Wives and children of the Prophet ﷺ

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After the veil had been prescribed, Sawdah, a wife of the Prophet ﷺ, went out for a need. Which Companion saw her and said, "By Allah, you cannot hide yourself from us"?
1. Abu Bakr
2. 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
3. 'Uthman ibn 'Affan
4. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
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Answer: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
'Umar ibn al-Khattab saw her and told her she could not hide herself from them.

خرجت سودة بعد ما ضرب الحجاب لحاجتها وكانت امرأة جسيمة لا تخفى على من يعرفها فرآها عمر بن الخطاب فقال يا سودة أما والله ما تخفين علينا فانظري كيف تخرجين قالت فانكفأت
Narrated Aisha:Sauda (the wife of the Prophet) went out to answer the call of nature after it was made obligatory (for all the Muslims ladies) to observe the veil. She had a large frame and everybody who knew her before could recognize her. So `Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her and said, "O Sauda! By Allah, you cannot hide yourself from us, so think of a way by which you should not be recognized on going out.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4795 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and 'Abd ibn Zam'ah brought a dispute to the Prophet ﷺ over the son of Zam'ah's slave-girl. Sa'd said the boy was his brother 'Utba's son, and the Prophet ﷺ noticed the boy's resemblance to 'Utba. Whom did he say the boy was for?
1. 'Abd ibn Zam'ah
2. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
3. 'Utba ibn Abi Waqqas
4. Abu Waqqas
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Answer: 'Abd ibn Zam'ah
He told 'Abd ibn Zam'ah that the boy was his, since he was born on his father's bed.

بعبد بن زمعة فقال سعد يا رسول الله هذا بن أخي عهد إلي أنه ابنه فقال عبد بن زمعة يا رسول الله هذا أخي بن وليدة زمعة ولد على فراشه فنظر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى بن وليدة زمعة فإذا هو أشبه الناس به فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم هو لك يا عبد بن زمعة من أجل أنه ولد على فراش أبيه قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went (to Mecca) at the time of the Conquest, Sa`d took the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and also brought 'Abu bin Zam`a with him and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! This is the son of my brother `Utba who authorized me to take him into my custody." 'Abu bin Zam`a said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! He is my brother, the son of Zam`a's slave-girl and he was born on his bed." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) looked at the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and noticed much resemblance (to `Utba). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It is for you, O 'Abu bin Zam`a as he was born on the bed of your father."Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 2533 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Allah's Messenger ﷺ came into 'Aishah's house while two girls were singing beside her. Which songs were they singing?
1. The songs of Bu'ath
2. The songs of Badr
3. The songs of Uhud
4. The songs of Hunayn
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Answer: The songs of Bu'ath
'Aishah said the two girls were singing the songs of Bu'ath, a story about the war between the Khazraj and the Aus before Islam.

دخل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعندي جاريتان تغنيان بغناء بعاث فاضطجع على الفراش
Narrated Aisha:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Buath (a story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before Islam).Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 949 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Allah's Messenger ﷺ lay down in 'Aishah's house and turned his face away while two girls sang beside her. Who came in and spoke harshly to her, asking about 'musical instruments of Satan' near the Prophet ﷺ?
1. 'Umar
2. Abu Bakr
3. 'Ali
4. 'Uthman
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Answer: Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr came in and spoke harshly to 'Aishah about it, and the Prophet ﷺ turned to him and said, "Leave them."

دخل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعندي جاريتان تغنيان بغناء بعاث فاضطجع على الفراش وحول وجهه ودخل أبو بكر فانتهرني وقال مزمارة الشيطان عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأقبل
Narrated Aisha:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Buath (a story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before Islam). The Prophet (ﷺ) lay down and turned his face to the other side. Then Abu Bakr came and spoke to me harshly saying, "Musical instruments of Satan near the Prophet (ﷺ) ?"Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 949 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
The Prophet ﷺ was in the house of one of his wives when another mother of the believers sent a dish of food. The wife of the house struck the servant's hand and the dish fell and broke. As the Prophet ﷺ gathered the pieces and the food, what did he say of his wife?
1. She was angry
2. She felt jealous
3. She was grieved
4. She felt ashamed
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Answer: She felt jealous
He gathered the broken pieces and the food and said, "Your mother felt jealous."

كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عند بعض نسائه فأرسلت إحدى أمهات المؤمنين بصحفة فيها طعام فضربت التي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في بيتها يد الخادم فسقطت الصحفة فانفلقت فجمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فلق الصحفة ثم جعل يجمع فيها الطعام الذي كان في الصحفة ويقول غارت أمكم ثم حبس الخادم حتى أتى بصحفة
Narrated Anas:While the Prophet (ﷺ) was in the house of one of his wives, one of the mothers of the believers sent a meal in a dish. The wife at whose house the Prophet (ﷺ) was, struck the hand of the servant, causing the dish to fall and break. The Prophet (ﷺ) gathered the broken pieces of the dish and then started collecting on them the food which had been in the dish and said, "Your mother (my wife) felt jealous."Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5225 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
One night the Prophet ﷺ went out from Aisha's apartment and she felt jealous. When he returned and saw the state she was in, he asked if she felt jealous. Who did he say had come to her?
1. Jibril
2. Her father Abu Bakr
3. Her devil
4. A visitor from the Ansar
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Answer: Her devil
He said to her, "It was your devil who had come to you."

عروة حدثه، أن عائشة زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، حدثته أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم خرج من عندها ليلا، قالت: فغرت عليه، فجاء فرأى ما أصنع، فقال: «ما لك؟ يا عائشة أغرت؟» فقلت: وما لي لا يغار مثلي على مثلك؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أقد جاءك شيطانك» قالت: يا رسول
A'isha the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), reported that one day Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out of her (apartment) during the night and she felt jealous. Then he came and he saw me (in what agitated state of mind) I was. He said:A'isha, what has happened to you? Do you feel jealous? Thereupon she said: How can it be (that a woman like me) should not feel jealous in regard to a husband like you. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: It was your devil who had come to you, and she said: Allah's Messenger, is there along with me a devil?Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 2815 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
In Madinah, Umar and his Ansari neighbour heard a rumour that a tribe was preparing its horses to invade them. Which tribe?
1. Ghatafan
2. Banu Quraydhah
3. Thaqif
4. Ghassan
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Answer: Ghassan
Umar said a talk was circulating that Ghassan were preparing their horses to invade them. When his neighbour knocked and said a great thing had happened, Umar asked first whether Ghassan had come.

قد تحدثنا أن غسان تنعل الخيل لغزونا فنزل صاحبي الأنصاري يوم نوبته فرجع إلينا عشاء فضرب بابي ضربا شديدا وقال أثم هو ففزعت فخرجت إليه فقال قد حدث اليوم أمر عظيم قلت ما هو أجاء غسان قال لا بل أعظم
`Umar added,"At that time a talk was circulating among us that (the tribe of) Ghassan were preparing their horses to invade us. My Ansari companion, on the day of his turn, went (to the town) and returned to us at night and knocked at my door violently and asked if I was there. I became horrified and came out to him. He said, 'Today a great thing has happened.' I asked, 'What is it? Have (the people of) Ghassan come?'Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5191 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
While the Prophet ﷺ was in an upper room, 'Umar sat for a while with a group of people, some of them weeping, before he asked a slave to get him permission to enter. Where was that group sitting?
1. By the pulpit
2. At the door of the mosque
3. In Hafsa's room
4. At his Ansari neighbour's house
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Answer: By the pulpit
Umar came to the pulpit, found a group sitting around it with some of them weeping, and sat with them for a while.

