English translation
7448. Narrated Usāma: A son of one of the daughters of the Prophet ﷺ was dying, so she sent a messenger to call the Prophet ﷺ. He sent (her a message), “Whatever Allāh takes, is for Him, and whatever He gives, is for Him (too), and everything has a limited fixed term (in this world) so she should be patient and hope for Allāh’s reward.” She then sent for him again, swearing that he should come. Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ got up, and so did Mu’ādh bin Jabal, Ubayy bin Ka’b and ‘Ubāda bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit. When he entered (the house), they gave the child to Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ while its breath was disturbed in his chest. (The subnarrator said : I think he said, “.. as if it was a water-skin.”) Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ started weeping whereupon Sa’d bin Ubāda said, “Do you weep?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allāh is Merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).”