English translation
1284. Narrated Usāma bin Zaid رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: The daughter of the Prophet ﷺ sent (a messenger) to the Prophet ﷺ requesting him to come as her child was dying (or was gasping), but the Prophet ﷺ returned the messenger and told him to convey his greeting to her and say: "Whatever Allāh takes is for Him and whatever He gives, is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world) and so she should be patient and hope for Allāh's Reward." She again sent for him, swearing that he should come. The Prophet ﷺ got up, and so did Sa'd bin 'Ubāda, Mu'ād bin Jabal, Ubāi bin Ka'b, Zaid bin Thābit رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ and some other men. The child was brought to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ while his breath was disturbed in his chest (the sub-narrator thinks that Usāma added:) as if it was a leather water-skin. On that the eyes of the Prophet ﷺ started shedding tears. Sa'd said, "O Allāh's Messenger! What is this?" He replied, "It is mercy which Allāh has lodged in the hearts of His slaves, and Allāh is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others)."