Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Some captives were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Among the captives was a woman running about; whenever she saw a child among the captives, she would pick him up, hold him to her belly, and start nursing him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you think, can this woman throw her son into the fire?" We said: If she has the power not to throw him, she will not throw him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is more merciful to His servants than this woman is to her child."