Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 3971

Muhammad bin Sirin says: A woman narrated a hadith to us. That woman used to visit us; her name was Mawiyah, and her children would not survive. That woman came to Ubaydullah bin Ma'mar al-Qurashi, and with him was one of the Companions. That Companion related that once a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bringing her child with her. She said: "O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah Almighty that He lets this child remain with me, for three of my children have already died before him." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Since you accepted Islam?" She said: "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Since you accepted Islam?" She said: "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Since you accepted Islam?" She said: "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a strong shield." The woman named Mawiyah says: Ubaydullah bin Ma'mar said: "O Mawiyah, listen to this." Muhammad bin Sirin says: When the woman named Mawiyah came out from Ubaydullah bin Ma'mar, she narrated this hadith to us.
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except the woman named Mawiyah, the teacher of Ibn Sirin, whose case is different.