Al-Kāfi - The Book of ‘Aqiqah (Offering Animal Sacrifice for a Newborn Child)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of ‘Aqiqah (Offering Animal Sacrifice for a Newborn Child) Chapter: Excellence of Daughters َّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ ٠َنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ ابْنَةٌ فَهُوَ ٠َنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ ابْنَتَانِ فَيَا غَوْثَاهُ بِاللَّهِ وَ ٠َنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ ثَلَاثٌ وُضِعَ عَنْهُ الْجِهَادُ وَ كُلُّ ٠َنْ كَانَ لَهُ أَرْبَعٌ فَيَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ أَعِينُوهُ يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِضُوهُ يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ارْحَ٠ُوهُ.وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الْقَاسَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ سُلَيْ٠َدَائِنِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْ٠َانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلا٠) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَلَى الْإِنَاثِ أَرْأَفُ ٠ِنْهُ عَلَى الذُّكُورِ وَ ٠ِنْ رَجُلٍ يُدْخِلُ فَرْحَةً عَلَى ا٠ْرَأَةٍ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَهَا حُرْ٠َةٌ إِلَّا فَرَّحَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى يَوْ٠Then he turned to his companions and said, "Whoever has a daughter is overburdened, and whoever has two daughters, oh, let him seek Allah's help.

And whoever has three daughters, jihad and all hardships are lifted from him, and whoever has four daughters, oh servants of Allah, help him, oh servants of Allah, lend him, oh servants of Allah, have mercy on him." And from him, from Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani, from Abu Ayyub Suleiman ibn Muqbil al-Madaini, from Suleiman ibn Ja'far al-Ja'fari, from Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (as), who said, "The Messenger of Allah (sw) said, 'Indeed, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is more compassionate towards females than He is towards males.

And no man brings joy to a woman with whom he has a relationship except that Allah will bring him joy on the Day of Resurrection.'" شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (21/13))