Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Chapter 5

كتاب

Looking after
children

Adab Al-Mufrad 5.1
'A'isha said, "Abu Bakr said, 'By Allah, there is no man on the face
of the earth that I love better than 'Umar.' Then he went out and came back
and said, 'How did I swear, daughter?' I told him what he had said. Then
he said, 'He is dearer to me although one's child is closer (to one's heart).'"

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ قَالَ‏:‏ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ‏:‏ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَوْمًا‏:‏ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ رَجُلٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ عُمَرَ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ‏:‏ كَيْفَ حَلَفْتُ أَيْ بُنَيَّةُ‏؟‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ، فَقَالَ‏:‏ أَعَزُّ عَلَيَّ، وَالْوَلَدُ أَلْوَطُ‏.‏

Adab Al-Mufrad 5.2
Ibn Abi Nu'm said, "I was with Ibn 'Umar when a man asked him about the
blood of gnats. He asked, 'Where are you from?' 'From the people of Iraq,'
he replied. He said, 'Look at this man! He asks about the blood of gnats
when they murdered the grandson of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace! I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
say, 'They are my sweet basil in this world.'"

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نُعْمٍ قَالَ‏:‏ كُنْتُ شَاهِدًا ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِذْ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنْ دَمِ الْبَعُوضَةِ‏؟‏ فَقَالَ‏:‏ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ‏؟‏ فَقَالَ‏:‏ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ، فَقَالَ‏:‏ انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا، يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ دَمِ الْبَعُوضَةِ، وَقَدْ قَتَلُوا ابْنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ‏:‏ هُمَا رَيْحَانَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا‏.‏

Adab Al-Mufrad 5.3
Al-Bara' said, "I saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, when al-Hasan was on his shoulder. He was saying, 'O Allah, I love
him, so love him.'"

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَقُولُ‏:‏ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالْحَسَنُ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ‏:‏ اللَّهُمَّ، إِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ فَأَحِبَّهُ‏.‏

Adab Al-Mufrad 5.4
Jubayr ibn Nufayr said, "One day we were sitting when al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad
when a man passed us. The man said, 'Blessing be to those two eyes which
saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. By Allah,
I wish that I had seen what you have seen and witnessed what you have witnessed!'
This angered al-Miqdad and that surprised me as the man had said nothing
but good things. Then he turned to them and said, 'What made the man desire
to summon back what Allah has taken away? Does he not realise what his situation
would be if he had seen him? By Allah, if certain people had been with the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, Allah would
have thrown them on their faces into Hellfire since they would neither have
answered nor confirmed him? Do you not praise Allah Almighty since He brought
you forth and you only know your Lord and confirm what your Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, brought? You see enough affliction in
other people. By Allah, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, was sent in the harshest state in which any Prophet was ever sent
  • in a gap (in the line of prophethood) and the time of Ignorance. They
    did not believe that the deen was better than worshipping idols. He brought
    the Discrimination by which it is possible to discriminate between the true
    and false, and which can part a father from his child. Then a man will think
    of his father, child or brother as an unbeliever. Allah has loosened the
    locks of his heart by faith and he knows that the other person will be destroyed
    in the Fire. Therefore his eye is not cool since he knows that the one he
    loves will be in the Fire. It is what Allah says, "Those who say, 'Our
    Lord, give us joy in our wives and children." (25:
    • 74)'"

    حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ‏:‏ جَلَسْنَا إِلَى الْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ يَوْمًا، فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ‏:‏ طُوبَى لِهَاتَيْنِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ رَأَتَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْنَا أَنَّا رَأَيْنَا مَا رَأَيْتَ، وَشَهِدْنَا مَا شَهِدْتَ‏.‏ فَاسْتُغْضِبَ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَعْجَبُ، مَا قَالَ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ‏:‏ مَا يَحْمِلُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى أَنْ يَتَمَنَّى مُحْضَرًا غَيَّبَهُ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ‏؟‏ لاَ يَدْرِي لَوْ شَهِدَهُ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ فِيهِ‏؟‏ وَاللَّهِ، لَقَدْ حَضَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَقْوَامٌ كَبَّهُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنَاخِرِهِمْ فِي جَهَنَّمَ، لَمْ يُجِيبُوهُ وَلَمْ يُصَدِّقُوهُ، أَوَلاَ تَحْمَدُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذْ أَخْرَجَكُمْ لاَ تَعْرِفُونَ إِلاَّ رَبَّكُمْ، فَتُصَدِّقُونَ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ نَبِيُّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قَدْ كُفِيتُمُ الْبَلاَءَ بِغَيْرِكُمْ، وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى أَشَدِّ حَالٍ بُعِثَ عَلَيْهَا نَبِيٌّ قَطُّ، فِي فَتْرَةٍ وَجَاهِلِيَّةٍ، مَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّ دِينًا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ الأَوْثَانِ، فَجَاءَ بِفُرْقَانٍ فَرَّقَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَالْبَاطِلِ، وَفَرَّقَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْوَالِدِ وَوَلَدِهِ، حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَيَرَى وَالِدَهُ أَوْ وَلَدَهُ أَوْ أَخَاهُ كَافِرًا، وَقَدْ فَتْحَ اللَّهُ قُفْلَ قَلْبِهِ بِالإِيمَانِ، وَيَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ إِنْ هَلَكَ دَخَلَ النَّارَ، فَلاَ تَقَرُّ عَيْنُهُ، وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ حَبِيبَهُ فِي النَّارِ، وَأنَّهَا لِلَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ‏:‏ ‏{‏وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ‏}‏‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.5
    Anas said, "One day I visited the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
    him peace, and there was only myself, my mother and my aunt, Umm Hiram. When
    he came to us, he asked us, 'Shall I pray with you?' It was not the time
    of an obligatory prayer." One of those listening to the person relating this
    asked, "Where did he put in Anas in relation to him?" The reply was, "He
    put him to his right." The report from Anas continues, "Then he prayed with
    us and made supplication for us, the people of the house, that we would have
    the best of the blessings of this world and the Next. My mother said, 'Messenger
    of Allah, make supplication to Allah for your little servant,' and he asked
    Allah to grant me every blessing. At the end of his supplication, he said,
    'O Allah, grant him a lot of money and many children and bless him!'"

    حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ‏:‏ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا، وَمَا هُوَ إِلاَّ أَنَا وَأُمِّي وَأُمُّ حَرَامٍ خَالَتِي، إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ لَنَا‏:‏ أَلاَ أُصَلِّي بِكُمْ‏؟‏ وَذَاكَ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتِ صَلاَةٍ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ‏:‏ فَأَيْنَ جَعَلَ أَنَسًا مِنْهُ‏؟‏ فَقَالَ‏:‏ جَعَلَهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ‏؟‏ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِنَا، ثُمَّ دَعَا لَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ مِنْ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، فَقَالَتْ أُمِّي‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، خُوَيْدِمُكَ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهُ، فَدَعَا لِي بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ، كَانَ فِي آخِرِ دُعَائِهِ أَنْ قَالَ‏:‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرْ مَالَهُ وَوَلَدَهُ، وَبَارِكْ لَهُ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.6
    Anas ibn Malik said, "A woman came to 'A'isha and 'A'isha gave her three
    dates. She gave each of her two children a date and kept one date for herself.
    The children ate the two dates and then looked at their mother. She took
    her date and split in it two and gave each child half of it. The Prophet,
    may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and 'A'isha told him about
    it. He said, 'Are you surprised at that? Allah will show her mercy because
    of her mercy towards her child.'"

    حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فَضَالَةَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمُزَنِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ‏:‏ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، فَأَعْطَتْهَا عَائِشَةُ ثَلاَثَ تَمَرَاتٍ، فَأَعْطَتْ كُلَّ صَبِيٍّ لَهَا تَمْرَةً، وَأَمْسَكَتْ لِنَفْسِهَا تَمْرَةً، فَأَكَلَ الصِّبْيَانُ التَّمْرَتَيْنِ وَنَظَرَا إِلَى أُمِّهِمَا، فَعَمَدَتْ إِلَى التَّمْرَةِ فَشَقَّتْهَا، فَأَعْطَتْ كُلَّ صَبِيٍّ نِصْفَ تَمْرَةٍ، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَ‏:‏ وَمَا يُعْجِبُكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ‏؟‏ لَقَدْ رَحِمَهَا اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَتِهَا صَبِيَّيْهَا‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.7
    'A'isha said, "A bedouin came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
    grant him peace, and asked, "Do you kiss your children? We do not kiss them.'
    The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Can I put mercy
    in your hearts after Allah has removed it from them?'"

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ‏:‏ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ‏:‏ أَتُقَبِّلُونَ صِبْيَانَكُمْ‏؟‏ فَمَا نُقَبِّلُهُمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ أَوَ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ أَنْ نَزَعَ اللَّهُ مِنْ قَلْبِكَ الرَّحْمَةَ‏؟‏‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.8
    Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
    him peace, kissed Hasan ibn 'Ali while al-Aqra' ibn Habis at-Tamimi was sitting
    with him. Al-Aqra' observed, 'I have ten children and I have never kissed any of
    them.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, looked
    at him and said, 'Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.'"

    حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ قَبَّلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَعِنْدَهُ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسٌ، فَقَالَ الأَقْرَعُ‏:‏ إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ‏:‏ مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُ لا يُرْحَمُ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.9
    Numayr ibn Aws said, "They used to say, 'Correct action is a gift from
    Allah, but adab comes from the parents."

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ نُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ يَقُولُ‏:‏ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ‏:‏ الصَّلاَحُ مِنَ اللهِ، وَالأَدَبُ مِنَ الآبَاءِ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.10
    An-Nu'man ibn Bashir said that his father had carried him to the Messenger
    of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said, 'Messenger of
    Allah, I testify to you that I have given an-Nu'man such-and-such. (It was
    a slave). The Prophet asked, "Have you given each of your children the same"?"
    "No," he replied. He said, "Then testify to someone other than me." Then
    the Prophet asked, "Do you not want to show equal kindness to all of them?"
    "Indeed I do," he replied. He said, "Then do not do it."

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ انْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحْمِلُهُ فَقَالَ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ نَحَلْتُ النُّعْمَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَقَالَ‏:‏ أَكُلَّ وَلَدَكَ نَحَلْتَ‏؟‏ قَالَ‏:‏ لاَ، قَالَ‏:‏ فَأَشْهِدْ غَيْرِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ‏:‏ أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَاءً‏؟‏ قَالَ‏:‏ بَلَى، قَالَ‏:‏ فَلاَ إِذًا‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.11
    Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah has called them the 'dutiful' (al-Abrar) because
    they are dutiful (birr) to their parents and children. Just as you have a
    duty which you owe your parent, so you have a duty which you owe your child."

    حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْوَصَّافِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ‏:‏ إِنَّمَا سَمَّاهُمُ اللَّهُ أَبْرَارًا، لأَنَّهُمْ بَرُّوا الْآبَاءَ وَالأَبْنَاءَ، كَمَا أَنَّ لِوَالِدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا، كَذَلِكَ لِوَلَدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقٌّ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.12
    Abu Sa'id said that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
    'Someone who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.'

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاءِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ لاَ يُرْحَمُ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.13
    Jarir ibn 'Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
    and grant him peace, said, 'Allah will not show mercy to someone who does
    not show mercy to people."

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلامٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، وَأَبِي ظَبْيَانَ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ لاَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُ النَّاسَ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.14
    Same as 97.

    وَعَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ النَّاسَ لا يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.15
    'A'isha said, "Some bedouins came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him
    and grant him peace. One of their men said to him, 'Messenger of Allah, do
    you kiss children? By Allah, we do not kiss them.' The Messenger of Allah,
    may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Can I put mercy in your hearts
    after Allah has removed it from them?'"

    وَعَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ‏:‏ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاسٌ مِنَ الأعْرَابِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَتُقَبِّلُونَ الصِّبْيَانَ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نُقَبِّلُهُمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ أَوَ أَمْلِكُ إِنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَزَعَ مِنْ قَلْبِكَ الرَّحْمَةَ‏؟‏‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.16
    Abu 'Uthman reported that 'Umar wanted to appoint a man as governor.
    The governor said, "I have such-and-such a number of children and I have
    never kissed any of them." 'Umar said, "Allah Almighty will only show mercy
    to the kindest of His slaves."

    حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلاً، فَقَالَ الْعَامِلُ‏:‏ إِنَّ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ الْوَلَدِ، مَا قَبَّلْتُ وَاحِدًا مِنْهُمْ، فَزَعَمَ عُمَرُ، أَوْ قَالَ عُمَرُ‏:‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لاَ يَرْحَمُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِلاَّ أَبَرَّهُمْ‏.‏

    Adab Al-Mufrad 5.17
    Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
    and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty has divided mercy into one hundred
    parts. He kept ninety-nine parts and sent down one part to earth. Because
    of that one single part, creatures are merciful to one another so that even
    the mare will lift its hooves away from its foal so that it does not trample
    on it."

    حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ‏:‏ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الرَّحْمَةَ مِئَةَ جُزْءٍ، فَأَمْسَكَ عِنْدَهُ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ، وَأَنْزَلَ فِي الأَرْضِ جُزْءًا وَاحِدًا، فَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجُزْءِ يَتَرَاحَمُ الْخَلْقُ، حَتَّى تَرْفَعَ الْفَرَسُ حَافِرَهَا عَنْ وَلَدِهَا، خَشْيَةَ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُ‏.‏