27/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1915 — Daughters as a Screen
What Has Been Related About Spending on Daughters And Sisters
Daughters as a Screen From the Fire Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1915
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1915
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مَعَهَا ابْنَتَانِ لَهَا فَسَأَلَتْ فَلَمْ تَجِدْ عِنْدِي شَيْئًا غَيْرَ تَمْرَةٍ فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا إِيَّاهَا فَقَسَمَتْهَا بَيْنَ ابْنَتَيْهَا وَلَمْ تَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَخَرَجَتْ فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنِ ابْتُلِيَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْبَنَاتِ كُنَّ لَهُ سِتْرًا مِنَ النَّارِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
A'isha Narrated from:
A Woman Came To Me With Two Daughters. She Was Asking (For Food) But I Did Not Have Anything With Me Except A Date. So I Gave It To Her And She Divided It Between Her Two Daughters Without Eating Any Of It Herself. Then She Got Up To Leave, And The Prophet Entered, And I Informed Him About Her. So The Prophet Said: " Whoever Is Tested Something From These Daughters (And He/She Passes The Test), They Will Be A Screen For Them From The Fire."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1915In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 21English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1915
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1915
This hadith about daughters as a screen from the Fire begins with a simple act. A woman came to Aishah with two daughters and asked for food. Aishah had only one date and gave it to her. The woman divided it between her two daughters and did not eat from it herself. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was told, he said that whoever is tested with something from these daughters, they will be a screen for them from the Fire. The story shows care, sacrifice, and patience in a very small moment. The hadith does not need extra details to be powerful. It teaches that kind treatment of daughters has great value.
What we learn from this hadith
- A mother’s care for her daughters is shown through sharing one date.
- The woman placed her daughters before herself in the story.
- Daughters are described as a screen from the Fire for the one tested with them.
- Small acts of care can carry deep meaning.
