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Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali رضي الله عنه
"O Allah, I Love Him"
Al-Hasan was born in Madinah in the middle of Ramadan, 3 AH, the first child of 'Ali and Fatimah. The Prophet ﷺ named him, and performed the 'aqiqah sacrifice for him (Sunan Abi Dawud 2841).
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said he saw the Prophet ﷺ with al-Hasan on his shoulder, saying: "O Allah, I love him, so love him" (Sahih al-Bukhari 3749). Abu Hurayrah described the Prophet ﷺ calling for the little boy, embracing him and making the same prayer.
The Prophet ﷺ did not keep his affection for his grandchildren hidden or private. He carried them in the street and in the mosque, so that the whole community would learn how much they were loved.
The Prophet ﷺ showed love for children openly, and asked Allah to love those he loved.
When did you last tell someone you love that you love them — and pray for them by name?
- Sahih al-Bukhari 3749 Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sahih Muslim 2421 Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sahih Muslim 2422 Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sunan Abi Dawud 2841 Graded by Al-Albani: Sahih · Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih · Shuaib Al Arnaut: Hasan Sahih · Zubair Ali Zai: Isnaad SahihSahih
What the hadith grades mean
- Sahih (authentic): an unbroken chain of trustworthy, precise narrators, free of hidden flaws or contradiction. It is acted upon.
- Hasan (good): like sahih, but a narrator's precision is slightly lighter. It is also accepted and acted upon. "Hasan sahih" means it reaches sahih by its routes.
- Da'if (weak): a break in the chain or a narrator who is not reliable enough. It is not used to establish beliefs or rulings.
- Very weak (munkar, matruk): a seriously flawed chain or a narrator accused of lying. It is not relied on at all.
- Mawdu' (fabricated): falsely attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. It may not be narrated as his words except to warn against it.
- The two Sahihs: every hadith with a full chain in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim is accepted as sahih by the scholars of hadith.
- Historical report: biographies and histories (Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Sa'd, al-Tabari) record events with chains that are often incomplete. They are used for the story, not for rulings.
- Hadith scholars grade a narration; the four madhhabs do not. Where a hadith carries a ruling, the page shows which schools act on it.
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