Source: "Wālidayn aur Aulād ke Ḥuqūq" by Shaykh Jāwīd Iqbāl Sīālkotī
◈ Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever raises two daughters until they reach maturity, he will come on the Day of Judgement like this with me,”
and the Prophet ﷺ joined his fingers together to indicate closeness.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Adab wa al-Ṣilah, Bāb Faḍl al-Iḥsān ilā al-Banāt: 6695
◈ In another narration, Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever has three daughters or three sisters and he raises them with fear of Allah — he and I will be together in Paradise like this,”
and the Prophet ﷺ pointed with his index and middle fingers joined together.
Musnad Abū Yaʿlā
These blessed aḥādīth reveal the exalted status and immense reward for:
✔ Raising daughters or sisters with taqwā (fear of Allah) and proper upbringing,
✔ Enduring the challenges of their care with patience and love,
✔ Viewing them not as a burden but as a source of nearness to the Prophet ﷺ in the Hereafter.
The Prophet’s ﷺ gesture of joining his fingers shows how close such a person will be to him in Jannah, by the mercy of Allah.
① Raising two or three daughters or sisters with faith, care, and taqwā earns the company of the Prophet ﷺ in Paradise.
② This nearness is symbolized by the Prophet ﷺ joining his fingers, showing intimate closeness.
③ These narrations reflect the high value Islam places on girls and those who take care of them.
④ It is a call to parents to embrace their daughters with love, as a path to Jannah.
❖ One Who Raises Daughters Will Be with the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of Judgement
◈ Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever raises two daughters until they reach maturity, he will come on the Day of Judgement like this with me,”
and the Prophet ﷺ joined his fingers together to indicate closeness.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Adab wa al-Ṣilah, Bāb Faḍl al-Iḥsān ilā al-Banāt: 6695◈ In another narration, Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever has three daughters or three sisters and he raises them with fear of Allah — he and I will be together in Paradise like this,”
and the Prophet ﷺ pointed with his index and middle fingers joined together.
Musnad Abū Yaʿlā✦ Reflection:
These blessed aḥādīth reveal the exalted status and immense reward for:
✔ Raising daughters or sisters with taqwā (fear of Allah) and proper upbringing,
✔ Enduring the challenges of their care with patience and love,
✔ Viewing them not as a burden but as a source of nearness to the Prophet ﷺ in the Hereafter.
The Prophet’s ﷺ gesture of joining his fingers shows how close such a person will be to him in Jannah, by the mercy of Allah.
✔ Summary:
① Raising two or three daughters or sisters with faith, care, and taqwā earns the company of the Prophet ﷺ in Paradise.
② This nearness is symbolized by the Prophet ﷺ joining his fingers, showing intimate closeness.
③ These narrations reflect the high value Islam places on girls and those who take care of them.
④ It is a call to parents to embrace their daughters with love, as a path to Jannah.
