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Ramadan: What words of comfort would you give to a mother who has lost her child?

Assalaamu alaykum,

A very close friend of mine, has just lost her young one year old daughter after spending tedious heart breaking long weeks in hospital. To see her distressed and sitting by her dead baby at the funeral today was the most heart breaking scene I've ever saw. Even though I have tried my best to console her with the wonderful promises of Allah (swt) concerning the akhira and about being strong and patient when Allah (swt) is testing her, and that He tests whom He loves, and that in'sha Allah she will be blessed with a baby soon and so on..

Its just... so heart breaking !! I mean I love her so much and I just can't seem to get my mind of the things that she has to face at such a young age !! Also, I request you to make dua for her please :(

Is there anyother things that I could tell her, that would comfort her?

Jazaak Allahu khiren for helping !!

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  • 8 years ago
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    Inna lillahi' wa inna ilayhi rajioon!

    I am deeply distressed to hear about this. Give the mother glad tidings of her daughter resting in Jannah, visit her often, occasionally bring gifts, do not speak much (the presence is more divine in comfort than words) and I pray that all of us who read this message come to make dua for the child, the mother, the father and peace be upon those who are afflicted with the tidings of loved one being passed away.

    تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Allah Hafiz.

  • 8 years ago

    Masha Allah what a wonderful friend you are. This is the saddest, most heartbreaking event any parent can go through. Her grief will run its course, there is nothing you can say that will make it go away or help her heal sooner. But you can certainly give her words of comfort and hope in time.

    But this is something till the day she herself passes with always have with her, time does heal but time does not make you forget ever.

    It is heartbreaking but this is life, we all die a day old to 101 years old. Life is the blink of an eye for all us. Remind her, her child is guaranteed paradise and no parent could want anything more for their precious loved ones.

    She could have 10 more children it will never replace this lost child but can help her mend, smile, remember the wonderful times her daughter brought to her and walk on in life.

    Insha Allah her Duas are heard.

    Peace, She said...

  • 8 years ago

    Inalilahi wa ina ilayhi rajioon

    Your child is in jannah now reading the Quran with Ibrahim (as). Do not be too sad, you will meet them in jannah.

    I said this to a person (female) who I knew personally who is closely related to me, and as soon as I told her that her child was in jannah with Ibrahim (as) and that she now has family in jannah, she was crying and upset at the time, but as soon as I said that her frown became a smile. And honestly, you could see as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, just from those simple words

    Of course they will need time and support for you to be there for them, so visit her and spend time with her and talk to her about her feelings, but also distract her with conversation about other things and then after a week or so take her out, go relaxing and chilling out somewhere.

  • 8 years ago

    Her belief in the greatness of god will have been shaken by this. Your excuses for gods work will not have achieved much other then annoyed and angered her. Try being a person rather than a religious zealot.

    God was testing her child? Why ?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Four years ago I lost a child too and there are no words to ease the pain. Honestly, all I needed at the moment was a hug. To know I was not alone. Never say "I know how you feel".

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Mother and father has just one religion.....love.....and it is same irrespective of any outward religion one may wear.....as I follow Hindu....outwardly. And because I see this common religion.....I have fair number of Muslim friends......good friends.

    Where words fade off and has no impact left and one is confused what to say......just JADOO KI JHAPPI can speak.....speechless but communicating volumes. Only DUA would be: Let GOD, ALLAH, ISHWAR give her courage to bear this....and is a part of JAADU KI JHAPPI.

    Nice that you have learnt limitations of words.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Wasslam.

    John Cena, while you lay there, hopefully as uncomfortable as you possibly can be, I want you to listen to me.

    I want you to digest this because before I leave in 3 weeks with your WWE Championship, I have a lot of things I want to get off my chest.

    I don’t hate you, John. I don’t even dislike you. I do like you. I like you a hell of a lot more than I like most people in the back.

    I hate this idea that you’re the best. Because you’re not. I’m the best. I’m the best in the world. There’s one thing you’re better at than I am and that’s kissing Vince McMahon’s ***.

    You’re as good as kissing Vince McMahon’s *** as Hulk Hogan was. I don’t know if you’re as good as Dwayne though. He’s a pretty good *** kisser. Always was and still is.

    Whoops! I’m breaking the fourth wall!

    I am the best wrestler in the world.

    I’ve been the best since day one when I walked into this company. And I’ve been vilified and hated since that day because Paul Heyman saw something in me that nobody else wanted to admit. That’s right, I’m a Paul Heyman guy. You know who else was a Paul Heyman guy? Brock Lesnar. And he split just like I’m splitting. But the biggest difference between me and Brock is I’m going to leave with the WWE Championship.

    I’ve grabbed so many of Vincent K. McMahon’s brass rings that it’s finally dawned on me that there just that, they’re completely imaginary. The only thing that’s real is me and the fact that day in and day out, for almost six years, I have proved to everybody in the world that I am the best on this microphone, in that ring, even in commentary! Nobody can touch me!

    And yet no matter how many times I prove it, I’m not on your lovely little collector cups. I’m not on the cover of the program. I’m barely promoted. I don't get to be in movies. I’m certainly not on any crappy show on the USA Network. I’m not on the poster of WrestleMania. I’m not on the signature that’s produced at the start of the show. I’m not on Conan O’Brian. I’m not on Jimmy Fallon. But the fact of the matter is, I should be.

    This isn’t sour grapes. But the fact that Dwayne is in the main event at WrestleMania next year and I’m not makes me sick!

    Oh hey, let me get something straight. Those of you who are cheering me right now, you are just as big a part of me leaving as anything else. Because you’re the ones who are sipping on those collector cups right now. You’re the ones that buy those programs that my face isn’t on the cover of. And then at five in the morning at the airport, you try to shove it in my face and get an autograph and try to sell it on Ebay because you’re too lazy to go get a real job.

    I’m leaving with the WWE Championship.. And hell, who knows, maybe I’ll go defend it in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Maybe…I’ll go back to Ring of Honor.

    Hey, Colt Cabana, how you doing.

    The reason I’m leaving is you people. Because after I’m gone, you’re still going to pour money into this company. I’m just a spoke on the wheel. The wheel is going to keep turning and I understand that. Vince McMahon is going to make money despite himself. He’s a millionaire who should be a billionaire. You know why he’s not a billionaire? Because he surrounds himself with glad-handed, non-sensical, BS ,yes men, like John Laurinaitis, who’s going to tell him everything he wants to hear, and I’d like to think that maybe this company will better after Vince McMahon is dead. But the fact is, it’s going to be taken over by his idiotic daughter and his doofus son-in-law and the rest of his stupid family.

    Let me tell you a personal story about Vince McMahon alright. We do this whole (anti) bully campaign. Mr. McMahon is the biggest bully I have seen. All that I said. I am, Best In The World.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Just say that you are sorry for her loss and that her child will always be in your prayers.

  • 8 years ago

    You could stop telling her fairy tales. She is not being tested. It was bad luck. It happens to all sorts of people. Not just religious nuts.

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