1. What happens to a parent’s reward when young offspring are raised to the parent’s level in Paradise?
- The parent’s reward is not decreased at all. (correct answer)
- The parent’s reward is reduced to make room for the child.
- The parent loses part of their deeds.
- The child is raised only if the parent gives up reward.
Why
Allah may join young offspring to their believing parents in Paradise, even if the offspring’s own level would otherwise be lower. This does not reduce the reward or rank of the parents. The verse states that Allah will not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. The more correct view cited is that this joining refers to young children, not every adult descendant in every generation, because otherwise all people of Paradise would end up at the same level.