(78) بَابُ فَضْلِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا تَصَبَّرَتْ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا وَلَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ
'Awf ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "I and a woman who is widowed and is patient with her childwill be like these two fingers in the Garden." (FR)
Reference (FR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 141 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 7, Hadith 13 (FR)
English translation (FR): Book 7, Hadith 141 (FR)