Usāmah ibn Zayd ibn Hārithah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet's daughter sent for him to come over because her son was dying. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent her the greeting of peace and this message: "To Allah belongs what He takes, and to Him belongs what He gives, and for everything He sets a specific term. So she should have patience and seek the reward from Allah." She sent back urging him to come to her. So he, along with Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubādah, Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal, Ubayy ibn Ka‘b, Zayd ibn Thābit and other men (may Allah be pleased with them) went. The boy was given to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his breath was disturbed in his chest, which made the eyes of the Messenger of Allah overflow with tears. Thereupon, Sa‘d said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is that?" He said: "That is mercy which Allah, the Exalted, puts in the hearts of His slaves." In another version: "In the hearts of those He wills of His slaves. Indeed, Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful."
1596 - (ق) عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم عَلَى أَبِي سَيْفٍ الْقَيْنِ
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ـ وَكَانَ ظِئْراً
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لإِبْرَاهِيمَ عليه السلام ـ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَبَّلَهُ وَشَمَّهُ، ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ يَجُودُ بِنَفْسِهِ
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، فَجَعَلَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللهِ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم تَذْرِفانِ
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، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ رضي الله عنه: وَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ: (يَا ابْنَ عَوْفٍ إِنَّهَا رَحْمَةٌ) ، ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهَا بِأُخْرَى، فَقَالَ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم: (إِنَّ الْعَيْنَ تَدْمَعُ، وَالْقَلْبَ يَحْزَنُ، وَلاَ نَقُولُ إِلاَّ ما يَرْضى رَبُّنَا، وَإِنَّا بِفِرَاقِكَ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَمَحْزُونُونَ) .
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) called upon his son Ibrahīm while he was breathing his last. The eyes of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) began to shed tears. ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn ‘Awf said to him: "And you too, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "O Ibn ‘Awf, this is a mercy." Then he followed it by saying: "Indeed, the eyes shed tears and the heart is grieved, and we do not say except what pleases our Lord. And indeed, over your departure, O Ibrahīm, we are grieved."
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Exalted, said: 'My reward shall be nothing less than Paradise for My faithful servant who, if I take the life of his beloved one from the inhabitants of the world, he bears it patiently in expectation of My reward.'"