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[Machine] Allah's Peace and blessings be upon him, the Prophet ﷺ kissed al-Hasan bin Ali and al-Aqra' bin Habis al-Tamimi was sitting with him. Al-Aqra' bin Habis said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have ten children and I have never kissed any of them." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at him and said, "Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy."  

البيهقي:١٣٥٧٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ السُّلَمِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ

اللهِ ﷺ قَبَّلَ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ وَالْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ إِنْسَانًا قَطُّ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَبْدِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ

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Show mercy to receive Mercy

bukhari:5997 – Abū al-Yamān > Shuʿayb > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed al-Hasan b. ʿAli (his grandchild) while al-Aqra b. Habis al-Tamimi was sitting beside him. al-Aqra said, "I have ten children and I have never kissed anyone of them," Messenger of Allah ﷺ cast a look at him and said, "Whoever is not merciful to others will not be shown Mercy ˹by Allah˺."  

البخاري:٥٩٩٧ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَبَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَعِنْدَهُ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسًا. فَقَالَ الأَقْرَعُ: إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا! فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ لاَ يُرْحَمُ.»  

ahmad:7649 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed Hassan bin Ali and Al-Aqra' bin Habis Al-Tamimi while sitting. Al-Aqra' then said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have ten children and I have never kissed any of them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at him and said, "Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy."  

أحمد:٧٦٤٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَبَّلَ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَالْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ الْأَقْرَعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ إِنْسَانًا مِنْهُمْ قَطُّ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ  

ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يُقَبِّلَ وَلَدَهُ وَوَلَدَ وَلَدِهِ

ibnhibban:5594 – Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan b. Qutaybah > Ibn Abū al-Sarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed Al-Hasan ibn Ali and Al-Aqra bin Habis Al-Tamimiy who were sitting. Al-Aqra said, "I have ten children, and I have never kissed any of them." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever does not show mercy, will not be shown mercy."  

ابن حبّان:٥٥٩٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَبَّلَ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَالْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ الْأَقْرَعُ إِنَّ لِيَ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا قَطُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ»