The Miscarried Fetus in Islam: Meeting Your Lost Child in Jannah | Blog
Published: August 21, 2024 • Updated: August 28, 2024
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “By the One in whose hand is my soul, the miscarried fetus will carry his mother by his umbilical cord into paradise, if she was seeking its reward.” [Sunan Ibn Mājah #1609]
Finding spiritual meaning behind a miscarriage
Wondrous is the affair of the believer for there is good for him in every matter and this is not the case with anyone except the believer. If he is happy, then he thanks Allah and thus there is good for him, and if he is harmed, then he shows patience and thus there is good for him. [Sahih Muslim 2999]
Enduring a miscarriage with patience
The Prophet took hold of Ibrahim, kissed him, and smelled him. Then, we entered after that as Ibrahim was breathing his last breaths. It made the eyes of the Prophet shed tears. Abdur Rahman ibn Awf said, “Even you, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet said, “O Ibn Awf, this is mercy.” Then, the Prophet wept some more and he said, “Verily, the eyes shed tears and the heart is grieved, but we will not say anything except what is pleasing to our Lord. We are saddened by your departure, O Ibrahim.” [Sahih Bukhari #1241]
Reward of losing a child
Abu Musa al-Ashari reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When the child of a servant dies, Allah says to the angels: Have you taken the life of My servant’s child? They say yes. Allah says: Have you taken the fruit of his heart? They say yes. Allah says: What has My servant said? They say: He has praised You and said to Allah we belong and to Allah we return. Allah says: Build a house for My servant in Paradise and name it the House of Praise.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1021]
Allah tests those He loves
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If Allah wills good for someone, He afflicts him with trials.” [Sahih Bukhari #5645]
What if I never have children?
Allah’s plan for you after a miscarriage
Let the pain of tribulation be lightened for you by knowing that it is He Most Glorious who is testing you; For Him from whom you are faced with the blows of fate is He who has accustomed you to His choosing well. [Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah #105]