Hadith on Children: His daughters are a shield from Hellfire

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever has three daughters and he is patient with them, he provides food and drink for them, and he clothes them, they will be his shield from the Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3669

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ بَنَاتٍ فَصَبَرَ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَأَطْعَمَهُنَّ وَسَقَاهُنَّ وَكَسَاهُنَّ مِنْ جِدَتِهِ كُنَّ لَهُ حِجَابًا مِنْ النَّارِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَة

3669 سنن ابن ماجه كتب الأدب من كان له ثلاث بنات فصبر عليهن

6488 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

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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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