Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3174
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّ الرُّبَيِّعَ بِنْتَ النَّضْرِ، أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَانَ ابْنُهَا حَارِثَةُ بْنُ سُرَاقَةَ أُصِيبَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَصَابَهُ سَهْمٌ غَرَبٌ فَأَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ حَارِثَةَ لَئِنْ كَانَ أَصَابَ خَيْرًا احْتَسَبْتُ وَصَبَرْتُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُصِبِ الْخَيْرَ اجْتَهَدْتُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا أُمَّ حَارِثَةَ إِنَّهَا جِنَانٌ فِي جَنَّةٍ وَإِنَّ ابْنَكِ أَصَابَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الأَعْلَى وَالْفِرْدَوْسُ رَبْوَةُ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَوْسَطُهَا وَأَفْضَلُهَا " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ .
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Anas ibn Malik reported: ‘Al-Rubayyi‘ bint al-Nadr came to the Prophet. Her son, Harithah ibn Suraqah, had been struck by a stray arrow and killed at Badr. She said, “Tell me about Harithah. If he has attained good, I will accept it and be patient; if not, I will earnestly pray for him.” The Prophet said, “Mother of Harithah, there are gardens in Paradise, and your son has attained the highest Firdaws. Firdaws is the elevated place in Paradise, its central part and its finest.”’
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih gharib report from Anas.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Rendered sahm gharb as a stray arrow, rather than implying a known shooter. Firdaws is described as elevated, central, and the best part of Paradise.