Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

018.082 And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and
there was beneath it a treasure belonging to them, and their father had
been righteous, and thy Lord intended that they should come to their full
strength and should bring forth their treasure as a mercy from their Lord;
and I did it not upon my own command. Such is the interpretation of that
wherewith thou couldst not bear.
In this verse we are informed of the story when Sayyidina Musa (peace be
upon him) and Sayyidina Khidr (peace be upon him) both went and built a
wall above the treasures which belonged to two orphans. The reason Allah
Almighty commanded his Prophets to build this wall was because Allah
Almighty wanted to shower His mercy upon the two orphans; ‘bring forth
their treasure as a mercy from their Lord’ the reason for Allah’s Mercy
was because of their righteous father! ‘their father had been righteous’
SubhanAllah! This shows how the righteousness of their deceased father
benifited them in this world.
Secondly, it was Sayyidina Khidr (peace be upon him) who told Sayyidina
Musa ( peace be upon him) the reason for building the wall, which was
because ‘their father had been righteous’. Here, one Prophet has said this
and the other has accepted that ones righteosness can benefit others even
after their death. Surely if the Prophets can accept this, it cannot be shirk of
any sort, as some claim!
Second Proof
The previous verses have shown us how the righteousness of parents will
benefit their children in this world. The follwing verse will prove to us the
righteousness of the parents can also benefit the children in the next world,
as Allah Almighty says in the Qur’am:
052.021 And (as for) those who believe and their offspring follow them in
faith, We will unite with them their offspring and We will not diminish to
them aught of their work; every man is responsible for what he shall have
wrought.
013.023 Gardens of Eden which they enter, along with all who do right of
their fathers and their helpmeets and their seed. The angels enter unto them
from every gate,
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