The reciter: Abu al-Kamil al-Juhdari narrated to us, Hammad, meaning ibn Zayd, narrated to us from 'Asim al-Ahwal, from Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi, from Usamah ibn Zayd, who said:
We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when one of his daughters sent for him, inviting him, and informing him that a boy of hers, or a son of hers, was dying. So he said to the messenger: "Go back to her and tell her: To Allah belongs what He takes and what He gives, and everything with Him is by a specified term. So tell her to be patient and to seek reward." So the messenger returned and said: "She has sworn that you will surely come to her." He said: So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, and Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah and Mu'adh ibn Jabal stood up with him, and I went with them. The boy was lifted to him, and his soul was gasping as if in a water skin. So his eyes overflowed. Sa'd said to him: "What is this, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "This is mercy which Allah has placed in the hearts of His servants, and Allah only shows mercy to the merciful among His servants."
كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ إِحْدَى بَنَاتِهِ تَدْعُوهُ، وَتُخْبِرُهُ أَنَّ صَبِيًّا لَهَا، أَوِ ابْنًا لَهَا فِي الْمَوْتِ، فَقَالَ لِلرَّسُولِ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا، فَأَخْبِرْهَا: أَنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى، فَمُرْهَا فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ، فَعَادَ الرَّسُولُ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّهَا قَدْ أَقْسَمَتْ لَتَأْتِيَنَّهَا، قَالَ: فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَامَ مَعَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ، وَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمْ، فَرُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ الصَّبِيُّ وَنَفْسُهُ تَقَعْقَعُ كَأَنَّهَا فِي شَنَّةٍ، فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ: مَا هَذَا؟ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ: هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ جَعَلَهَا اللهُ فِي قُلُوبِ عِبَادِهِ، وَإِنَّمَا يَرْحَمُ اللهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الرُّحَمَاءَ
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