Hadith 2827

Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: "During a military expedition, the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by some people and asked, 'Who are these?' They replied, 'We are Muslims.' A woman was kindling her oven with her child beside her. When the flames rose, she moved him away. She approached the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked, 'Are you the Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Yes.' She said, 'By my father and mother, is Allah not the Most Merciful of the merciful?' He said, 'Yes.' She said, 'Is a mother not more merciful to her child than Allah is to His servants?' He said, 'Yes.' She said, 'A mother would never throw her child into the Fire.' The Prophet (ﷺ) bowed his head and wept, then raised it and said, 'Allah only punishes the defiant rebel who rejects Him and refuses to say, "There is no god but Allah."'"