It is narrated from Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id al-Maqburi that he said: We were with Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) when Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with them both) came and gave the greeting of peace. We returned his greeting, but Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) did not notice his arrival. We said to him: O Abu Hurayrah, this is Hasan bin Ali who has greeted us. So he hurried after him and said: "And upon you be peace, O my master." Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, he is a master (sayyid)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Urwah bin al-Zubayr narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), hugged him to his chest and began to smell him. A man of the Ansar was sitting with him (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Ansari said: I have a son who has grown up, yet I have never kissed him. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you think: if Allah has removed mercy from your heart, what fault is that of mine?" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, carrying Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) on his shoulders. A man met him and said: O boy, what an excellent mount you are riding! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And what an excellent rider he is!" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.