Al-Hasan reported that Sa'sa'a ibn Mu'awiya told him that he met Abu
Dharr finding him alone without any relatives and asked, "Don't you have
any children, Abu Dharr?" He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, say, 'There is no Muslim who has three of
his children die before they reach puberty without Allah admitting him to
the Garden by virtue of His mercy to them. There is no man who frees a Muslim
with Allah Almighty making each of the limbs of the one who is freed a ransom
for each of the emancipator's limbs.'"
Umm Salim said, "While I was with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, he said, 'Umm Salim! There is no Muslim couple who have
three of their children die without Allah admitting them to the Garden by
virtue of His mercy to them.' I said, 'And if there are two?' He said, 'And
if there are two.'"
Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "If someone has three children die before they reach puberty,
Allah will admit him and them to the Garden by virtue of His mercy."
Abu Hurayra reported, "A woman came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah! We cannot come
to sit with you, so set aside a day when we can come.' He said, 'Your appointed
place is the house of so-and-so.' He came to the women at that time. Part
of what he said to them was, 'There is no woman among you who has three children
die, resigning them to Allah, who will not enter the Garden.' A woman said,
'And if it is two?' He replied, 'And if it is two.'"
