حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو کُرَيْبٍ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِائَةَ رَحْمَةٍ فَجَعَلَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْهَا رَحْمَةً فَبِهَا تَعْطِفُ الْوَالِدَةُ عَلَی وَلَدِهَا وَالْبَهَائِمُ بَعْضُهَا عَلَی بَعْضٍ وَالطَّيْرُ وَأَخَّرَ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ إِلَی يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَإِذَا کَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ أَکْمَلَهَا اللَّهُ بِهَذِهِ الرَّحْمَةِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4294
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that the Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h said: "On the day when He created the heavens and the earth, Allah created one hundred (degrees of) mercy, of which He placed one on earth, by virtue of which mothers show compassion to their children and animals as well as the birds show compassion to one another. And He kept back ninety-nine (degrees of) mercy. When the Day of Resurrection comes, Allah will complete this mercy." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020