Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 12238 — The reward for a child whom a man

Abd al-Rahman bin al-Asbahani said: Abu Salih came to me to console me over a son of mine, and he narrated a hadith from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (al-Khudri) and Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the women said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Set aside a special day for us too, as you have done for the men." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the women, admonished them, taught them, and gave them (various) commands, and said to them: "There is no woman who has three young children buried, but they will be a screen for her from the Fire of Hell." A woman said: "O Messenger of Allah, two of my children have died." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(Yes) two, two (as well)." Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This means children who have not yet reached puberty.