Sahih Muslim Book - 49, Hadith - 6978

حَدَّثَنِى الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ الْحُلْوَانِىُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ التَّمِيمِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَسَنٍ - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِى مَرْيَمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ حَدَّثَنِى زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِسَبْىٍ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ السَّبْىِ تَبْتَغِى إِذَا وَجَدَتْ صَبِيًّا فِى السَّبْىِ أَخَذَتْهُ فَأَلْصَقَتْهُ بِبَطْنِهَا وَأَرْضَعَتْهُ فَقَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَتَرَوْنَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةَ طَارِحَةً وَلَدَهَا فِى النَّارِ ». قُلْنَا لاَ وَاللَّهِ وَهِىَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ تَطْرَحَهُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَلَّهُ أَرْحَمُ بِعِبَادِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا ».

It was narrated that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said: "Some prisoners were brought to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and there was a woman among the prisoners who was searching for someone. When she found a small boy among the prisoners, she clasped him to her and started to breastfeed him. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to us: 'Do you think that this woman would throw her child into the fire?' We said: 'No, by Allah, she would never do that if she is able not to.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Allah is more merciful towards His slaves than this woman is towards her child."'