Muwatta Malik #568
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The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ السَّلَمِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَمُوتُ لأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثَلاَثَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ فَيَحْتَسِبُهُمْ إِلاَّ كَانُوا جُنَّةً مِنَ النَّارِ " . فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوِ اثْنَانِ قَالَ " أَوِ اثْنَانِ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Amr
ibn Hazm from his father from Abu'n-Nadr as-Salami that the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If three of
a muslim's children die, and he remains content with that, they will
be a protection for him from the Fire." A woman who was with the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Or
two, Messengerof Allah?", and he said, "Or two."
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This hadith is #568 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Burials.