Dua Condolence to the Bereaved
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ ، وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى ، وَكُلٌّ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى، فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ
Translation :
Verily to Allah belongs what He took and to Him belongs what He gave, and everything with Him has an appointed time; thus, be patient and hope for Allah’s reward.
Transliteration :
Inna lillāhi mā akhadha, wa lahu mā aʿatā, wa kullun ʿindahu bi-ajalin musamman, fal-taṣbir wa-l-taḥtasib.
A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ sent word to him that her child was dying; he responded by conveying the greeting of salām to her and saying [the above]. She again sent for him, swearing that he should come.
The Prophet ﷺ got up, and so did Saʿd b. ʿUbāda, Muʿādh b. Jabal, Ubayy b. Kaʿb, Zayd b. Thābit and some other men (radiy Allāhū ‘anhum). The child was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while his breath was disturbed in his chest (the sub-narrator thinks that Usāma added:) as if it was a leather water-skin.
Upon this, the eyes of the Prophet ﷺ started shedding tears. Saʿd said, “O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What is this?” He replied, “It is mercy which Allah has placed in the hearts of His slaves, and Allah is Merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others). (Bukhārī 1284)
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