(80) بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ مَاتَ لَهُ الْوَلَدُ
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "No Muslim who has had three of his children dieyoung will enter the Fire, except to expiate an unfulfilled oath."
Abu Hurayra reported that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, with a child. She said, "Make supplicationfor him. I have buried three children." He said, "You have built a strongbarrier against the Fire."
Khalid al-'Absi said, "A son of mine died and I felt intense grief overhis loss. I said, 'Abu Hurayra, have you heard anything from the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to cheer us regarding our dead?'He replied, 'I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,say, "Your children are roaming freely in the Garden."'"
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, say, 'If anyone has three of his childrendie young and resigns them to Allah, he will enter the Garden.' We said,'Messenger of Allah, what about two?' 'And two,' he said." Mahmud ibn Labidsaid to Jabir, "By Allah, I think that if you had asked, 'And one?' he wouldhave given a similar answer." He said, "By Allah, I think so too."
same as 144, different isnad.
Abu Hurayra reported, "A woman came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah! We cannot cometo sit with you, so set aside a day when we can come.' He said, 'Your appointedplace is the house of so-and-so.' He came to the women at that time. Partof what he said to them was, 'There is no woman among you who has three childrendie, resigning them to Allah, who will not enter the Garden.' A woman said,'And if it is two?' He replied, 'And if it is two.'"
Umm Salim said, "While I was with the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, he said, 'Umm Salim! There is no Muslim couple who havethree of their children die without Allah admitting them to the Garden byvirtue of His mercy to them.' I said, 'And if there are two?' He said, 'Andif there are two.'"
Al-Hasan reported that Sa'sa'a ibn Mu'awiya told him that he met AbuDharr finding him alone without any relatives and asked, "Don't you haveany children, Abu Dharr?" He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, say, 'There is no Muslim who has three ofhis children die before they reach puberty without Allah admitting him tothe Garden by virtue of His mercy to them. There is no man who frees a Muslimwith Allah Almighty making each of the limbs of the one who is freed a ransomfor each of the emancipator's limbs.'"
Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "If someone has three children die before they reach puberty,Allah will admit him and them to the Garden by virtue of His mercy."
(81) بَابُ مَنْ مَاتَ لَهُ سَقْطٌ
Sahl ibn al-Hanzala, who had no children, said, "I would prefer to havea miscarried child while I am a Muslim and resign that child to Allah thanto have the entire world and what it contains."
'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "Which of you prefers the money of heirs to hisown money?" "Messenger of Allah," they replied, "there is none of us whodoes not prefer his own wealth to that of his heirs." The Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Know that there is not oneof you who does not prefer his heirs' money to his own. Your wealth is whatyou have spent (for Allah) and the wealth of your heirs is what you leave."
He said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "Who do you reckon to be the childless among you?" They said,"They are those who do not have any children." No," he said, "The childlessare those who have not sent any of their children ahead (i.e. none of theirchildren have died)."
He reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Who do you reckon to be the one who most often throws peopledown (in a fight)?" They replied, "The one whom men do not throw down." Hesaid, "No the one who throws people down is the person who controls himselfwhen he is angry."