Surah Al Kahf Ruku # 10 | Second puzzling event |

Killing of the young boy
Then, having disembarked from the boat, they started walking on the shore. All of a sudden, al-Khidr (علیہ السلام) saw a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khidr (علیہ السلام) killed the boy with his own hands. The boy died. Musa (علیہ السلام) said, 'you took an innocent life
unjustly. Indeed, this was a grave sin you committed.He said, "Did I not tell you that you can never be able to keep patient while with me?" He (Musa) said, "If I ask you about something after this, do not allow me your company. You have now reached a point where you have a valid excuse from my own side (to do so)."
The reality behind it, as stated by Al Khidr علیہ السّلام , was that the boy was killed for infidelity and rebellion against parents. But, his parents were pious people. Al-Khidr (علیہ السلام) said that they apprehended that, once this boy grew up, he would harass his parents
and cause them pain. And when he took to infidelity as a young man, he would not only become a live trial for the parents but would also endanger the very faith of his parents because of their love for him.
Ibn Abi Shaibah, Ibn al-Mundhir and Ibn Abi Hatim have reported from Ibn ` Atiyyah that Allah Ta` ala had blessed the parents of the slain boy with a girl in his place who became the mother of a prophet. And,
as in a report from Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas she gave birth to two prophets. Some other reports say that through the prophet she gave birth to, Allah Ta` ala gave guidance to a large community.
Key Lessons:
Killing is prohibited, but the One who granted life has the authority to take it back.
Submitting to Allah’s command, being obedient and trusting His wisdom is essential.
Have faith in Allah’s commands, knowing they are rooted in wisdom.
Emotions should not govern our actions, as we have to prioritise Allah’s orders.
Sacrifice can be a test of true faith.
Righteous parents may face trials. In this story it was through the loss of a disobedient child.
Allah honoured the patient parents by replacing their lost child with a righteous one.
Allah saved the parents from the suffering that would have been caused by the tyranny and disbelief of their child as a mercy.
The righteousness of the child is more important than the child himself.
The most important qualities of a righteous child are good character and mercy.
The righteousness of parents is not a guarantee of the righteousness of their children.
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