Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 1478
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4693 - : وَ بُشِّرَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِابْنَةٍ فَنَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَرَأَى اَلْكَرَاهَةَ فِيهِمْ فَقَالَ "مَا لَكُمْ رَيْحَانَةٌ أَشَمُّهَا وَ رِزْقُهَا عَلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ" وَ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَبَا بَنَاتٍ.
Hadith.4693 - The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was given the glad tidings of a daughter. He (sw) looked at the faces of his companions and saw displeasure in them. He (sw) said: "What is the matter with you? She is a sweet flower (rayḥanah) that I smell, and her sustenance is upon Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic." And Prophet (as) was a father of daughters.
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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