Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1722
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَبِي سَيْفٍ الْقَيْنِ وَكَانَ ظِئْرًا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَبَّلَهُ وَشَمَّهُ ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ يَجُودُ بِنَفْسِهِ فَجَعَلَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَذْرِفَانِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ: وَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ: " يَا ابْنَ عَوْفٍ إِنَّهَا رَحْمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهَا بِأُخْرَى فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الْعَيْنَ تَدْمَعُ وَالْقَلْبَ يَحْزَنُ وَلَا نَقُولُ إِلَّا مَا يُرْضِي رَبَّنَا وَإِنَّا بِفِرَاقِك يَا إِبْرَاهِيم لَمَحْزُونُونَ "
Anas reported: We went with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to visit Abu Sayf the smith, who was Ibrahim’s foster-father. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, took Ibrahim, kissed him, and smelled him. Later we went in to him while Ibrahim was giving up his soul, and the Messenger of Allah’s eyes began to shed tears. Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf said, ‘Even you, Messenger of Allah?’ He said, ‘This is mercy.’ Then he shed another tear and said, ‘The eye sheds tears and the heart grieves, but we say only what pleases our Lord. We are indeed grieved by our separation from you, Ibrahim.’