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[Machine] There was a man from the Ansar who was with the Prophet ﷺ , and he had a young boy with him. He began to hug his child. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you feel compassion for him?" He replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then Allah has more compassion for you than you have for him, and He is the most compassionate of those who show compassion."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٦٦٤أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مَرْوَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ صَبِيٌّ لَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَضُمُّ صَبِيَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَتَرْحَمُهُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «فَاللهُ أَرْحَمُ بِكَ مِنْكَ بِهِ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ» اللَّفْظُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللهِ