Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Shaddad bin al-Had narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us carrying one of his two sons, Hasan or Husayn. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and placed him by his right foot, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made a prostration (in the prayer) which he prolonged greatly. My father said: I raised my head from among the people and saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in prostration, with the boy riding on his back, so I went back into prostration. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the people said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in this prayer you made a prostration such as you do not (usually) make. Were you commanded with something new, or was revelation coming down to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of that was the case; rather, my son was riding on me, and I disliked hurrying him down before he had fulfilled his need (for play)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Hasan and Husayn are my sons. Whoever loves them both has in truth loved me, and whoever loves me, Allah loves him, and whomever Allah loves, He will admit into Paradise. And whoever bears hatred toward them both has borne hatred toward me, and whoever bears hatred toward me, Allah hates him, and whomever Allah hates, He will cast into the Fire of Hell." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us with Hasan on one of his shoulders and Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) on the other. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would kiss this one at one moment and that one at another, until he reached us. A man said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), do you love them both (so much)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever loves them both has certainly loved me, and whoever bears hatred toward them both has in truth borne hatred toward me." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hasan and Husayn are the leaders of the youth of the people of Paradise, except for the two maternal cousins (Isa and Yahya, peace be upon them both)." This hadith is established as sahih (authentic) through many chains, and I am astonished that the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hasan and Husayn are the leaders of the youth of the people of Paradise, and their father is better than them both." This hadith is sahih (authentic) with this addition, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hasan and Husayn are the leaders of the youth of the people of Paradise, and their father is better than them both."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to place Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) under Allah's protection (with these words): 'U'idhukuma bi-kalimatillahit-tammati min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa kulli 'aynin lammah' (I place you both under the protection of Allah's perfect words from every devil and every venomous creature, and from every harmful evil eye). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) too used to place his sons Isma'il and Ishaq (peace be upon them both) under protection in this same way." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were praying the Isha prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, Hasan and Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) would climb onto his back, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head, he would take hold of them very gently and set them down. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) went into prostration again, they too would come back onto his back. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he seated one on one side of him and the other on the other side. I came forward and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), shall I take them back to their mother? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No." Just then lightning flashed, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go to your mother." So they both kept walking in the light of that lightning until they entered the house. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Hasan was born I named him "Harb." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me: "What have you named my son?" I said: Harb. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(No,) he is Hasan." Then when Husayn was born I named him "Harb." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What have you named my son?" I said: Harb. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(No,) he is Husayn." Then when Muhassin was born, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What have you named my son?" I said: Harb. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is Muhassin." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have named these sons of mine after the names of the sons of Harun (peace be upon him): Shabbar, Shabir and Mushabbir." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Uqbah bin al-Harith that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) met Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both), hugged him to his chest and said: "May my father be ransomed for you! He resembles the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), not Ali." And Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was smiling (on hearing this). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).