حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى بَعْضِ بَنَاتِهِ وَهِيَ فِي السَّوْقِ فَأَخَذَهَا وَوَضَعَهَا فِي حِجْرِهِ حَتَّى قُبِضَتْ فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَبَكَتْ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ فَقِيلَ لَهَا أَتَبْكِينَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ أَلَا أَبْكِي وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَبْكِي قَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَبْكِ وَهَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ تَخْرُجُ نَفْسُهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَنْبَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2412
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: The Prophet (PBUH) came to one of his daughters when she was dying, and he held her in his lap until she died. Then his eyes filled with tears and Umm Aiman wept. It was said to her: Are you weeping in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)? She said: Why shouldn't I weep when the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is weeping? He said: "I did not weep; this is compassion. Verily, the believer's soul departs from his body whilst he is praising Allah, may He be glorified and exalted."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020