Hadith 39600

Chapter 78

باب 78

(78) بَابُ فَضْلِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا تَصَبَّرَتْ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا وَلَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ

(78) Chapter: The excellence of a woman who perseveres with her child and does
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ نَهَّاسِ بْنِ قَهْمٍ، عَنْ شَدَّادٍ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: أَنَا وَامْرَأَةٌ سَفْعَاءُ الْخَدَّيْنِ، امْرَأَةٌ آمَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا فَصَبَرْتَ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا، كَهَاتَيْنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ.


'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."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 141

In-book reference: Book 7, Hadith 13

English translation: Book 7, Hadith 141