فجئت إلى المنبر فإذا حوله رهط يبكي بعضهم فجلست معهم قليلا ثم غلبني ما أجد فجئت المشربة التي فيها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلت لغلام له أسود استأذن لعمر فدخل الغلام فكلم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم رجع فقال كلمت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وذكرتك له فصمت فانصرفت حتى جلست مع الرهط الذين
I came out and sat near the pulpit and saw a group of people sitting around it and some of them were weeping. I sat with them for a while but could not endure the situation, so I went to the upper room where the Prophet; was and said to a black slave of his, 'Will you get the permission (of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) for `Umar (to enter)?' The slave went in, talked to the Prophet (ﷺ) about it and then returned saying, 'I have spoken to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned you but he kept quiet.'Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5191 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
When Allah ordered the Prophet ﷺ to offer his wives a choice, he told Aisha she need not hurry to reply until she had consulted whom?
1. Her parents
2. Her brother
3. Her uncle
4. Her sister
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Answer: Her parents
The Prophet ﷺ told Aisha she need not hurry to give her reply until she had consulted her parents.

فأنزلت آية التخيير فبدأ بي أول امرأة فقال إني ذاكر لك أمرا ولا عليك أن لا تعجلي حتى تستأمري أبويك قالت قد أعلم أن أبوي لم يكونا يأمراني بفراقك ثم قال إن
`Aisha said, 'When the Divine revelation of Choice was revealed, the Prophet (ﷺ) started with me, saying to me, 'I am telling you something, but you need not hurry to give the reply till you can consult your parents." `Aisha knew that her parents would not advise her to part with the Prophet (ﷺ) .Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 2468 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
When Zaynab bint Jahsh's waiting period (iddah) was over, the Prophet ﷺ sent a man to mention him to her. Who went to her?
1. Bilal
2. Zayd
3. Usamah
4. Anas
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Answer: Zayd
The Prophet ﷺ told Zayd to mention him to Zaynab, and Zayd went to her.

لما انقضت عدة زينب، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لزيد: «فاذكرها علي»، قال: فانطلق زيد حتى أتاها وهي تخمر عجينها، قال: فلما
Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reported:When the 'Iddah of Zainab was over, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Zaid to make a mention to her about him. Zaid went on until he came to her and she was fermenting her flour.Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 1428b · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Anas recalled a journey in which the Prophet ﷺ had his wife Safiyyah riding behind him on his she-camel. What happened to the camel on the way?
1. It stumbled
2. It shied and bolted
3. It knelt down and would not rise
4. It went lame
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Answer: It stumbled
The she-camel stumbled, and the Prophet ﷺ and Safiyyah both fell.

صفية مردفها على راحلته فلما كانوا ببعض الطريق عثرت الناقة فصرع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والمرأة وأن أبا طلحة قال أحسب اقتحم عن
Narrated Anas bin Malik:That he and Abu Talha were coming in the company of the Prophet (towards Medina), while Safiya (the Prophet's wife) was riding behind him on his she-camel. After they had covered a portion of the way suddenly the foot of the she-camel slipped and both the Prophet (ﷺ) and the woman (i.e., his wife, Safiya) fell down.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6185 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
After the Hajj, the Prophet ﷺ saw his wife Safiyyah sad because her period had started. Where was she standing?
1. At the gate of the mosque
2. Beside the well of Zamzam
3. On the road to Mina
4. At the entrance of her tent
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Answer: At the entrance of her tent
The Prophet ﷺ saw Safiyyah standing at the entrance of her tent, depressed and sad.

أراد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن ينفر فرأى صفية على باب خبائها كئيبة حزينة لأنها
Narrated `Aisha:The Prophet (ﷺ) intended to return home after the performance of the Hajj, and he saw Safiya standing at the entrance of her tent, depressed and sad because she got her menses.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6157 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Umm Habibah, a wife of the Prophet ﷺ, asked him to marry her sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan. What did he say about it?
1. It is allowed, but he does not wish to
2. Only with her father's permission
3. It is not lawful for him
4. Not yet, but perhaps later
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Answer: It is not lawful for him
The Prophet ﷺ answered that marrying her sister was not lawful for him.

