Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1723
وَعَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ: أَرْسَلَتِ ابْنَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ: إِنَّ ابْنًا لِي قُبِضَ فَأْتِنَا. فَأَرْسَلَ يُقْرِئُ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ: «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى وَكُلٌّ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ» . فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ لَيَأْتِيَنَّهَا فَقَامَ وَمَعَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جبل وَأبي بن كَعْب وَزيد ابْن ثَابِتٍ وَرِجَالٌ فَرُفِعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّبِيُّ وَنَفْسُهُ تَتَقَعْقَعُ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ. فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِ عِبَادِهِ. فَإِنَّمَا يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الرُّحَمَاء»
Usama ibn Zayd reported: The daughter of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent him a message: ‘My son has died; come to us.’ He sent back greetings and said, ‘What Allah takes belongs to Him, what He gives belongs to Him, and everything with Him has an appointed term. Let her be patient and seek her reward with Allah.’ She sent again, adjuring him to come. He arose, accompanied by Saad ibn Ubada, Muadh ibn Jabal, Ubayy ibn Kab, Zayd ibn Thabit, and other men. The child was raised to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while his soul was rattling, and his eyes overflowed with tears. Saad said, ‘Messenger of Allah, what is this?’ He replied, ‘This is mercy that Allah has placed in the hearts of His servants. Allah shows mercy among His servants only to the merciful.’