صحيح البخاري

Hadith 1251

Book 23: The Book of Al-Janaiz (Funerals)

كِتَاب الْجَنَائِزِ

Chapter 6

(6) Chapter. The superiority of the person whose child dies and he faces the event with patience hoping for Allah’s reward.

6- بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ مَاتَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ فَاحْتَسَبَ، وَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ}:

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No Muslim whose three children died will go to the Fire except for Allah's oath (i.e. everyone has to pass over the bridge above the lake of fire)."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : "

لَا يَمُوتُ لِمُسْلِمٍ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ فَيَلِجَ النَّارَ إِلَّا تَحِلَّةَ الْقَسَمِ

" ، قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ : وَإِنْ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1251In-book: Book 23, Hadith 1251

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