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."
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."
'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Which of you prefers the money of heirs to his
own money?" "Messenger of Allah," they replied, "there is none of us who
does not prefer his own wealth to that of his heirs." The Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Know that there is not one
of you who does not prefer his heirs' money to his own. Your wealth is what
you have spent (for Allah) and the wealth of your heirs is what you leave."
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.'"
