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ذِكْرُ قَوْلِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ لِلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ إِنَّهُ رَيْحَانَتُهُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا

ibnhibban:6964 – al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb > Abū al-Walīd > Mubārak b. Faḍālah > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in prayer, and Al-Hasan would come while he was young. Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated, Al-Hasan would climb on his back and the Prophet ﷺ would raise his head gently until he put him down. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, truly you do with this boy something that we have never seen you do with anyone else." He replied, "Indeed, he is my flower from this world. Surely, my son here is a leader, and perhaps Allah will reconcile through him two factions of Muslims."  

ابن حبّان:٦٩٦٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِنَا وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَجِيءُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا سَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَثَبَ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ وَظَهْرِهِ فَيَرْفَعُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ رَفَعًا رَقِيقًا حَتَّى يَضَعَهُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ تَصْنَعُ بِهَذَا الْغُلَامِ شَيْئًا مَا رَأَيْنَاكَ تَصْنَعُهُ بِأَحَدٍ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ رَيْحَانَتِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ وَعَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ»  

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ahmad:20516 – ʿAffān > Mubārak b. Faḍālah > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakarah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform prayer, and when he would prostrate, Al-Hasan would jump onto his back and cling to his neck. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would then lift his head gently so that he would not be harmed. He did this more than once. After he finished his prayer, the people said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, we saw you doing something with Al-Hasan that we have never seen you do before." He replied, "Indeed, he is my sweet basil from this world, and surely, this son of mine is a leader. May Allah reconcile through him between two factions of the Muslims."  

أحمد:٢٠٥١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكَرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَثَبَ الْحَسَنُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ وَعَلَى عُنُقِهِ فَيَرْفَعُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَفْعًا رَفِيقًا لِئَلَّا يُصْرَعَ قَالَ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَأَيْنَاكَ صَنَعْتَ بالْحَسَنِ شَيْئًا مَا رَأَيْنَاكَ صَنَعْتَهُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ رَيْحَانَتِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ وَعَسَى اللهُ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ  

tabarani:2591 – Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-Tammār al-Baṣrī And ʾAbū Khalīfah > Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > Mubārak b. Faḍālah > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakrah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray, and Al-Hasan would come to him as a young child. Whenever the Prophet ﷺ prostrated, Al-Hasan would climb onto his back and shoulders. The Prophet ﷺ would then raise his head gently to remove him, and the people said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, you do something that we have never seen you do with anyone else." He replied, "He is my little darling from this world. Perhaps Allah will reconcile two groups of Muslims through him, for he is a leader."  

الطبراني:٢٥٩١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّمَّارُ الْبَصْرِيُّ وَأَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثنا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَجِيءُ وَهُوَ صَبِيُّ صَغِيرٌ فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا سَجَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَثَبَ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ وَظَهْرِهِ فَيَرْفَعُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ رَفَعًا رَفِيقًا حَتَّى يَضَعَهُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ لَتَصْنَعُ بِهَذَا الْغُلَامِ شَيْئًا مَا رَأَيْنَاكَ تَصْنَعُهُ «إِنَّهُ رَيْحَانَتِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ وَعَسَى أَنْ يُصْلِحَ اللهُ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ»