Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ فِي تَفْسِيرِ شَيْبَانَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ الرُّبَيِّعِ أَتَتْ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهِيَ أُمُّ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ سُرَاقَةَ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَلَا تُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْ حَارِثَةَ وَكَانَ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَصَابَهُ سَهْمٌ غَرْبٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ صَبَرْتُ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ أَجْتَهِدُ عَلَيْهِ الْبُكَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّ حَارِثَةَ إِنَّهَا جِنَانٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ ابْنَكِ أَصَابَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَالْفِرْدَوْسُ رَبْوَةُ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَوْسَطُهَا وَأَفْضَلُهَا.
English Translation
Husayn told us, in the exegesis of Shayban, from Qatadah: Anas ibn Malik told us that al-Rubayyi' — she being the mother of Haritha ibn Suraqah — came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "O Prophet of God, will you not tell me about Haritha?" He had been killed on the day of Badr, struck by a stray arrow. "If he is in Paradise I will be patient, but if it is otherwise I will strive hard in weeping for him." He said: "O Umm Haritha, they are gardens within Paradise, and your son has attained the highest Firdaws." Qatadah said: Firdaws is the elevated part of Paradise, its middle and its best part.