Hadith 4257

Chapter 45

باب 45

(45) بَابُ الْوَلَدُ مَبْخَلَةٌ مَجْبَنَةٌ

(45) Chapter: A child is a source of both honour and cowardice (AR)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ قَالَ: كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَوْمًا: وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ رَجُلٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ عُمَرَ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ: كَيْفَ حَلَفْتُ أَيْ بُنَيَّةُ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: أَعَزُّ عَلَيَّ، وَالْوَلَدُ أَلْوَطُ.


'A'isha said, "Abu Bakr said, 'By Allah, there is no man on the faceof the earth that I love better than 'Umar.' Then he went out and came backand said, 'How did I swear, daughter?' I told him what he had said. Thenhe said, 'He is dearer to me although one's child is closer (to one's heart).'" (AR)

Reference (AR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 84 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 5, Hadith 1 (AR)

English translation (AR): Book 5, Hadith 84 (AR)