Does the marriage of a widow who has young children under her care deprive her of accompanying the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Paradise?
An orphaned woman who dedicates herself to her orphaned children until they grow up or pass away possesses immense virtue. She will be with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in Paradise, like these two fingers—the middle and index fingers. This does not mean that a mother's marriage diminishes her reward or status. The principle is that it is preferable for a widow to marry if she needs to, or if she fears temptation for herself, and marriage may even become obligatory for her at that point. If refraining from marriage were a virtue in all cases, the women of the Companions and the righteous predecessors would have abstained from it. However, many of them remarried after the death of their husbands.
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