Does a mother receive a reward if her fetus dies in the eighth month before birth, and will it intercede for her to enter Paradise, as stated in the Hadith Qudsi, "You have taken the child of My servant"?
The Qudsi that the questioner refers to is that which was narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and Ahmad from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When the child of a servant dies, Allah says to His angels: 'You have taken the child of My servant?' They say: 'Yes.' He says: 'You have taken the fruit of his heart?' They say: 'Yes.' He says: 'What did My servant say?' They say: 'He praised You and said, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return."' Allah says: 'Build for My servant a house in Paradise and call it the House of Praise (Bayt al-Hamd).'" This includes a miscarriage and other cases.
Regarding the virtue of seeking reward for a miscarriage, there is a specific text, which was narrated by Ibn Majah and Ahmad from Mu'adh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, indeed a miscarriage will drag its mother by its umbilical cord into Paradise if she seeks reward for it." A miscarriage is a child that falls from its mother's womb before completion.
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