Reports on al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them)

Zirr (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna al-Hasan and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) would be playing on the blessed back of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying. The people would begin to move them away, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Leave them. May my father and mother be sacrificed for them both. Whoever loves me should love these two as well."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: "O Allah, I love these two, so love them too," meaning Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) are the leaders of the youth of Paradise."

Zirr bin Hubaysh (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and prayed the Maghrib prayer with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept on praying until he prayed the Isha prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) went out, so I followed him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "An angel appeared before me. He had asked his Lord for permission to greet me with peace, and he gave me the glad tidings that al-Hasan and al-Husayn are both the leaders of the youth of Paradise."

Al-Hasan al-Basri said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) up with him on the pulpit and said: "This son of mine is a leader, and perhaps Allah Almighty will bring about reconciliation through him between two groups of Muslims."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) are both the leaders of the youth of Paradise."

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."

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him): "I am at war with whoever is at war with you, and I am at peace with whoever is at peace with you."

Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One night I came and knocked at the door of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for some need. He (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to me, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) had something wrapped around him, and I did not know what it was. When I had finished with my need, I asked: "What is this that you (peace and blessings be upon him) have wrapped around you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) removed the sheet, and there were Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), who were on his (peace and blessings be upon him) hips. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These two are my sons and the sons of my daughter. O Allah, You know that I love them both, so love them too."

Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would take hold of me and Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and supplicate in this way: "O Allah, I love these two, so love them too."

Mughirah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to engage in mutual imprecation (mubahalah) with the people of Najran, he (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the hands of Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was walking behind him.

Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have named these two sons of mine Shabbar and Shabbir, after the names of the two sons of Sayyiduna Harun (peace be upon him)."

Yahya bin Abi Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the sound of Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) crying, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) got up in alarm. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Children are indeed a trial. I got up for him without even realising it."

Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would take hold of me and Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and supplicate in this way: "O Allah, I love these two, so love them too."

Zuhayr bin al-Aqmar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was delivering a sermon when a very tall, dark-complexioned man from the tribe of Azd stood up and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) holding him (Sayyiduna al-Hasan) at his waist and saying: 'Whoever loves me should love him, and let the one present convey this to the one absent.'"

Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon to us when Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) came towards us, wearing red shirts. They would walk, then stumble and fall, then get up again. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit, took hold of them both and seated them in front of him. Then he said: "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have spoken the truth: 'Indeed your wealth and your children are a trial.' [Al-Anfal: 28] I saw these two, and I could not restrain myself." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) resumed his sermon.

Ibn Abi Nu'm (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a man came and asked about the blood of a mosquito. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to him: "Where are you from?" He said: "I am from the people of Iraq." At this Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Oh! People, look at this man! He is asking me about the blood of a mosquito, when these people killed the son of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! And I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Those two are my fragrant flowers of this world.'"

Abdullah bin Shaddad (may Allah have mercy on him) said that his father, Sayyiduna Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him), said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was called to prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out carrying Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) seated him by his side. Then in the course of his prayer he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed a prostration and made it very long. My father said: I raised my head from among all the people and saw a child sitting on the back of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so I returned my head to prostration. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ended the prayer with the salam, the people asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), today in your prayer you (peace and blessings be upon him) performed a prostration such as you (peace and blessings be upon him) had never performed in your whole life. Was some revelation being sent to you (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but my son had climbed on me as a rider, and I disliked hurrying up until he had satisfied his wish."

Sayyiduna al-Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) had Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) carried on his shoulder, and he said: "O Allah, I love him, so love him too." Shu'bah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Adi (may Allah have mercy on him): "Was that Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Yes."

Abu Muzarrid al-Madini (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: These two eyes of mine saw, and these two ears of mine heard, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was holding the hand of Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying: "Climb up, you with eyes as small as a gnat's!" The narrator said: The boy placed his foot on the foot of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) lifted him up and seated him on his chest, and then said: "Open your mouth." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed him and said: "O Allah, I love him, so love him too."

Abu Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) wrestled with each other, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Quick, al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him)!" Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Is it that he is dearer to you (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but Jibril (peace be upon him) was saying: 'Quick, al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him)!'"

Abu Ja'far said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), carrying Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), passed by one of the gatherings of the Ansar. They said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what an excellent mount!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And the two riders are excellent as well."

Sayyiduna Ya'la al-Amiri (may Allah be pleased with him) said that he set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to go to a meal to which they had been invited, and on the way Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was playing with the children. He (peace and blessings be upon him) stood out in front of the people, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stretched out his hand, and the child began to run this way and that. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept joking with him and making him laugh, until he (peace and blessings be upon him) caught him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) placed one of his hands under his chin and his other hand under the nape of his neck. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bent his head down, placed his mouth on his mouth and kissed him, and said: "Husayn is from me and I am from Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). May Allah love whoever loves Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) is a grandson (sibt) from among the grandsons (asbat)."