Virtues of deeds - The virtues of pregnancy.

I would like to know the virtues of pregnancy in islam and what is
recommended for a woman to do interms of ibadat during this time? Is
the salah of a pregnant woman more rewarded than a salah of a woman
thats not pregnant.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
There is no doubt that a woman's pregnancy andgiving birth is
fulfilling an aim of sharee'ah that is dear to Allah, which is
increasing the progeny of the Muslims who proclaim the Oneness of
Allah, the followers of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him). This is the most important thing onwhich the woman should
focus her intention during her pregnancy.
It was narrated that Ma'qil ibn Yasaar said: A man came to the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and said: I have found a
woman who is of good lineage and beautiful, but she cannothave
children; should I marry her?
He said: No.
Then he came to him a second time and he told him not to marry her.
Then he came to him a third time and he said: "Marry the one who is
loving and prolific (could bear many children), for I will be proud of
your large numbers before the nations."
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2050; al-Nasaa'i, 3227; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.
Because of this aim to which we have referred,if pregnancy is
difficult for the woman and she bears it with patience, there are many
benefits which will come to the mother through it, including the
following:
1.
Psychological preparation for the task of raising the child which is
the most important and most complicated of all tasks, in which they
(the parents) raise the child to have a good attitude and become
religiously committed for the sake of Allah, and they hope that Allah
will decree reward for them because of the actions oftheir righteous
son, so that he will become an ongoing charity for them after they die
and thus they may attain a great deal of reward which no one knows
except Allah.
2.
The difficulties encountered by the pregnant woman, including pain and
sickness, and health, psychological and physical problems in many
cases, will all bringgreat reward that will be recorded for the
pregnant woman, in sha Allah. Allah will reward the Muslim for
everything that befalls him in this world. Even ifa thorn pricks him,
Allah will expiate thereby some of his sins, and the pains of labour
and pregnancy are far greater than that.
3.
Even if we assume that this woman dies in childbirth, she will die asa
martyr. This is indicative of the virtue of her condition. The Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "The woman who dies
in pregnancy or childbirth is a martyr." Narrated by AbuDawood, 3111;
classed assaheeh by al-Nawawi in Sharh Muslim, 13/62. Andhe said: the
one who dies in childbirth, i.e., she dies with something (the child)
inside, not separated from her.
Secondly:
As for the acts of worship that the pregnant woman can do, they are
all the acts of worship that the Muslim does by day and by night, such
as praying, fasting (so long as there is no fear of harm), giving
charity, reading Qur'aan, regularly reciting the adhkaar that are
prescribed in sharee'ah, treating people kindly, visiting relatives,
taking stock of oneself, and striving to attain the best attitudes,
actions and words.
Perhaps one of the things that the woman should focus on during this
period is learning about sound methods of raising children,
readingbooks on this topic or listening to useful lectures by scholars
on it,whether that has to do with moral upbringing, health,
psychology, pedagogy, and so on, in preparation for the great mission
with which Allah has entrusted the parents, which is the trust of
raising and caring for the child, so that the parents may embark upon
it with knowledge and insight and achieve the best results, and attain
the pleasure of Allah in this world and inthe Hereafter.
With regard to specific rituals or adhkaar specifically for the woman
during pregnancy, we did not know of any such thing in Islam.
Finally we should point out that there are some hadeeths which
indicatethat the wife's pregnancy will bring a reward like that of one
who fasts and prays at night for the sake of Allah, and that there are
many other rewards for giving birth, breastfeeding and weaning the
child, but they are all false and fabricated hadeeths, so it is not
permissible to narrate them or speak ofthem except by way of warning
people about them. And Allaah knows best. - - ▓███▓ Translator:->
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