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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

No woman among you loses three of her children to death except that they will screen her from Hellfire

Chapter: The Virtue Of One Whose Child Dies And He Seeks Reward

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2633

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، بْنِ الأَصْبَهَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، ذَكْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَهَبَ الرِّجَالُ بِحَدِيثِكَ فَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِكَ يَوْمًا نَأْتِيكَ فِيهِ تُعَلِّمُنَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَكَ اللَّهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اجْتَمِعْنَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَاجْتَمَعْنَ فَأَتَاهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَلَّمَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏

مَا مِنْكُنَّ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ تُقَدِّمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا مِنْ وَلَدِهَا ثَلاَثَةً إِلاَّ كَانُوا لَهَا حِجَابًا مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, men have taken the biggest share of your company. So, kindly allocate a day to us to come to you so you would teach us from what Allah has taught you." He said: "Assemble on such-and-such day." They assembled and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and taught them from what Allah had taught him and he then said: "No woman among you loses three of her children to death except that they will screen her from Hellfire." A woman said: "What about two?" Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And two."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2633) and Al-Bukhari (No. 101, 7310).

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A woman said to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): Men have taken up all of your time, leaving us no time to ask you about our religious affairs, as they accompany you all day long. So, make a special day for us as women, wherein we can meet with you and you teach us our religion. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) thus, made a special day for them to gather, and the women gathered on that day. Then he came to them and taught them the knowledge they were in need of from what Allah had taught him. After that he gave them the glad tidings that any woman who has three children – male or female – that pass away, preceding her to the Hereafter, and she is patient and anticipates the reward from Allah, her calamity concerning them will be a protection for her from Hellfire, even if she deserves it due to her sins. A woman then said: Even if only two died, will she still have the reward of the one whose three children died? The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, even if only two of her children died, her reward will be the same.

Explanation in Arabic

قالت امرأة للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : شغلك عنَّا الرجال الوقت كله، فأصبحنا لا نجد وقتا نَلقَاك فيه ونسألك عن ديننا، لملازمتهم لك سائر اليوم؛ فخُصَّنا معشر النساء بيوم نَلقَاك فيه لتُعَلِّمَنا فيه أمور ديننا، فخَصص النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لهنَّ يوما يجتمعن فيه، فاجتمعت النسوة في اليوم الذي خَصَّه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لهُنَّ، فأتاهن فعلمهن مما علمه الله مما يحتجن إليه من العلم، ثم بَشَّرهن أنه ليس مِنْهنَّ امرأة يموت لها ثلاثة من أولادها ذكوراً أو إناثاً فتقدمهم للدار الآخرة صابرة محتسبة إلا كان مُصابها فيهم وقاية لها من النَّار وإن استوجبتها بذنوبها، فقالت امرأة: وإن مات لها اثنان، هل لها أجْر من مات لها ثلاثة من الولد؟

فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : وكذلك إن مات لها اثنان من الولد، فأجْرُها أجْرُ من مات لها ثلاثة من الولد.

  • أولاد المسلمين في الجنَّة؛ لأنه يبعد أن الله تعالى يَغفر للآباء بفضل رحمته للأبناء، ولا يرحم الأبناء، بل كتاب الله تعالى ناطق بذلك، قال تعالى: (والذين أمنوا واتبعتهم ذريتهم بإيمان ألحقنا بهم ذريتهم).
  • البشارة بالجنَّة لمن فَقَدَت ثلاثة أو اثنين من أولادها.
  • على قَدْرِ المصيبة يكون الأجر.
  • ينبغي على العالم تنبيه المتعلم على أمور هو بحاجتها أكثر من غيرها، فها هو رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يحث النساء على الصبر عند فَقْد الأولاد؛ لأنهن يكثرن النياحة، ويظهرن الجَزع أكثر من الرجال.
  • تواضع النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- واستجابته لطلب المرأة وحرصه على تعليم النساء ما يَخصُهن من الأمور.
  • تعليم المرأة ما ينفعها مشروع، بشرط عدم الخلوة، والبُعد عن أسباب الفتنة.
  • جواز تخصيص يوم لتعليم النساء.
  • رغبة نساء الصحابة -رضي الله عنهن- وحرصهن لأخذ العلم.
  • حق المرأة في العلم، فإنها مُكلفة شرعاً، والعلم واجب عليها ليصلح به أمر دينها، ودنياها وتكون عضواً صالحا ًونافعاً في المجتمع.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحِنْث ) أَيْ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا سِنّ التَّكْلِيف الَّذِي يُكْتَب فِيهِ الْحِنْث , وَهُوَ الْإِثْم…

