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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever is afflicted with children, whether they number two or three, who have not yet reached the age of puberty, then he should consider them as a protection for himself against the Hellfire."  

البيهقي:٧١٣٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْعَلَوِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو طَاهِرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمُحَمَّدَ آبَادِيُّ ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ ثنا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أُصِيبَ لَهُ وَلَدَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحِنْثَ فَاحْتَسَبَهُمْ كَانُوا لَهُ سِتْرًا مِنَ النَّارِ  

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السيوطي:٢٠٥٩٨a –

"مَنْ أُصِيبَ لَهُ وَلَدَان أَوْ ثَلاثَة لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الحِنْثَ فَاحْتَسَبهم كانُوا لَهُ سِتْرًا مِن النَّار".  

[ق] البيهقى في السنن عن أَبي هريرة