Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34353 — Reports on al-Hasan and al-Husayn

Sayyiduna Ya'la al-Amiri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) both came running to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) hugged them both to his chest and said: "Children are a cause of miserliness and cowardice."