Ripple Effect Of Good Deeds

Ripple effect of good deeds – وكان أبوهما صالحًا

A treasure was hidden beneath a wall.
The wall was about to collapse and expose the treasure.
But God wanted this treasure to remain hidden until two orphan boys grow up and then find it.
So God instructed Khidr to fix the wall.
The reason why God protected the interest of these boys was, because the Qur’an says:

وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا
“Their father was a righteous man.” [Qur’an 18:82].

Ibn Kathir writes in his Tafsir (5/187):

حفظا بصلاح أبيهما ، ولم يذكر لهما صلاح
“They were taken care of BECAUSE their father was a righteous man, although it is not stated that they themselves were righteous.”

And Ibn Kathir mentions that he was their father from 7 generations before they were born!!!

أنه كان الأب السابع

Ibn Rajab Hanbali writes in “Jami al-Ulom”, (1/468):

قال سعيد بن المسيب لابنه : لأزيدن في صلاتي من أجلك ، رجاء أن أحفظ فيك ، ثم تلا هذه الآية وكان أبوهما صالحا
Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib said to his son, “I increase in my [optional] prayers for your sake, in hopes that you will be preserved as a result” and he then recited the ayah: “Their father was a righteous man.” [Qur’an 18:82].

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So, the good we do now, may also impact our future generations many centuries later!!
Be a righteous father and a righteous mother.
It creates a ripple effect.

And some good may be happening to us today BECAUSE our ancestors were righteous, many centuries ago.