Sahih al-Bukhari 5999

Hadith text

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:Some Sabi (i.e. war prisoners, children and woman only) were brought before the Prophet (ﷺ) and behold, a woman amongst them was milking her breasts to feed and whenever she found a child amongst the captives, she took it over her chest and nursed it (she had lost her child but later she found him) the Prophet said to us, "Do you think that this lady can throw her son in the fire?" We replied, "No, if she has the power not to throw it (in the fire)." The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this lady to her son

Umar bin Al-Khattab bataate hain: Kuch Sabi (yaani jang ke qaidi, bachche aur auraten) Nabi (SAW) ke saamne laaye gaye, aur dekha to unmein ek aurat apna doodh apne haathon se nikaal rahi thi bachche ko pilaane ke liye, aur jab bhi use qaidiyon mein koi bachcha milta, wo use apni chhaati se lagaakar doodh pilaati (usne apna bachcha kho diya tha magar baad mein use paaya). Nabi (SAW) ne humse kaha, 'Kya tumhein lagta hai ye khaatoon apne bete ko aag mein phenk sakti hai?' Humne jawab diya, 'Nahi, agar uske paas usse na phenkne ki taaqat hai.' Nabi (SAW) ne phir kaha, 'Allah apne bandon par is khaatoon se bhi zyaada meherbaan hai jitna wo apne bete par hai.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5999 · Book 78, Hadith 30