Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her), the mother of Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that she also heard a similar hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abu Sinan says: I buried my son, and while I was still in the grave, Abu Talha took hold of my hand and pulled me out of the grave and said: Shall I give you glad tidings? I said: Yes, why not. He said: Dahhak bin Abdur Rahman narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty said: O Angel of Death! Have you taken the soul of My servant’s child? Have you taken the coolness of his eyes and the love of his heart? He says: Yes. Allah Almighty says: Then what did My servant say? He said: He praised You and recited“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.”Allah Almighty said: Then build for him a house in Paradise and name it Bayt al-Hamd (the House of Praise).

Ibn Hisbah or Abu Hisbah narrates from a companion who was present at the time of the address of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do you know who is Raqoob (childless)? The people said: The one who has no children. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: He is completely Raqoob, he is entirely Raqoob, but the real Raqoob is the one who dies in such a state that he does have children, but he has not sent any child ahead (i.e., has not done any good deeds that benefit him after death). Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do you know who is Sa’look (poor and destitute)? The people said: The one who has no wealth. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: He is completely Sa’look, he is entirely Sa’look, but the real Sa’look is the one who, despite being wealthy, dies in such a state that he has not sent any wealth ahead (i.e., has not spent in the way of Allah). Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do you know who is the great wrestler? They said: The one who throws others down. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The real wrestler, the greatest wrestler, is the person who, when he gets angry, his anger becomes intense, his face turns red, and his hair stands on end, but he controls his anger.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whom do you consider to be 'Raqoob' (childless) among yourselves? We said: The one who has no children. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, 'Raqoob' is the one who has not sent any minor child ahead.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever from my Ummah has two forerunners will enter Paradise. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By my father! What about the one who has only one forerunner? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even the one who has only one forerunner, O woman granted success! Then Sayyidah said: What about the one from your Ummah who has no forerunner? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then I will be the forerunner for my Ummah; my Ummah has not suffered a hardship like mine.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If three children of a Muslim husband and wife pass away, Allah Almighty will admit them into Paradise due to His immense mercy upon them. The people asked: O Messenger of Allah! What if there are two children? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if there are two. The people again asked: What if there is one? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if there is one. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By the One in Whose hand is my soul! Indeed, the incomplete child will pull his mother towards Paradise by the cut part of the umbilical cord, provided she remains patient seeking reward for it.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Harith bin Uqaysh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If four children of a Muslim husband and wife die, Allah Almighty will admit them into Paradise. The people asked: O Messenger of Allah! What if there are three? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if there are three. The people asked: O Messenger of Allah! What if there are two? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if there are two. And indeed, there will be individuals in my Ummah for whom the Fire will be made so vast that they will become a corner of it, and there will be individuals in my Ummah by whose intercession more people will enter Paradise than the number of people in the tribe of Mudar.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tha’labah Ashja’i (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, O Messenger of Allah! Two of my children have died in Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever’s two children die in Islam, Allah Almighty, out of mercy for those children, will also admit that person into Paradise. Later, when Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) met me, he said to me: Are you the man to whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave glad tidings regarding the parents? I said: Yes. He said: If the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said this for me, it would have been dearer to me than those things for which Homs and Palestine were closed.

Sa’sa’ah bin Mu’awiyah says: I came to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: How are you? He said: I have my own concerns. I said: Narrate a hadith to me. He said: Yes, indeed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If three minor children of a Muslim husband and wife die, Allah Almighty will forgive them.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has sent three children ahead (i.e., who have died), they will become a barrier for him from Hell.