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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 3981

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ مَاتَ لَهُ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ فَاحْتَسَبَهُمْ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " . قَالَ : قُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَاثْنَانِ ؟ قَالَ : " وَاثْنَانِ " . قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ : فَقُلْتُ لِجَابِرٍ : أُرَاكُمْ لَوْ قُلْتُمْ وَاحِدًا لَقَالَ : وَاحِدًا . قَالَ : وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ أَظُنُّ ذَلِكَ .
رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَرِجَالُهُ ثِقَاتٌ .
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever has three children die, and hopes for reward for them, will enter Paradise." The narrator says: We said: "O Messenger of Allah! And if there are two?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And if there are two (the same reward will be attained)." The narrator named Mahmud says: I said to Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): "I think that if you had said, 'And if there is one?', the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also have said, 'And if there is one (this reward will be attained too).'" Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Allah, I think so too."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 3981
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 13873»