Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports from Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him): I said to him: "Narrate to us a hadith that you heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in which there is no deficiency and no error." He said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever has three children born to him in Islam (that is, while he is a Muslim), and they then die before reaching puberty, Allah Almighty will admit him into Paradise because of His mercy towards those children. And whoever spends a pair (of anything) in the path of Allah, Allah Almighty will admit him into Paradise through whichever of the eight gates of Paradise he wishes."
Imam Ahmad recorded it. Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir in abridged form, leaving out the part about spending, and he recorded these words: "Allah Almighty will admit him and them into Paradise by His mercy." The chain of this report is hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 3969
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن۔
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 18944، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 1644»