Hadith 35807

Chapter 80

باب 80

(80) بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ مَاتَ لَهُ الْوَلَدُ

(80) Chapter: The excellence of someone whose child has died
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حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ طَلْقِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِصَبِيٍّ فَقَالَتِ: ادْعُ لَهُ، فَقَدْ دَفَنْتُ ثَلاَثَةً، فَقَالَ: احْتَظَرْتِ بِحِظَارٍ شَدِيدٍ مِنَ النَّارِ.


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."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 144

In-book reference: Book 8, Hadith 2

English translation: Book 8, Hadith 144