Tears of mercy in the face of loss

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عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ ابْنَةً لِلنَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ وَهْوَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَعْدٍ وَأُبَىٍّ نَحْسِبُ أَنَّ ابْنَتِي قَدْ حُضِرَتْ فَاشْهَدْنَا فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا السَّلاَمَ وَيَقُولُ ‏”‏ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَمَا أَعْطَى وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِنْدَهُ مُسَمًّى فَلْتَحْتَسِبْ وَلْتَصْبِرْ ‏”‏‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَتْ تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقُمْنَا، فَرُفِعَ الصَّبِيُّ فِي حَجْرِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَفْسُهُ تَقَعْقَعُ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَا النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ مَا هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ:”‏ هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ وَضَعَهَا اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِ مَنْ شَاءَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ، وَلاَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِلاَّ الرُّحَمَاءَ ‏”‏‏.‏

Hazrat Usama bin Zaidra narrated: “A daughter of the Prophetsa sent a message to him while he was sitting with Sa‘dra and Ubayyra, saying, ‘I think my child is at the point of death, so please come to us and be present.’ He sent her his greetings and said, ‘Surely, to Allah belongs what He takes and what He gives and everything has an appointed term with Him. So let her seek Allah’s reward and remain patient.’ She then sent again, imploring him on oath to come. So the Prophetsa stood up and we stood up with him. The child was lifted and placed in the lap of the Prophetsa and the child’s breath was rattling. The eyes of the Prophetsa overflowed with tears. Sa‘dra said, ‘O Allah’s Messengersa, what is this?’ He replied, ‘This is a mercy which Allah has placed in the hearts of whomsoever He wills from among His servants and Allah shows mercy, from among His servants, only to those who are merciful.’”

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-marda, Bab ‘iyadati s-sibyan, Hadith 5655)

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