Source: "Wālidayn aur Aulād ke Ḥuqūq" by Shaykh Jāwīd Iqbāl Sīālkotī
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the women of the Anṣār:
“There is no woman among you whose three children die and she observes patience, except that she will enter Paradise.”
One woman asked: “O Messenger of Allah! Even if two (children die)?”
He ﷺ replied: “Even two.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Birr wa al-Ṣilah: 6698
And in another narration:
“Three children who die before reaching the age of accountability (i.e. puberty).”
I said to Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه:
“Two of my sons have passed away. Will you narrate to me any ḥadīth of the Prophet ﷺ to comfort our hearts regarding our deceased?”
He said:
“Yes. The little ones will roam freely in Paradise. When one of them meets his father — or he said: both parents — he will cling to his garment, or he said: to his hand, just as I am clinging to your garment now. He will not let go until Allah admits him and his father into Paradise.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Birr wa al-Ṣilah: 6701
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah says: For My believing servant, I have no reward except Paradise if I take away from him his beloved of this world and he remains patient.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī – Kitāb al-Riqāq: 6424
Note: “Beloved” here refers to a child, sibling, or any dearly loved one.
“No two Muslims whose three children die before reaching maturity, except that Allah will forgive them due to His mercy upon those children.”
Sunan al-Nasā’ī – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1874
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Any Muslim whose three children die before puberty, Allah will admit him into Paradise due to His mercy for them.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1381
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“No two Muslims whose three children die before reaching maturity, except that Allah will enter them both into Paradise by His mercy upon the children.”
It will be said to the children:
‘Enter Paradise.’
They will say:
‘Not until our parents enter with us.’
Then it will be said:
‘Enter Paradise – you and your parents.’
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Nasā’ī – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1876
A man used to come to the Prophet ﷺ with his son.
The Prophet ﷺ asked:
“Do you love him?”
The man replied:
“May Allah love you as I love him.”
One day the Prophet ﷺ didn’t see the child and asked:
“What happened to that boy?”
They said: “O Messenger of Allah, he passed away.”
The Prophet ﷺ said to the father:
“Would you not love that whenever you reach any gate of Paradise, you find him waiting for you there?”
A man asked:
“O Messenger of Allah! Is this reward for him alone or for all of us?”
The Prophet ﷺ replied:
“It is for all of you.”
Musnad Aḥmad: 15595
Note: In another narration, it is mentioned:
“He will rush to open the gates of Paradise for you.”
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah says: O son of Ādam! If you are patient and hope for reward at the first strike of calamity, I am not pleased to reward you with anything less than Paradise.”
Sunan Ibn Mājah – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1597
① Losing children is a deeply painful trial, but patience brings the highest reward — Paradise.
② Even the death of two or one child brings immense reward if met with faith and patience.
③ Children who pass before puberty become a means of forgiveness and entry into Paradise for their parents.
④ Children will intercede for their parents, hold their hands, and not rest until they enter Jannah with them, by Allah’s mercy.
✿ The Reward of Patience on the Death of Children is Paradise
◈ 1. Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the women of the Anṣār:
“There is no woman among you whose three children die and she observes patience, except that she will enter Paradise.”
One woman asked: “O Messenger of Allah! Even if two (children die)?”
He ﷺ replied: “Even two.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Birr wa al-Ṣilah: 6698And in another narration:
“Three children who die before reaching the age of accountability (i.e. puberty).”
◈ 2. Abū Ḥassān narrated:
I said to Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه:
“Two of my sons have passed away. Will you narrate to me any ḥadīth of the Prophet ﷺ to comfort our hearts regarding our deceased?”
He said:
“Yes. The little ones will roam freely in Paradise. When one of them meets his father — or he said: both parents — he will cling to his garment, or he said: to his hand, just as I am clinging to your garment now. He will not let go until Allah admits him and his father into Paradise.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Birr wa al-Ṣilah: 6701◈ 3. Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah says: For My believing servant, I have no reward except Paradise if I take away from him his beloved of this world and he remains patient.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī – Kitāb al-Riqāq: 6424 Note: “Beloved” here refers to a child, sibling, or any dearly loved one.◈ 4. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“No two Muslims whose three children die before reaching maturity, except that Allah will forgive them due to His mercy upon those children.”
Sunan al-Nasā’ī – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1874◈ 5. Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Any Muslim whose three children die before puberty, Allah will admit him into Paradise due to His mercy for them.”
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1381◈ 6. Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“No two Muslims whose three children die before reaching maturity, except that Allah will enter them both into Paradise by His mercy upon the children.”
It will be said to the children:
‘Enter Paradise.’
They will say:
‘Not until our parents enter with us.’
Then it will be said:
‘Enter Paradise – you and your parents.’
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Nasā’ī – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1876◈ 7. Qurrah al-Muzanī رضي الله عنه narrated:
A man used to come to the Prophet ﷺ with his son.
The Prophet ﷺ asked:
“Do you love him?”
The man replied:
“May Allah love you as I love him.”
One day the Prophet ﷺ didn’t see the child and asked:
“What happened to that boy?”
They said: “O Messenger of Allah, he passed away.”
The Prophet ﷺ said to the father:
“Would you not love that whenever you reach any gate of Paradise, you find him waiting for you there?”
A man asked:
“O Messenger of Allah! Is this reward for him alone or for all of us?”
The Prophet ﷺ replied:
“It is for all of you.”
Musnad Aḥmad: 15595 Note: In another narration, it is mentioned:“He will rush to open the gates of Paradise for you.”
◈ 8. Abū Umāmah رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah says: O son of Ādam! If you are patient and hope for reward at the first strike of calamity, I am not pleased to reward you with anything less than Paradise.”
Sunan Ibn Mājah – Kitāb al-Janā’iz: 1597✔ Key Takeaways:
① Losing children is a deeply painful trial, but patience brings the highest reward — Paradise.
② Even the death of two or one child brings immense reward if met with faith and patience.
③ Children who pass before puberty become a means of forgiveness and entry into Paradise for their parents.
④ Children will intercede for their parents, hold their hands, and not rest until they enter Jannah with them, by Allah’s mercy.
