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Sahih Muslim 2636a — Child Loss and Protection from Hell
The Virtue Of One Whose Child Dies And He Seeks Reward
Hadith About Child Loss and Protection from Hell
Sahih Muslim : 2636a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2636a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، - يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ غِيَاثٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ، بْنِ غِيَاثٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، طَلْقِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَتَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِصَبِيٍّ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهُ فَلَقَدْ دَفَنْتُ ثَلاَثَةً قَالَ " دَفَنْتِ ثَلاَثَةً " . قَالَتْ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " لَقَدِ احْتَظَرْتِ بِحِظَارٍ شَدِيدٍ مِنَ النَّارِ " . قَالَ عُمَرُ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ عَنْ جَدِّهِ . وَقَالَ الْبَاقُونَ عَنْ طَلْقٍ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا الْجَدَّ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A woman came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) with her child and said: Allah's Apostle, invoke Allah's blessing upon him for I have already buried three. He said: You have buried three! She said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: You have, indeed, safeguarded yourself against the torment of Hell with a strong safeguard. 'Umar has made a mention of his father, whereas others have not made a mention of his father.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2636aIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 199USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6371
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2636a
This Hadith speaks about a painful moment in a mother’s life. A woman came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم with her child and asked him to pray for the child because she had already buried three children. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم repeated her words to confirm the matter, and when she said yes, he gave her a message of comfort. He said that she had made for herself a strong safeguard against the Fire. The core message is not to make light of grief, but to show that such deep loss, when faced by a believer, can carry great spiritual meaning. The Hadith about child loss teaches hope, patience, and Allah’s mercy during one of life’s hardest tests.
What we learn from this hadith
- A parent’s grief over losing children is recognized with care and compassion.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave comfort to the woman instead of ignoring her pain.
- Losing three children is described in this Hadith as a strong safeguard from Hell.
- Seeking the Prophet’s supplication for a child shows love, fear, and hope together.
