حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ
أَنَّ صَبِيًّا لَابْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَقُلَ، فَبَعَثَتْ أُمُّهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّ وَلَدِي فِي الْمَوْتِ، فَقَالَ لِلرَّسُولِ: اذْهَبْ فَقُلْ لَهَا: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ، وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ إِلَى أَجْلٍ مُسَمًّى،
فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ، فَرَجَعَ الرَّسُولُ فَأَخْبَرَهَا، فَبَعَثَتْ إِلَيْهِ تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ لَمَا جَاءَ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، مِنْهُمْ: سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، فَأَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّبِيَّ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ ثَنْدُوَتَيْهِ، وَلِصَدْرِهِ قَعْقَعَةٌ كَقَعْقَعَةِ الشَّنَّةِ، فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ: أَتَبْكِي وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ؟
فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا أَبْكِي رَحْمَةً لَهَا، إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَرْحَمُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِلاَّ الرُّحَمَاءَ
A child of one of the daughters of The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was very ill. His mother sent word to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to say that her child was dying.
He told the messenger, “Go and tell her that to Allah belongs what He takes and what He gives. Everything is with Him until a stated term. She should be patient and leave him to Allah.”
The messenger went back and told her. She sent to him again to plead with him to come. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up with a group of his Companions, including Sad ibn Ubada. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took the child and put him on his breast.
The child was shaking like a leaf against his chest. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wept and Sad said, “Do you weep, Messenger of Allah?”
He replied, “I weep out of compassion for the child. Allah only shows mercy to those of His slaves who are merciful.”