I shall do so till a stillborn remains at the gate of Paradise refusing to enter...

I shall do so till a stillborn remains at the gate of Paradise refusing to enter, so he is told to enter, but he says, 'No, not till my parents enter.' He thus seeks intercession for them, whereupon they shall all enter Paradise." Sahl son of the Hanzali woman, who was childless and one of those who had sworn allegiance to the Prophet (ص) under the tree, is quoted as having said, "If a son is born for me in Islam [who dies a stillborn], so I hope for compensation from Allah, is dearer to my heart than I have as my possession the whole world and everything in it."[^15] Ubadah ibn al-Samit is quoted as having said that the Messenger of Allah (ص) had said, "A childbed woman is dragged by her son on the Judgment Day with his own naval cords into Paradise [the child died before getting the chance to cut the naval cord]."[^16] Amr ibn Shu`ayb quotes his father quoting his grandfather saying that the Messenger of Allah (ص) had said, "Whoever offers one son from his loins, who is yet to reach adolescence, it will be better for him than a hundred sons who survive him, all performing jihad in the cause of Allah who never are calmed till Judgment Day." Al-Hassan has said that the Messenger of Allah (ص) said, "If I offer a stillborn, it is better for me than leaving behind a hundred knights, all fighting in the cause of Allah."[^17] The Prophet (ص) is also quoted as having said, "Stillborns will be told on the Judgment Day to enter Paradise, whereupon they will say, 'Lord!

Not till our parents enter!' They will thus refuse to enter. It is then that the Almighty, Exalted and Great is He, shall say, 'Why do I see you hesitating? Enter Paradise.' They will say, 'Lord! Our parents!' The Almighty will then say, 'Enter Paradise, you and your parents.'"[^18] Ubaid ibn Umayr al-Laithi is quoted as having said, "On the Judgment Day, the sons of the Muslims will come out of Paradise holding drinks in their hands.

People will beg them to give them of it to drink, but they will shout out: 'Our parents! [Where are] our parents?!' so much so that even the stillborn will remain at the gate of Paradise too reluctant to enter saying, 'I shall not enter till my parents enter.'"[^19] Anas ibn Malik is quoted as having cited the Messenger of Allah (ص) saying,…