Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ أَرْسَلَتْ ابْنَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ ابْنِي يُقْبَضُ فَأْتِنَا فَأَرْسَلَ بِإِقْرَاءِ السَّلَامِ وَيَقُولُ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلِلَّهِ مَا أَعْطَى وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ قَالَ فَقَامَ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ الصَّبِيَّ وَنَفْسُهُ تَقَعْقَعُ قَالَ فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا قَالَ هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِ عِبَادِهِ وَإِنَّمَا يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الرُّحَمَاءَ.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq told us, Sufyan informed us, from Asim, from Abu Uthman al-Nahdi, from Usamah ibn Zayd, who said: A daughter of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent word: My son is dying, so come to us. He sent back a greeting of peace, saying: To Allah belongs what He takes, and to Allah belongs what He gives, and everything with Him has an appointed term. He said: She sent to him again, adjuring him that he must come. He got up, and we got up with him - Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, and Sa'd ibn Ubadah. He took the child, whose breath was rattling, and his eyes shed tears. Sa'd said: O Messenger of Allah, what is this? He said: This is a mercy which Allah has placed in the hearts of His servants, and Allah shows mercy only to the merciful among His servants.