حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَی بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الزَّمْعِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَکْرِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ أَخْبَرَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ النَّبَّالُ أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ طَرَقْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فِي بَعْضِ الْحَاجَةِ فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مُشْتَمِلٌ عَلَی شَيْئٍ لَا أَدْرِي مَا هُوَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْ حَاجَتِي قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَنْتَ مُشْتَمِلٌ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَکَشَفَهُ فَإِذَا حَسَنٌ وَحُسَيْنٌ عَلَی وَرِکَيْهِ فَقَالَ هَذَانِ ابْنَايَ وَابْنَا ابْنَتِيَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحِبُّهُمَا فَأَحِبَّهُمَا وَأَحِبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّهُمَا قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3769
Narrated Usamah bin Zaid: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) one night concerning some need, so the Prophet (ﷺ) came out while he was covering up something, and I did not know what it was. Once I had tended to my need, I said: 'What is this that you were covering up?' So he uncovered it, and I found it was Hasan and Husain [peace be upon them] upon his hips. So he said: 'These are my two sons, and the sons of my daughter. O Allah! Indeed, I love them, so love them, and love those who love them.'
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020