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 2633
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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 101

Some women requested the Prophet (ﷺ) to fix a day for them as the men were taking all his time. On that he promised them one day for religious lessons and commandments. Once during such a lesson the Prophet said, "A woman whose three children die will be shielded by them from the Hell fire." On…

‏ مَا مِنْكُنَّ امْرَأَةٌ تُقَدِّمُ ثَلاَثَةً مِنْ وَلَدِهَا إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهَا حِجَابًا مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَاثْنَيْنِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَاثْنَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7310

A woman came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Men (only) benefit by your teachings, so please devote to us from (some of) your time, a day on which we may come to you so that you may teach us of what Allah has taught you." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Gather on…

مَا مِنْكُنَّ امْرَأَةٌ تُقَدِّمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا مِنْ وَلَدِهَا ثَلاَثَةً، إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهَا حِجَابًا مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اثْنَيْنِ قَالَ فَأَعَادَتْهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 954

A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Only men benefit from your talks, so please fix a day for us, to teach us the knowledge which Allah has taught you." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fixed a day and directed them to assemble. When they gathered, the Prophet (ﷺ)…

"‏ما منكن من امرأة تقدم ثلاثة من الولد إلا كانوا لها حجاباً من النار‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 1753

Abu Sa'id told a woman coming to God’s messenger and saying, “Messenger of God, the men have a monopoly of what you say, so appoint us a day on which we may come to you to teach us some of what God has taught you.” He told them to gather on such and such a day in such and such a place, and when…

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَهَبَ الرِّجَالُ بِحَدِيثِكَ فَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِكَ يَوْمًا نَأْتِيكَ فِيهِ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6598)مَا مِنْكُنَّ مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ تُقَدِّمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا مِنْ وَلَدِهَا ثَلاثَةً إِلا كَانُوا لَهَا حِجَابًا مِنَ النَّارِ ، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاثْنَيْنِ , قَالَ : وَاثْنَيْنِ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (9102)مَا مِنْكُنَّ امْرَأَةٌ تُقَدِّمُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا مِنْ وَلَدِهَا ثَلاثَةً إِلا كَانُوا لَهَا حِجَابًا ، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , وَاثْنَيْنِ ؟ قَالَ : فَأَعَادَتْهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، ﷺ : وَاثْنَيْنِ , وَاثْنَيْنِ , وَاثْنَيْنِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1267)مَا مِنْكُنَّ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ تُقَدِّمُ ثَلاثَةً مِنْ وَلَدِهَا إِلا كَانُوا لَهَا حِجَابًا مِنَ النَّارِ ، قَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَاثْنَيْنِ ؟ فَقَدْ مَاتَ لَهَا اثْنَانِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : وَاثْنَيْنِ

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A Muslim whose three children die (in infancy) will not be touched by the Fire (of Hell) except for the fulfillment of Allah's Oath." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. [Allah's Oath here refers to His Ayah: "There is not one of you but will cross over it (Hell)." (19:71)…

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “لا يموت لأحد من المسلمين ثلاثة من الولد لا تمسه النار إلا تحلة القسم‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

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Abu Hurayra reported that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with a child. She said, "Make supplication for him. I have buried three children." He said, "You have built a strong barrier against the Fire."

حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ طَلْقِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِصَبِيٍّ…

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Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If anyone has three of his children die young and resigns them to Allah, he will enter the Garden.' We said, 'Messenger of Allah, what about two?' 'And two,' he said." Mahmud ibn Labid said to…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2632c

In case anyone amongst you sees the sad demise of three children of (hers) and she resigns herself to the will of God hoping to get reward, she would be admitted to Paradise. A woman from amongst them said: Allah's Messenger, even if they (the children who die) are two. Thereupon, he (the Holy…

لاَ يَمُوتُ لإِحْدَاكُنَّ ثَلاَثَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ فَتَحْتَسِبَهُ إِلاَّ دَخَلَتِ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1249

The women requested the Prophet, "Please fix a day for us." So the Prophet (ﷺ) preached to them and said, "A woman whose three children died would be screened from the Hell Fire by them," Hearing that, a woman asked, "If two died?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Even two (would screen her from the…

أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَ لَهَا ثَلاَثَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ كَانُوا حِجَابًا مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَاثْنَانِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَاثْنَانِ ‏"

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