زينب بنت أبي سلمة أخبرته أن أم حبيبة بنت أبي سفيان أخبرتها أنها قالت يا رسول الله انكح أختي بنت أبي سفيان فقال أو تحبين ذلك فقلت نعم لست لك بمخلية وأحب من شاركني في خير أختي فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إن ذلك لا يحل لي
Narrated Um Habiba:(daughter of Abu Sufyan) I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Marry my sister. the daughter of Abu Sufyan." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do you like that?" I replied, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife and I like that my sister should share the good with me." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "But that is not lawful for me."Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5101 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
In the house of Maymunah, a roasted mastigure was served to the Prophet ﷺ. From which region had her sister Hufaidah bint al-Harith brought it?
1. Yemen
2. Khaybar
3. Ta'if
4. Najd
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Answer: Najd
Maymunah's sister Hufaidah bint al-Harith had brought the roasted mastigure from Najd.

أخبره أن خالد بن الوليد الذي يقال له سيف الله أخبره أنه دخل مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على ميمونة وهي خالته وخالة بن عباس فوجد عندها ضبا محنوذا قدمت به أختها حفيدة بنت الحارث من نجد فقدمت
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid:That he went with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to the house of Maimuna, who was his and Ibn `Abbas' aunt. He found with her a roasted mastigure which her sister Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5391 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Safiyyah bint Huyayy, a wife of the Prophet ﷺ, visited him while he was in i'tikaf in the mosque. At what time of the year was this?
1. The first ten nights of Ramadan
2. The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah
3. The middle of Sha'ban
4. The last ten nights of Ramadan
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Answer: The last ten nights of Ramadan
Safiyyah reported that she came to visit the Prophet ﷺ in the mosque during the last ten nights of Ramadan, while he was in i'tikaf.

عليه وسلم تزوره وهو معتكف في المسجد في العشر الغوابر من رمضان فتحدثت عنده ساعة من العشاء ثم قامت تنقلب فقام معها النبي صلى
Narrated Safiya bint Huyai:The wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) that she went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was in I`tikaf (staying in the mosque) during the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6219 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
'Aishah reported that the Prophet ﷺ called one of his daughters and spoke to her privately, twice. Which daughter was it?
1. Zaynab
2. Ruqayyah
3. Fatimah
4. Umm Kulthum
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Answer: Fatimah
'Aishah reported that the Prophet ﷺ called his daughter Fatimah and spoke to her privately.

رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم «دعا فاطمة ابنته فسارها فبكت، ثم سارها فضحكت» فقالت عائشة:
A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called his daughter Fatima (during his last illness).Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 2450a · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Ali asked for the hand of Abu Jahl's daughter. Fatimah heard of it and went to the Prophet ﷺ, who then stood up and spoke. What did Ali do afterwards?
1. He postponed the engagement
2. He sent Abu Bakr to intercede
3. He gave up the engagement
4. He consulted his family
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Answer: He gave up the engagement
After the Prophet's ﷺ words, Ali gave up that engagement.

