حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنِي يُوسُفُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِکَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْکَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ وَکَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَاطِمَةَ ادْعِي لِيَ ابْنَيَّ فَيَشُمُّهُمَا وَيَضُمُّهُمَا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3772
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: Which of the people of your house are most beloved to you? He said: Al-Hasan and Al-Husain. And he used to say to Fatimah: Call my two sons for me. And he would smell them and hug them.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020