A man used to come to the Prophet ﷺ accompanied by his young son. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Do you love him?"The man replied, "Messenger of Allah, may Allah love you as I love him."Later the Prophet ﷺ missed the boy and asked, "What happened to the son of so-and-so?"They said, "Messenger of Allah, he has died."The Prophet ﷺ said to the boy's father, "Would it not please you that you should not come to any of the gates of Paradise without finding him there waiting for you?"The man asked, "Messenger of Allah, is this for him alone, or for all of us?"He replied, "Rather, it is for all of you."
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أن رجلا كان يأتي النبي ﷺ ومعه ابن له فقال له النبي ﷺ أتحبه فقال يا رسول الله أحبك الله كما أحبه ففقده النبي ﷺ فقال لي ما فعل ابن فلان قالوا يا رسول الله مات فقال النبي ﷺ لأبيه أما تحب أن لا تأتي بابا من أبواب الجنة إلا وجدته ينتظرك فقال الرجل يا رسول الله أله خاصة أم لكلنا قال بل لكلكم