المسور بن مخرمة قال إن عليا خطب بنت أبي جهل فسمعت بذلك فاطمة فأتت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت يزعم قومك أنك لا تغضب لبناتك وهذا علي ناكح بنت أبي جهل فقام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فسمعته حين تشهد يقول أما بعد أنكحت أبا العاص بن الربيع فحدثني وصدقني وإن فاطمة بضعة مني وإني أكره أن يسوءها والله لا تجتمع بنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وبنت عدو الله عند رجل واحد فترك علي الخطبة
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:`Ali demanded the hand of the daughter of Abu Jahl. Fatima heard of this and went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Your people think that you do not become angry for the sake of your daughters as `Ali is now going to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl. "On that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up and after his recitation of Tashah-hud. I heard him saying, "Then after! I married one of my daughters to Abu Al-`As bin Al- Rabi` (the husband of Zainab, the daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) before Islam and he proved truthful in whatever he said to me. No doubt, Fatima is a part of me, I hate to see her being troubled. By Allah, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the daughter of Allah's Enemy cannot be the wives of one man." So `Ali gave up that engagement.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3729 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Anas said the Prophet's ﷺ infant son Ibrahim was sent away to be nursed. Where was he sent?
1. Mecca
2. The outskirts of Medina
3. Khaybar
4. Ta'if
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Answer: The outskirts of Medina
Anas reported that Ibrahim was sent to the outskirts of Medina to be nursed.

الله صلى الله عليه وسلم»، قال: «كان إبراهيم مسترضعا له في عوالي المدينة، فكان ينطلق ونحن
Anas b. Malik reported:I have never seen anyone more kind to one's family than Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and Ibrahim was sent to the suburb of Medina for suckling.Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui, Sahih Muslim, as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih Muslim 2316 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
Abu Huraira was with the Prophet ﷺ in a market of Medina when the Prophet ﷺ called for al-Hasan ibn Ali. As al-Hasan walked toward him, what was around his neck?
1. A necklace
2. A woolen scarf
3. A silver chain
4. A black cloth
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Answer: A necklace
Al-Hasan came walking with a necklace around his neck.

كنت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في سوق من أسواق المدينة فانصرف فانصرفت فقال أين لكع ثلاثا ادع الحسن بن علي فقام الحسن بن علي يمشي وفي عنقه السخاب فقال
Narrated Abu Huraira:I was with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in one of the Markets of Medina. He left (the market) and so did I. Then he asked thrice, "Where is the small (child)?" Then he said, "Call Al-Hasan bin `Ali." So Al-Hasan bin `Ali got up and started walking with a necklace (of beads) around his neck.Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5884 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)
A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ sent for him because her child was dying. When the child was brought to him, his eyes shed tears, and a man with him asked what this was. What did the Prophet ﷺ say it was?
1. Mercy
2. Love
3. Grief
4. Gratitude
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Answer: Mercy
He said: "It is mercy which Allah has lodged in the hearts of His slaves, and Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful."

أرسلت ابنة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إليه إن ابنا لي قبض فائتنا فأرسل يقريء السلام ويقول إن لله ما أخذ وله ما أعطى وكل عنده بأجل مسمى فلتصبر ولتحتسب فأرسلت إليه تقسم عليه ليأتينها فقام ومعه سعد بن عبادة ومعاذ بن جبل وأبي بن كعب وزيد بن ثابت ورجال فرفع إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الصبي ونفسه تتقعقع قال حسبته أنه قال كأنها شن ففاضت عيناه فقال سعد يا رسول الله ما هذا فقال هذه رحمة جعلها الله في قلوب عباده وإنما يرحم الله من عباده الرحماء
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:The daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) sent (a messenger) to the Prophet (ﷺ) requesting him to come as her child was dying (or was gasping), but the Prophet (ﷺ) returned the messenger and told him to convey his greeting to her and say: "Whatever Allah takes is for Him and whatever He gives, is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world) and so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward." She again sent for him, swearing that he should come. The Prophet (ﷺ) got up, and so did Sa`d bin 'Ubada, Mu`adh bin Jabal, Ubai bin Ka`b, Zaid bin Thabit and some other men. The child was brought to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while his breath was disturbed in his chest (the sub-narrator thinks that Usama added: ) as if it was a leather water-skin. On that the eyes of the Prophet (ﷺ) started shedding tears. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is this?" He replied, "It is mercy which Allah has lodged in the hearts of His slaves, and Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others)Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Sahih al-Bukhari (Darussalam), as published on sunnah.com.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1284 · Grade: Sahih (authentic)

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