مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الآداب
The Book of Manners
(الْأَوْلَادُ سَبَبُ الْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ)
(Children are a cause of stinginess and cowardice)
Hadith Number: 4691
4691 - وعن عائشة - رضي الله عنها - ان النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - اتي بصبي فقبله ، فقال:"اما إنهم مبخلة مجبنة، وإنهم لمن ريحان الله". رواه في"شرح السنة"
It is narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a child was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed him and said: "Listen! These (children) are a cause of stinginess and cowardice, and indeed they are a gift from Allah, the Exalted." Weak, narrated in Sharh al-Sunnah.
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