I have ten children, but I have never kissed any one of them, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who does not show mercy (towards his children), no mercy would be shown to him.
أَنَّ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ أَبْصَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ وَاحِدًا مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمْ لاَ يُرْحَمْ
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˺."
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.»
I have ten children and I have never kissed any of them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who does not show tenderness will not be shown tenderness.
أَنَّ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ أَبْصَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُقَبِّلُ حُسَيْنًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي عَشْرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا فَعَلْتُ هَذَا بِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ لاَ يُرْحَمُ
"Al-Aqra' bin Habis saw the prophet kissing Al-Hasan"- Ibn Abi 'Umar (one of the narrators) said:"Al-Hasan and Al-Husain." So he said: 'I have ten children and I do not kiss any one of them.' So the Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever shows no mercy, he will be shown no mercy."
أَبْصَرَ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَسَنَ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْحُسَيْنَ أَوِ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي مِنَ الْوَلَدِ عَشَرَةً مَا قَبَّلْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمْ لاَ يُرْحَمْ
[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."
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
[Machine] Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet ﷺ saw Al-Aqra kissing his child's forehead and said to me, "I have ten children, and I have never kissed any of them." So I said, "Verily, whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy."
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَبْصَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ الْأَقْرَعُ يُقَبِّلُ حَسَنًا فَقَالَ لِي عَشْرَةٌ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ قَطُّ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to kiss al-Hasan b. Ali. al-Aqra b. Habis said, "I have ten children and I have never kissed any of them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever does not show mercy, will not be shown mercy."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ لَا يُرْحَمُ
I have ten children and I have never kissed any of them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who does not show tenderness will not be shown tenderness. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5218)
أَبْصَرَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ فقَالَ إِنَّ لِي عَشْرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ فقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمْ لَا يُرْحَمْ»
I have ten children and I have never kissed any of them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who does not show tenderness will not be shown tenderness. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5218)
أَبْصَرَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ فقَالَ إِنَّ لِي عَشْرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ؟ فقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمْ لَا يُرْحَمْ»
[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."
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»
[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ kissed Hassan and Al-Aqra’ bin Habis said to him, “I have ten children whom I have never kissed.” The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy by Allah.”
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَبَّلَ حَسَنًا فَقَالَ لَهُ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ لَقَدْ وُلِدَ لِي عَشْرٌ مَا قَبَّلْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يَرْحَمُ اللهُ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ النَّاسَ»