Syedna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah Almighty says: When I take away something beloved from My servant and he remains patient, seeking reward, then I have nothing to give him as compensation except Paradise.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has three minor children who pass away, the Fire will not touch him, except for fulfilling an oath. Fulfilling an oath here means passing by it.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that some women came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah! When you are present in the gatherings of men, we cannot come to you, so please appoint a day for us, and we will come to you on that day. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Your appointment is at the house of so-and-so. So, according to the promise, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to that house, and among the things he instructed the women was this: Any woman who sends ahead three children and then patiently endures it seeking reward, she will enter Paradise. A woman asked: And if there are two children? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Even if there are two.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated a similar hadith of the Prophet, except that in it: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: Whoever among you has three children who pass away, they will be a veil for her from the Fire. Then a woman said: … .

Syedna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever's three children pass away and he remains patient seeking reward, he will enter Paradise. We said: O Messenger of Allah! What if there are two children? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if there are two. Mahmood, the narrator, says: I said to Syedna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): I think that if you had asked about one child, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would have said: Even if it is one. He said: By Allah! This is also my assumption.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If three minor children of a Muslim husband and wife pass away, they will be a strong fortress for them against Hell. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What if there are two children? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if there are two. Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I have only sent two? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if there are two. The leader of the reciters, Abu al-Mundhir, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Only one of my children has passed away? He was replied: Even if it is one child. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This reward is given only when patience is observed at the onset of the calamity.

Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a woman came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying her child and said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah for this child, I have already buried three children. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then you have become a great barrier against the Fire. Hafs, the narrator, says: It has been sixty years since I heard this blessed hadith, and at that time I was not even ten years old. Ali bin Abdullah, the narrator, says: I heard Hafs saying this in the year 287 AH.

Muhammad bin Sirin says: A woman named Mawiyaa used to come to us; her children would pass away. She went to Ubaidullah bin Mu’ammar Quraishi, while a companion of the Messenger of Allah was also sitting with him. That companion narrated that a woman brought her son to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah that He keeps him alive and safe; before this, three of my children have passed away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked:“Since you accepted Islam, have three children of yours died?”She replied: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“This is a very strong means of protection (from the Fire).”Mawiyaa says: Ubaidullah bin Mu’ammar said to me: O Mawiyaa, listen carefully (and act with patience and fear Allah). Muhammad bin Sirin says: This woman (Mawiyaa) left Ibn Mu’ammar and came to us and narrated this hadith to us.

Ibn Sirin narrates from a woman named Raja, she says: I was present with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , when a woman came to him with her son and said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray for blessings for me in this child, because three of my children have passed away. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم asked her: "Did these children die after you accepted Islam?" She said: Yes. He صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: "This is a very strong shield (for protection from Hell)." Then a man said to me: O Raja, listen to what the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم is saying.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Utbah bin Abd Salma (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a Muslim man has three minor children who pass away, they will meet him at all eight gates of Paradise, and he will enter through whichever gate he wishes.