When children go back to Allah...

Extracts from The Opening of the Hearts by Imam Jalāl ad-Dīn as-Suyūṭī, may Allah have mercy on him

439) Ibn Abī ad-Dunyā has narrated on the authority of Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, who said, ‘When someone dies, his child[1] receives him just as he would receive someone who has been away’.

1009) Ibn Abī ad-Dunyā has narrated in the book al-ʿAzāʾ on the authority of Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with both of them, who said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, {Every child born in Islam[2] is a fresh youth in Paradise, saying, ‘O Lord, bring my parents to me.’}’

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[1] (tn): i.e. his child who passed away before him.

[2] (tn): i.e. and passes away as a child.