Ibn Umar on Daughters: You want your daughters to die?

Al-Bukhari reported: A man in the presence of Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said he wished that his daughters would die. Ibn Umar became angry and he said, “While you are providing for them?”

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 82

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنِ البخاري عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَجُلا كَانَ عِنْدَهُ وَلَهُ بَنَاتٌ فَتَمَنَّى مَوْتَهُنَّ فَغَضِبَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ تَرْزُقُهُنَّ

82 الأدب المفرد للبخاري

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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