I went out with Abu Bakr following 'Asr prayer a few days after the death of the Prophet ﷺ, and ‘Ali was walking beside him. He passed by al-Hasan bin ‘Ali who was playing with some boys. Abu Bakr carried him on his shoulder, saying: May my father be sacrificed for him, the one who looks like the Prophet ﷺ and does not look like 'Ali. He said: And ‘Ali smiled
أَخْبَرَنِي عُقْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ قَالَخَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِنْ صَلاةِ الْعَصْرِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِلَيَالٍ وَعَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَمْشِي إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَمَرَّ بِحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ غِلْمَانٍ فَاحْتَمَلَهُ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُوَا بِأَبِي شِبْهُ النَّبِيِّ لَيْسَ شَبِيهًا بِعَلِيِّقَالَ وَعَلِيٌّ يَضْحَكُ
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