Sayyiduna Sa’sa’ah bin Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he met Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) who was carrying a water-skin hanging from his neck. Sa’sa’ah said: O Abu Dharr! How many children do you have? He replied: I will not tell you. I said: You must tell me. He said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Any Muslim whose three children die before reaching puberty, Allah will admit him to Paradise out of His mercy for them. And whoever frees a Muslim, Allah the Exalted will save each of his limbs from Hell in exchange for each limb of the one he freed.