A woman came to Ayesha , and Ayesha gave her three dates. She gave each of her two little boys a date and kept one for herself. The boys ate their two dates, then looked at their mother, so she took her own date, split it in two, and gave each boy half.When the Prophet ﷺ arrived, Ayesha told him what had happened. He said, "Why does that surprise you? Allah has shown her mercy because of her mercy toward her two little boys."
جاءت امرأة إلى عائشة رضي الله عنها، فأعطتها عائشة ثلاث تمرات، فأعطت كل صبي لها تمرة، وأمسكت لنفسها تمرة، فأكل الصبيان التمرتين و نظر إلى أمهما، فعمدت إلى التمرة فشقتها، فأعطت كل صبي نصف تمرة، فجاء النبي ﷺ فأخبرته عائشة فقال: وما يعجبك من ذلك؟ لقد رحمها الله برحمتها صبييها.
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Bukhari narrated it in Adab al-Mufrad (89), and Bazzar (6762), and Hakim graded it sahih (177/4). All of them narrated it through Muslim bin Ibrahim, who said, "Ubaydul-Rahman bin Fadala narrated to us," who said, "Bakr bin Abdullah Muzani narrated to us, from Anas bin Malik," and he related it. Its chain of transmission is sahih.Note, some sources give the name as "Ubaydullah bin Fadala," but the correct version is what I have mentioned, namely "Ubaydul-Rahman bin Fadala," which is also said as "Abdul-Rahman bin Fadala."