Hadith 118

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْوَاسِطِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَبُوهُمَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمَا " .
´It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Hasan and Husain will be the leaders of the youth of Paradise, and their father is better than them."
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / باب فى فضائل اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 118
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
In this hadith, there is the definitive glad tidings of Paradise for Hasan and Husayn (radi Allahu anhuma).

(2)
This superiority is partial, because they have only been declared the leaders of the youth of Paradise. The elderly among the people of Paradise are not included in this, and likewise, their superiority is only over the members of this Ummah; the rank of the noble Prophets (alayhim as-salam) is, in any case, higher.

(3)
Hasan and Husayn (radi Allahu anhuma) did not pass away in their youth, but they are the leaders of those people of Paradise who died at a young age. It is possible for the leader of a group to be someone who, in some respects, is not included among them. And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 118