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tirmidhi:1021 – Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Abū Sinān

"I buried my son Sinan and Abu Talhah Al-Khawlani was sitting on the rim of the grave. When I wanted to leave he took me by my hand and said: 'Shall I not inform you of some good new O Abu Sinan!' I said: 'Of course.' He said: 'Ad-Dahhak bin Abdur-Rahman bin Arzab narrated to me, from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'When a child of the slave (of Allah) died, Allah says to the angels: "Have you taken the fruits of his work." They reply: "Yes." So He says: "What did My slave say?" They reply: "He praised you and mentioned that to You is the return." So Allah says: "Build a house in Paradise for My slave, and name it 'the house of praise.'"  

Abū ʿĪsá said that this Ḥadīth is Ḥasan-Gharīb.
الترمذي:١٠٢١ – حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ قَالَ

دَفَنْتُ ابْنِي سِنَانًا وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ جَالِسٌ عَلَى شَفِيرِ الْقَبْرِ فَلَمَّا أَرَدْتُ الْخُرُوجَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ أَلاَ أُبَشِّرُكَ يَا أَبَا سِنَانٍ قُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَرْزَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا مَاتَ وَلَدُ الْعَبْدِ قَالَ اللَّهُ لِمَلاَئِكَتِهِ قَبَضْتُمْ وَلَدَ عَبْدِي فَيَقُولُونَ نَعَمْ فَيَقُولُ قَبَضْتُمْ ثَمَرَةَ فُؤَادِهِ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعَمْ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَا قَالَ عَبْدِي فَيَقُولُونَ حَمِدَكَ وَاسْتَرْجَعَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ ابْنُوا لِعَبْدِي بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَسَمُّوهُ بَيْتَ الْحَمْدِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ

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ahmad:19725 – Yaḥyá b. Isḥāq / al-Sālaḥīnī > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Abū Sinān

[Machine] "I buried my son and I was in the grave when Abu Talhah took my hand and brought me out and said, 'Shall I give you glad tidings?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Ad-Dahhak bin Abdur-Rahman narrated to me from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah, the Most High, says: O Angel of Death! You have taken the soul of My servant and have taken the apple of his eye and the fruit of his heart.' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What did He say?' He said: 'He praised You and asked You to bring him back.' He said: 'Build for him a house in Paradise and name it 'Bayt Al-Hamd (House of Praise).'  

أحمد:١٩٧٢٥ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْنِي السَّالَحِينِيَّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ قَالَ

دَفَنْتُ ابْنًا لِي وَإِنِّي لَفِي الْقَبْرِ إِذْ أَخَذَ بِيَدَيَّ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فَأَخْرَجَنِي فَقَالَ أَلَا أُبَشِّرُكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَاللهُ تَعَالَى يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ قَبَضْتَ وَلَدَ عَبْدِي قَبَضْتَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنِهِ وَثَمَرَةَ فُؤَادِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا قَالَ؟ قَالَ حَمِدَكَ وَاسْتَرْجَعَ قَالَ ابْنُوا لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَسَمُّوهُ بَيْتَ الْحَمْدِ  

ذِكْرُ بِنَاءِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا بَيْتَ الْحَمْدِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، لِمَنِ اسْتَرْجَعَ وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ فَقْدِ وَلَدِهِ

ibnhibban:2948 – Aḥmad b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAbd al-Jabbār al-Ṣūfī > Abū Naṣr al-Tammār > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Abū Sinān

[Machine] I buried my son, and with me was Abu Talhah Al-Khawlani, on the edge of the grave. When I intended to leave, he took my hand and brought me out and said, "Shall I not give you glad tidings?" Al-Dhahak ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Arzab narrated to me from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the child of a believer dies, Allah says to the angels, 'Have you taken the child of My servant?' They say, 'Yes.'"  

ابن حبّان:٢٩٤٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الصُّوفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ التَّمَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ قَالَ

دَفَنْتُ ابْنِي وَمَعِي أَبُو طَلْحَةَ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ عَلَى شَفِيرِ الْقَبْرِ فَلَمَّا أَرَدْتُ الْخُرُوجَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَخْرَجَنِي وَقَالَ أَلَا أُبَشِّرُكَ؟ حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَرْزَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا مَاتَ وَلَدُ الْعَبْدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ قَالَ اللَّهُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ قَبَضْتُمْ وَلَدَ عَبْدِي؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ  

bayhaqi:7146 – Abū Bakr b. Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Abū Sinān

[Machine] I buried my son Sinan and Abu Talhah Al-Khawlani was sitting on the edge of the grave. He said, "Al-Dhahak ibn Abd al-Rahman told me that Abu Musa said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, When Allah takes the soul of His servant, He asks His angels, What did my servant say?' They say, 'He praised You and sought forgiveness from You.' Allah says, 'Build for him a house in Jannah and name it the House of Praise.'"  

البيهقي:٧١٤٦ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ قَالَ

دَفَنْتُ ابْنِي سِنَانًا وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ جَالِسٌ عَلَى شَفِيرِ الْقَبْرِ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَبَضَ اللهُ ابْنَ الْعَبْدِ قَالَ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ مَا قَالَ عَبْدِي؟ قَالُوا حَمِدَكَ وَاسْتَرْجَعَ قَالَ ابْنُوا لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَسَمُّوهُ بَيْتَ الْحَمْدِ