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مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم
Musnad of the Ansar
حَدِيثُ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Hadith of al-Ash'ath ibn Qays al-Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Ahmad 21840 — Hadith of al-Ash'ath ibn Qays al-Kindi
حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ , حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ , أخبرَنَا مُجَالِدٌ , عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ , حَدَّثَنَا الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ , قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَفْدِ كِنْدَةَ , فَقَالَ لِي : " هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ وَلَدٍ ؟ " , قُلْتُ : غُلَامٌ وُلِدَ لِي فِي مَخْرَجِي إِلَيْكَ مِنَ ابْنَةِ جمَدٍّه , وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ مَكَانَهُ شَبِعَ الْقَوْمُ , قَالَ : " لَا تَقُولَنَّ ذَلِكَ , فَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَجْرًا إِذَا قُبِضُوا , ثُمَّ وَلَئِنْ قُلْتَ ذَاكَ , إِنَّهُمْ لَمَجْبَنَةٌ مَحْزَنَةٌ , إِنَّهُمْ لَمَجْبَنَةٌ مَحْزَنَةٌ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ash'ath bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) that I came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with the delegation of Kindah. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, "Do you have any children?" I replied, "When I was leaving towards you, a son was born to me from Bint Jamd. I wished that instead of him, people would have been satisfied with water, that would have been better." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not say such things, because children are the coolness of the eyes, and if they die, they become a source of reward. Yes, if you must say something, then say that children become a cause of cowardice and grief." (He said this sentence twice.)
