Ya'la ibn Murra said, "We went out with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and we were invited to eat. Husayn was playing in the road and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, raced the people and then spread out his arms. The boy began to run this way and that and the Prophet made him laugh until he caught hold of him. He put one of his hands under his chin and the other on his head and then embraced him. Then the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Husayn is from me and I am from Husayn. Allah loves anyone who loves al-Hasan and al-Husayn. They are two of my distinguished descendants.'"

أَنَّهُ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَدُعِينَا إِلَى طَعَامٍ فَإِذَا حُسَيْنٌ يَلْعَبُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَأَسْرَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَمَامَ الْقَوْمِ ثُمَّ بَسَطَ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَمُرُّ مَرَّةً هَا هُنَا وَمَرَّةً هَا هُنَا يُضَاحِكُهُ حَتَّى أَخَذَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ فِي ذَقْنِهِ وَالأُخْرَى فِي رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ اعْتَنَقَهُ فَقَبَّلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حُسَيْنٌ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ أَحَبَّ الْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ سَبِطَانِ مِنَ الأَسْبَاطِ