As for the other part of it, it has many corroborating reports from the hadiths of Aisha, Ibn Abbas, and others; their documentation has already been given under no. (285).

2679 — “Whoever has three daughters, gives them shelter, shows them mercy, and supports them will most certainly be granted Paradise.” It was asked, “Messenger of Allah, what if there are two?” He replied, “Even if there are two.” He said: Some of the people thought that, had they asked him about one, he would have said, “One.”

Imam Ahmad reported it (3/303): Hushaym narrated to us: Ali ibn Zayd informed us, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, who said: Jabir—that is, Ibn Abd Allah—told me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said it. I say: This is a good chain as corroborative evidence. Its narrators are trustworthy and are narrators of the two Sahihs, apart from Ali ibn Zayd, who is Ibn Judan. He is somewhat weak on account of his memory, but he is not alone in narrating it, as will follow.

Al-Mundhiri said (3/84–85): “It was reported by Ahmad with a good chain of transmission, as well as by al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani in al-Awsat, who added: ‘and gives them in marriage.’” Al-Haythami likewise said this (8/157), except that he added the words: “through several chains.” Both of them overlooked Abu Ya'la, who reported it in his Musnad (2/591): Abu Khaythamah narrated to us: Yazid ibn Harun informed us: Sufyan ibn Husayn informed us, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, with it. This is how it appears in our copy, without mention of Ibn Judan. It is most likely that the copyist omitted him, for they did not mention that this Sufyan narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir; rather, he narrates from