Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15071

It is also reported about Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the illness in which he passed away, Marwan came to him. Marwan said to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Since we have been together, I have not been angry with you over anything except that you love Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him)." The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) sat up straight and said: "I bear witness that we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We were at some place on the way when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voices of Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him); both of them were crying, and both were with their mother. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walked quickly until he came to them, and I heard him say: 'What is the matter with my children?' Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: 'They are thirsty.' The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached for a waterskin to get water from it, but there was no water at that time, and the people were searching for water. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called out loudly: 'Does any of you have water?' Every man reached his hand to his own waterskin to look for water in it, but no one found a single drop. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her)): 'Hand me one of the two.' Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) handed one of the boys from behind the curtain; I saw the whiteness of her forearm. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) handed that boy over, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took him and held him to his chest. The boy was crying and would not quiet down, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put out his tongue, and the boy began to suck it until he calmed down, and after that I did not hear him crying. The other boy was crying as before and would not quiet down. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Hand me the other one.' Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) handed him the other boy, and he did the same with him, until both of them became quiet and I heard no sound from either of them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Move on!' So we moved away to the right and left of the women, until later on the way we met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again. So when I have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do this, should I not love these two?"
Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).