Explanation of Riyad al-Salihin-61a
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The reciter: "And Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Agreed upon".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in the book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "Chapter on the virtue of one who is left with young children": meaning the chapter on the virtue granted to one who is left with young children, meaning he seeks reward from Allah the Mighty and Majestic and is patient.
Then he mentioned the hadiths of Anas, Abu Hurayrah, and Abu Sa'id, all of which indicate the virtue of this: that if a person is left with young children who have not reached the age of accountability, they will be a shield for him from the Fire by virtue of His mercy for them, because these young children are the object of mercy. When children grow up, they become independent and their father does not feel for them the same mercy he feels for young children. So if he has young children who die and he seeks reward from Allah, and they are three, they will be a shield for him from the Fire, so the Fire will not touch him except for the breaking of an oath. By "the breaking of an oath," he means the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Maryam 19:71-72].
In the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding the gathering of the women until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them, taught them of what Allah had taught him, and informed them:: And on this basis, this is also from the favor of Allah, that if two children, male or female, die for a person and he is patient and seeks reward, that will be a shield for him from the Fire. And success is from Allah.
A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! The men have taken away your discourse, so set aside a day for us from yourself in which we may come to you and you may teach us of what Allah has taught you." He said: "Assemble on such and such a day." So they assembled, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and taught them of what Allah had taught him. Then he said: "None of you women presents three children but that they will be a shield for her from the Fire." A woman said: "And two?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And two."
جاءت امرأة إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقالت : يا رسول الله ! ذهب الرجال بحديثك، فاجعل لنا من نفسك يومًا نأتيك فيه تعلمنا مما علمك الله ، قال : اجتمعن يوم كذا وكذا . فاجتمعن، فأتاهن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فعلَّمهن مما علمه الله ، ثم قال : ما منكن من امرأة تقدم ثلاثة مِن الولد إلا كانوا لها حجاباً من النار ، فقالت امرأة : واثنين ؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : واثنينThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said in the book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "Chapter on the virtue of one who is left with young children": meaning the chapter on the virtue granted to one who is left with young children, meaning he seeks reward from Allah the Mighty and Majestic and is patient.
Then he mentioned the hadiths of Anas, Abu Hurayrah, and Abu Sa'id, all of which indicate the virtue of this: that if a person is left with young children who have not reached the age of accountability, they will be a shield for him from the Fire by virtue of His mercy for them, because these young children are the object of mercy. When children grow up, they become independent and their father does not feel for them the same mercy he feels for young children. So if he has young children who die and he seeks reward from Allah, and they are three, they will be a shield for him from the Fire, so the Fire will not touch him except for the breaking of an oath. By "the breaking of an oath," he means the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(71) And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed. (72) Then We will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees.
وإن منكم إلا واردها كان على ربك حتمًا مَقضيًا * ثم ننجي الذين اتقوا ونذر الظالمين فيها جِثيًاIn the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding the gathering of the women until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them, taught them of what Allah had taught him, and informed them: