أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ أَرْسَلَتْ بِنْتُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ ابْنًا لِي قُبِضَ فَأْتِنَا فَأَرْسَلَ يَقْرَأُ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَی وَکُلُّ شَيْئٍ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّی فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ لَيَأْتِيَنَّهَا فَقَامَ وَمَعَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ کَعْبٍ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَرِجَالٌ فَرُفِعَ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّبِيُّ وَنَفْسُهُ تَقَعْقَعُ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا قَالَ هَذَا رَحْمَةٌ يَجْعَلُهَا اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِ عِبَادِهِ وَإِنَّمَا يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الرُّحَمَائَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1873
It was narrated that Abu ‘Uthman said: “Usamah bin Zaid told me: ‘The daughter of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sent word to him telling him: A son of mine is dying, come to us. He sent word to her, conveying his greeting of Salam and saying: “To Allah belongs that which He takes and that which He gives, and everything has an appointed time with Allah. Let her be patient and seek reward.” She sent word to him adjuring him to go to her. So he got up and went, accompanied by Saad bin ‘Ubadah, Mu’abin Jabal, Ubayy bin Ka’b, Zaid bin Thabit and some other men. The boy was lifted up to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , with the death rattle sounding in him, and his eyes filled with tears. Saad said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, what is this?” He said: “This is compassion which Allah has created in the hearts of His slaves. Allah has mercy on His compassionate slaves.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020