What is the wisdom behind prioritizing wealth over sons in the Almighty's saying: "Wealth and sons are the adornment of the worldly life"?
The advancement and delay in the Holy Quran are not in vain; rather, they serve a wisdom dictated by the context and subject matter. In the verses of Al-Kahf and At-Taghabun, wealth is presented before sons because wealth is a greater temptation and the pillar of life. However, in the verse of Al Imran, sons are presented before wealth because the context discusses the love of worldly desires, and children are more beloved to the soul than wealth.
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