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."
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.'"
Sahl ibn al-Hanzala, who had no children, said, "I would prefer to have
a miscarried child while I am a Muslim and resign that child to Allah than
to have the entire world and what it contains."
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.'"
