The Sufficient (Vol 3) · Hadith 836 (#Ḥadīth #9)

9ـ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله أَوْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيَعْجَبُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ يَمُوتُ وَلَدُهُ وَهُوَ يَحْمَدُ الله فَيَقُولُ يَا مَلاَئِكَتِي عَبْدِي أَخَذْتُ نَفْسَهُ وَهُوَ يَحْمَدُنِي.

9. Ibn abu ‘Umayr has narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hajjaj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah or abu al-Hassan , has said, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, likes a servant whose son dies but he praises Allah. Allah says, “My angels, look to My servant. I took away his soul but he praises and thanks Me.’””

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