Riyad as-Salihin, 1319

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Umm Ar-Rubaiy'i bint Al-Bara', who was the mother of Harithah bin Suraqah, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Will you not tell me about Harithah? (He was killed in the battle of Badr). If he is in Jannah I shall show endurance, but if he has met another fate, I may exert myself in weeping for him." He (ﷺ) replied, "O mother of Harithah, in in the gardens of Jannah there are many ranks, and your son has attained Al-Firdaus, the highest." [Al- Bukhari].

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أن أم الربيع بنت البراء وهي أم حارثة بن سراقة أتت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت‏:‏ يا رسول الله ألا تحدثني عن حارثة‏.‏ وكان قتل يوم بدر، فإن كان في الجنة صبرت، وإن كان غير ذلك اجتهدت عليه في البكاء، فقال‏:‏ ‏

‏يا أم حارثة إنها جنان في الجنة، وإن ابنك أصاب الفردوس الأعلى‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Book 11, Hadith 35

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadiths: 1) Learning about the various forms of bliss Allah has prepared in Paradise for martyrs makes the grief of the believers over the death of loved ones more tolerable. 2) There is a special merit for ‘Abdullāh, the father of Jābir, which is that the angels shaded him with their wings. 3) It is permissible to weep over the death of someone, without wailing or loud crying - only sadness within the heart and tears in the eyes, along with contentment with the fate decreed by Allah Almighty and submission to it.

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