"When the Prophet of Allah sat, some of his Companions would sit with him. Among them was a man who had a little son who used to come to him from behind, and he would make him sit in front of him. He (the child) died, and the man stopped attending the circle because it reminded him of his son, and made him feel sad. The Prophet missed him and said: 'Why do I not see so-and-so?' They said: O Messenger of Allah, his son whom you saw has died.' The Prophet met him and asked him about his son, and he told him that he had died. He offered his condolences and said: 'O son-and-so, which would you like better, to enjoy his company all you life, or to come to any of the gates of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection, and find that he arrived there before you, and he is opening the gate for you?' he said: 'O Prophet of Allah! For him to get to the gate of Paradise before me and open it for me is dearer to me.' He said: 'You will have that."'  

كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ يَجْلِسُ إِلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ لَهُ ابْنٌ صَغِيرٌ يَأْتِيهِ مِنْ خَلْفِ ظَهْرِهِ فَيُقْعِدُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَهَلَكَ فَامْتَنَعَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ الْحَلْقَةَ لِذِكْرِ ابْنِهِ فَحَزِنَ عَلَيْهِ فَفَقَدَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا لِي لاَ أَرَى فُلاَنًا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بُنَيَّهُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ هَلَكَ فَلَقِيَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ بُنَيِّهِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ هَلَكَ فَعَزَّاهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا فُلاَنُ أَيُّمَا كَانَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ عُمْرَكَ أَوْ لاَ تَأْتِي غَدًا إِلَى بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلاَّ وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ سَبَقَكَ إِلَيْهِ يَفْتَحُهُ لَكَ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ بَلْ يَسْبِقُنِي إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَفْتَحُهَا لِي لَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ قَالَ فَذَاكَ لَكَ  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to sit with a group of his companions, among whom was a man with a young son. The son would come and sit next to the Prophet from behind him until the boy passed away. The man refrained from attending the gathering to remember Allah and would grieve over his son's death, so the Prophet asked, "Why don't I see so-and-so?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah, his son whom you saw has passed away, and that is why he refrained from coming to the gathering." The Prophet met the man and asked him about his son. After being informed that the boy had passed away, the Prophet consoled him. Then he asked the man, "Which would you prefer: to enjoy his company in your lifetime or for you to enter through one of the gates of Paradise tomorrow and find him waiting for you, opening it for you?" The man replied, "O Prophet of Allah, instead, let him precede me to the gates of Paradise and open them for me. That would be more beloved to me." The Prophet said, "So be it." Then a man from the Ansar (the people of Madinah who supported the Prophet after his migration from Makkah) stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, may Allah make me your ransom, is this privilege only for him specifically, or is it for those who have lost their children among the Muslims?" The Prophet replied, "Rather, it is for every Muslim who loses a child."  

كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ جَلَسَ إِلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ لَهُ ابْنٌ صَغِيرٌ يَأْتِيَهِ مِنْ خَلْفِ ظَهْرِهِ يَقْعُدُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى أَنْ هَلَكَ الصَّبِيُّ فَامْتَنَعَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ الْحَلْقَةَ يَذْكُرُ اللهَ وَيَحْزَنُ عَلَيْهِ فَفَقَدَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا لِي لَا أَرَى فُلَانًا؟» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بُنَيُّهُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ هَلَكَ فَمَنَعَهُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ حُضُورِ الْحَلْقَةِ فَلَقِيَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ هَلَكَ فَعَزَّاهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا فُلَانُ أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تَتَمَتَّعَ بِهِ عُمُرَكَ أَوْ لَا تَأْتِي غَدًا بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ سَبَقَكَ إِلَيْهِ يَفْتَحُ لَكَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ بَلْ يَسْبِقُنِي إِلَى أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَفْتَحُهَا لِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ قَالَ «فَذَلِكَ لَكَ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاكَ هَذَا لِفُلَانٍ خَاصَّةً أَوْ لِمَنْ هَلَكَ لَهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَرَطٌ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ كُلُّ مَنْ هَلَكَ لَهُ فَرَطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ»