It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the hand of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him); then the narrator mentioned the incident of the death of Sayyiduna Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is only mercy, and whoever does not show mercy is not shown mercy. O Ibrahim, were it not a certain matter, a true promise and a path that all of us must tread, and were it not that those who come later will join those who went before, we would have grieved over you even more than this. Indeed, we are saddened by your parting; the eye sheds tears and the heart grieves, but we say with our tongues only what does not displease our Lord."
Imam Abd bin Humayd recorded this same narration through Ubaydullah bin Musa from Ibn Abi Layla. Imam al-Tirmidhi also recorded its basic text through the chain of Isa bin Yunus and indicated that there is more wording in the hadith than this. The narration of Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi goes up to "This is only mercy." In some chains it is placed in the Musnad of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), and in others in the Musnad of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him). Ibn Abi Layla's memory was poor, and the inconsistency (idtirab) in this narration comes from him; and Allah knows best.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الجنائز / 844
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :قال ابن حجر: ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى سَيِّئُ الْحِفْظِ ، وَالِاضْطِرَابُ فِيهِ مِنْهُ ، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ . » «أخرجه صحيح البخاري برقم: 5331، وأخرجه صحيح مسلم برقم: 923، وأخرجه سنن النسائي برقم: 1868، وأخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 3125، وأخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 1588، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 21269، وأخرجه مصنف ابن أبي شيبة برقم: 1، 2، وأخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 1005، وأخرجه شرح السنة برقم: 1530، 1535، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 1966»