Muwatta Malik
Book 16, Hadith 39
Arabic hadith text
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 " .
Translation
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Amribn Hazm from his father from Abu'n-Nadr as-Salami that the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If three ofa muslim's children die, and he remains content with that, they willbe a protection for him from the Fire." A woman who was with theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Ortwo, Messengerof Allah?", and he said, "Or two."