The Prophet ﷺ took one of his daughters who was dying and embraced her, placing her against his chest, and she passed away there between his breasts. Umm Ayman cried out, and someone said to her, "Do you weep in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?"She replied, "Do I not see you weeping, Messenger of Allah?"He said, "I am not weeping. This is only mercy. Truly, the believer is in a state of goodness in every condition. Even as his soul departs from between his sides, he is praising Allah ."
أخذ النبي ﷺ بنتا له تقضي فاحتضنها، فوضعها بين ثدييه فماتت وهي بين ثدييه، فصاحت أم أيمن فقيل: أتبكي عند رسول الله ﷺ؟ قالت: ألست أراك تبكي يا رسول الله؟ قال: لست أبكي، إنما هي رحمة، إن المؤمن بكل خير على كل حال، إن نفسه تخرج من بين جنبيه وهو يحمد الله عز وجل.
Imam Ahmad (2475) narrated it from Abu Ahmad, who said, Sufyan narrated to us, from Ata bin Saaib, from Ikrima, from Ibn Abbas, and he related it. Its chain of transmission is sahih, and Ata bin Saaib is trustworthy. The scholars of hadith affirmed his trustworthiness, though he became confused in memory toward the end of his life. However, Sufyan narrated from him before this confusion set in.Nasai (1843) narrated it through Abu Ahwas, Imam Ahmad (2412) through Abu Ishaq, and Bazzar in Kashf Astar (808) through Jareer bin Abdul-Hameed, these three all narrating from Ata bin Saaib with the same wording. These corroborating narrations strengthen Sufyan's narration from Ata bin Saaib, and confirm that he had not yet become confused when he narrated this hadith.Haythami mentioned it in Majma (3/18) and attributed it to Bazzar, saying, "It contains Ata bin Saaib, who became confused in memory." I say, this observation does not apply to this instance according to Bazzar's own standard, since Nasai also narrated it.