Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #154
Children's Death
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
قَالَ: وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَا تَعُدُّونَ فِيكُمُ الرَّقُوبَ؟ قَالُوا: الرَّقُوبُ الَّذِي لاَ يُولَدُ لَهُ، قَالَ: لاَ، وَلَكِنَّ الرَّقُوبَ الَّذِي لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ شَيْئًا.
He said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "Who do you reckon to be the childless among you?" They said,
"They are those who do not have any children." No," he said, "The childless
are those who have not sent any of their children ahead (i.e. none of their
children have died)."
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This hadith is #154 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Children's Death.