حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ مَضَى لَهُمَا ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ أَوْلَادِهِمَا لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا حِنْثًا كَانُوا لَهُمَا حِصْنًا حَصِينًا مِنْ النَّارِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ مَضَى لِي اثْنَانِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَاثْنَانِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أُبَيٌّ أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ سَيِّدُ الْقُرَّاءِ مَضَى لِي وَاحِدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَوَاحِدٌ وَذَلِكَ فِي الصَّدْمَةِ الْأُولَى
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4314
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Any two Muslims for whom three of their children die before reaching puberty, they will be a strong protection for them against the Fire.” Abu Dharr said: Two of my children died, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "And two.” Ubayy Abul-Mundhir, the leader of the prominent Qur'an reciters, said: One of my children died, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "And one, but that (i.e., the reward) is only (for showing patience) when calamity first strikes.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020