952/1 - Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Any Muslim who loses to death three children who have not yet reached puberty will be admitted by Allah into Paradise because of his being merciful to them.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
953/2 - Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Any Muslim who loses three of his children to death will not be touched by the Hellfire except in fulfillment of the (Qur’anic) oath.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
The fulfillment of the oath refers to the verse that says: {And there is none of you except he will come to it} [Maryam: 71] Coming to it in the verse refers to the passing on the Sirāt, i.e. the bridge above Hellfire. May Allah save us from it!
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1) Young children are shown mercy by their parents. So, if a person’s young children die and he endures that patiently and expects the divine reward, they will shield him from Hellfire.
2) The coming of people to Hellfire is true and inevitable. However, the believers will only pass on the Sirāt, without being subject to any torture.
3) The believers will enter Paradise by the grace and mercy of Allah Almighty, and none will enter it on account of their deeds.
954/3 - Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah, men have taken the biggest share of your company. So, kindly allocate a day to us to come to you, so you would teach us from what Allah has taught you.” He said: “Assemble on such-and-such day.” They assembled, and the Prophet came to them and taught them from what Allah had taught him; he then said: “No woman among you loses three of her children to death except that they will screen her from Hellfire.” A woman said: “What about two?” Thereupon, he said: “Even if they are two.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
1) It is legitimate for women to gather and attend a class of knowledge to gain deep understanding of the religion. Indeed, they are the counterparts of men.
2) It is permissible for a man to teach a group of women, if no temptation is feared.
3) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was modest and merciful towards all the believers. Hence, he allocated a special gathering for teaching women. Anyone who is adherent of the Sunnah will follow the Prophet’s example in dealing with people.