الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Virtue in Losing a Child
بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ مَاتَ لَهُ الْوَلَدُChapter: Virtue of One Whose Child Dies
Hadith 143
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”لاَ يَمُوتُ لأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثَلاَثَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ، فَتَمَسَّهُ النَّارُ، إِلاَّ تَحِلَّةَ الْقَسَمِ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A Muslim whose three children die (and he remains patient), the Fire will not touch him, except to fulfill an oath."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The point is that any man or woman whose three children died in childhood, and who exhibited patience while hoping for reward from Allah, as mentioned in other hadiths, then Allah, exalted is He, will not admit such a person into Hellfire. However, the person will still have to pass over the bridge (Sirat) that is over Hell, and this has been described as “fulfilling the oath.” The statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿وَ اِنْ مِّنْکُمْ اِلَّا وَارِدُهَا﴾ (Maryam: 71)
“There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell).”
Hafiz Ibn Hajar has mentioned several explanations regarding the oath:
➊ ...Before “In minkum...etc.” there is an omitted oath.
➋ ...An oath has already been mentioned earlier: “By your Lord, We will surely gather them...etc.” The verse in question is connected to the response of that oath.
➌ ...At the end of the present verse is “Hatman Maqdiya” (“a decree absolutely determined”); these words convey the meaning of an oath. (Fath al-Bari: 3/124)
The point is that any man or woman whose three children died in childhood, and who exhibited patience while hoping for reward from Allah, as mentioned in other hadiths, then Allah, exalted is He, will not admit such a person into Hellfire. However, the person will still have to pass over the bridge (Sirat) that is over Hell, and this has been described as “fulfilling the oath.” The statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿وَ اِنْ مِّنْکُمْ اِلَّا وَارِدُهَا﴾ (Maryam: 71)
“There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell).”
Hafiz Ibn Hajar has mentioned several explanations regarding the oath:
➊ ...Before “In minkum...etc.” there is an omitted oath.
➋ ...An oath has already been mentioned earlier: “By your Lord, We will surely gather them...etc.” The verse in question is connected to the response of that oath.
➌ ...At the end of the present verse is “Hatman Maqdiya” (“a decree absolutely determined”); these words convey the meaning of an oath. (Fath al-Bari: 3/124)
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 143
