Hadith #296
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ رَبِّهِ بْنُ بَارِقٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَرَطَانِ مِ
نْ أُمَّتِي دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِأَبِي فَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَرَطٌ فَقَالَ وَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَرَطٌ يَا مُوَفَّقَةُ قَالَتْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ فَرَطٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَأَنَا فَرَطُ أُمَّتِي لَمْ يُصَابُوا بِمِثْلِي
Isnad Chain
عبد الصمد
عبد ربه بن بارق الحنفي
سماك أبو زميل الحنفي
ابن عباس يقول
رسول الله
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Simak Abu Zumayl al-Hanafi — that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Whoever among my ummah has two children who precede him [in death] will enter Paradise.' 'A'ishah (رضي الله عنها) said: 'May my father be your ransom — what about one who has only one child who precedes him?' He said: 'And whoever has one child who precedes him, O Muwaffaqah [the one blessed with success].' She said: 'And what about those of your ummah who have none precede them?' He said: 'I am the one who precedes my ummah [i.e., I will intercede for them] — they have not been afflicted with anything like [losing] me.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 296
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2934
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39324