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Does the father's consumption of ill-gotten gains affect his children, especially regarding diseases that may afflict them, taking into consideration the principle of "no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another"?

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This illness is not a punishment for the poor, compelled son; rather, it is a trial and a test for him, because he did not commit anything forbidden, in accordance with the Almighty’s saying: "unless you are compelled to do so."

As for the father who earns unlawfully, his son's illness may be a punishment for him due to his unlawful earnings, as was mentioned by Al-Alaa ibn Badr. The afflicted person may be punished through the illness of someone he loves, and the illness does not necessarily have to be a punishment for the afflicted person himself; rather, it may be a trial and a test of his patience.

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