin.

I need some help on this topic: mental disability.

My brother has a boy of 8 years old, who has autism. His father wants to know what type of treatment will receive the child in the Day of Judgement, regarding on what Allah has revealed by His ghayb(The unknown) and what the Sunnah of the Prophet sallahu alayhi wassalam said.

If someone can ask to the 'Ulama, or has materials in English, or lectures, is welcome to make me know inshaAllah.

Thank to everyone who will help me. JazakumAllahu khayran!

Wa salamu alaykum

Answer:-

wa 'alaykumus-salaamu wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh.

If a child (or adult) can not understand what is being said to him or can not communicate his belief for some reason, whether due to deafness or mental disability or the likes, he will be tested on the Day of Judgment, as mentioned by the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) in what is called "the hadeeth of the imtihaan" where he said that three kinds of people will come on the Last Day with proofs in their favor... one of them will say, "O Allaah!  Your messenger came to me but I did not understand a thing!"  Allaah will take a special oath from them that they will obey His Order and then He will order them to enter a fire.  Those who go to Paradise will enter this fire finding it cool and soothing.  Those who refuse will go to Hell.  The hadeeth is authentic and its sources and discussions around its meanings can be found on a lecture called "Rulings on the Children of the Mushrikeen(disbelievers) available at TROID.

And Allaah knows best.

Moosaa ibn John Richardson

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