It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said that one day Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! There is no one on the face of the earth more beloved to me than Umar. After saying this, he went out, and when he returned, he said: Daughter! How did I take the oath? I said to him: (You took the oath in this way). Then he said: (Umar) is dearest to me, however, (in being beloved) children are more deserving.

It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Abu Na’m, he says: I was present with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). A man asked: What is the ruling on killing a mosquito (is it permissible or not)? Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Where are you from? He replied: From Iraq. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Look at him! He asks about the permissibility of killing a mosquito, while they martyred the beloved child of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (and did not care at all). I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say:“They both (Hasan and Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them) are my flowers in this world.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ (bin Azib) رضي الله عنه, he says: I saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that he had Sayyiduna Hasan رضي الله عنه lifted on his shoulder, and he was saying:“O Allah! I love him, so You also love him.”

It is narrated from Jubair bin Nufair, he says: One day we were sitting in the gathering of Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man passed by and said: How fortunate are these two eyes that saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah! We wish that we had also seen what you saw, and that we had also been present at those occasions at which you were present. At this, Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry, and I was surprised at him (thinking, what is there to be angry about? He has said a good thing). Then he turned towards him and said: What is the reason that a person wishes to be present at a time while Allah Almighty has kept him absent from it? Who knows what his condition would have been had he been present at that time? By Allah! Many people were present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) whom Allah Almighty threw on their faces into Hell. (Because) they neither accepted the invitation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor affirmed him. Do you not praise Allah for the fact that when He created you, you did not know anyone except your Lord, that is, there is faith all around. And you affirm the Shariah brought by the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The trial of affirmation and rejection was averted from you through other people. By Allah! No prophet was sent in such difficult circumstances as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent. It was a time of interval and ignorance (when for years no prophet had been sent), people did not consider any religion superior to idol worship. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came with the Furqan (criterion) through which truth and falsehood were distinguished. He separated father from son to such an extent that a (believing) man would see his father, son, and brother as disbelievers, while Allah Almighty had opened the locks of his own heart through faith. He knew that surely if (his father or brother) died, he would go to Hell, so (seeing them) his eyes would not be cooled, while he knew that his beloved was going to Hell. And this (love for children) is such a thing about which Allah Almighty has said: «وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ» [سورہ الفرقان: 74] "And those who say: Our Lord! Grant us from our wives and our offspring the coolness of our eyes."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: One day I was present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (and this was on the day when) only the Prophet (peace be upon him), myself, my mother, and my maternal aunt Umm Haram were present. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to us, he said: "Shall I not lead you in prayer?" And it was not the time for (obligatory) prayer. One of those present asked: Where did the Prophet (peace be upon him) make Anas stand? He said: He made him stand on his right side, then led us in prayer. Then he prayed for the household (and) supplicated for every good of this world and the Hereafter. My mother said: O Messenger of Allah! Your little servant, pray to Allah (especially) for him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) supplicated for every good (of this world and the Hereafter) for me. At the end of his supplication, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "O Allah! Grant him abundant wealth and children, and bless him."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman came to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) (to ask for something), so she gave her three dates. She gave one date each to her two children and kept one for herself. After eating their dates, the children began to look at their mother. The woman took her date, split it into two pieces, and gave half to each child (and did not eat anything herself). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came, so Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned this incident to him. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "What amazes you about this? Surely Allah has shown mercy to her because she showed mercy to her children."

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: Do you kiss your children? We do not kiss them. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "What can I do if Allah has removed mercy from your heart?"

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) kissed Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both), and at that time Aqra’ bin Habis at-Tamimi was also present. He said: I have ten sons, and I have never kissed any of them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) looked towards him and then said:“He who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.”

It is narrated from Numeir bin Aws, he says that people (our elders) used to say: The ability to do good and to reform comes from Allah, and teaching manners is the responsibility of the parents.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that my father took me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I make you a witness that I have given Nu’man such and such thing. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Have you given to all your children?”He said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Then make someone else a witness besides me.”He also said:“Do you not like that all your children should behave equally well with you?”He said: Yes, of course. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Then do not do this”(i.e., do not give to some and deprive the others).