Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2809
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ أُمَّ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتَ الْبَرَاءِ، وَهْىَ أُمُّ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ سُرَاقَةَ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، أَلاَ تُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْ حَارِثَةَ وَكَانَ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَصَابَهُ سَهْمٌ غَرْبٌ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، صَبَرْتُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ اجْتَهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْبُكَاءِ. قَالَ " يَا أُمَّ حَارِثَةَ، إِنَّهَا جِنَانٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ ابْنَكِ أَصَابَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الأَعْلَى ".
Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Husayn ibn Muhammad Abu Ahmad narrated to us; Shayban narrated to us, from Qatada, who said: Anas ibn Malik narrated to us that Umm al-Rubayyiʿ bint al-Baraʾ, the mother of Haritha ibn Suraqa, came to the Prophet and said, “Prophet of Allah, will you tell me about Haritha? He was killed at Badr by an arrow that came from an unknown direction. If he is in Paradise, I will be patient; otherwise, I will grieve for him greatly.” He replied, “Mother of Haritha, there are gardens in Paradise, and your son has attained al-Firdaws, the highest garden.”
Translation notes
The mother frames her patience on knowing her son’s fate; the Prophet identifies al-Firdaws for him.