The virtues of Hassan and Hussain (رضي الله عنهما)

Performing the Aqiqah on behalf of the Prophet ﷺ, by Hassan and Hussain (رضي الله عنهما)

Sayyidna Abdullah ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنه), narrates:

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَقَّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Buraidah, from his father, that: the Messenger of Allah offered the ‘Aqiqah for Al-Hasan and Al-Husain. (Sunan an-Nasa’i 4213)

You, peace and blessings be upon him, blessed Hasan and Husain, may Allah be pleased with them, with a special supplication

سید نا عبد اللہ بن عباس رضی اللہ عنہ فرماتے ہیں: كانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَوِّذُ الحَسَنَ وَالحُسَيْنَ، وَيَقُولُ : إِنَّ أَبَا كُمَا كَانَ يُعَوِّذُ بِها إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ : أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَأُمَّةِ

The Noble Prophet, may peace be upon him, also specifically sought refuge for Hasan and Husain, may Allah be pleased with them, by reciting the words of refuge. He used to instruct them, saying that their forefather, Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, also sought refuge for his two sons, Isma’il and Ishaq, with these words. The Prophet, may peace be upon him, said, “I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from every devil, harmful creature, and evil eye.” (Sahih al-Bukhari: 3371)

Ummul Momineen, Sayyidah Aisha (رضي الله عنها), narrates

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَدَاةَ وَعَلَيْهِ مِرْطٌ مُرَجُلٌ مِنْ شَعْرِ أَسْوَدَ ، فَجَاءَ الحسن بن عَلي فَأَدْخَلَهُ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ الحُسَيْنُ فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ، ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَأَدْخَلَهَا، جَاءَ عَلِي فَأَدْخَلَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ

Allah the Almighty granted Hassan and Hussain (رضي الله عنهما), the exalted status of perfect purity and sanctity

The Noble Prophet (ﷺ), came out one morning and had a black cloak with black stripes spread out. Hassan, may Allah be pleased with him, came, and you brought him under the cloak. Then Husain (رضي الله عنه), came, and you brought him under the cloak. After that, Fatimah (رضي الله عنها), came, and you brought her under the cloak. Then Ali (رضي الله عنه), came, and you brought him under the cloak. Then, the Prophet (ﷺ), recited this blessed verse: “O People of the House! Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet’s] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.” (Quran, 33:33) [Sahih Muslim: 2424]

O Allah! These are my Ahlul Bayt Sayyidna Saad ibn Abi Waqas (رضي الله عنه), narrates:

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ مِسْمَارٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَمَّرَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ سَعْدًا فَقَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَسُبَّ أَبَا تُرَابٍ قَالَ أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتُ ثَلاَثًا قَالَهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَنْ أَسُبَّهُ لأَنْ تَكُونَ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ لِعَلِيٍّ وَخَلَفَهُ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُخَلِّفُنِي مَعَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ لاَ نُبُوَّةَ بَعْدِي ‏”‏ ‏.‏ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ ‏”‏ لأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلاً يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَتَطَاوَلْنَا لَهَا فَقَالَ ‏”‏ ادْعُ لِي عَلِيًّا ‏”‏ ‏.‏ فَأَتَاهُ وَبِهِ رَمَدٌ فَبَصَقَ فِي عَيْنِهِ فَدَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَيْهِ فَفَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏ وَأُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏: ‏ ‏(‏ فَقلْ تَعَالَوْا نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ ‏)‏ الآيَةَ دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلِيًّا وَفَاطِمَةَ وَحَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا فَقَالَ ‏”‏ اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلاَءِ أَهْلِي ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏

Narrated ‘Amir bin Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas: from his father, saying “Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan ordered Sa’d, saying ‘What prevented you from reviling Abu Turab?’ He said: ‘Three things that I remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prevent me from reviling him. That I should have even one those things is more beloved to me than red camels. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) speaking to ‘Ali, and he had left him behind in one of his battles. So ‘Ali said to him: “O Messenger of Allah! You leave me behind with women and children?” So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: “Are you not pleased that you should be in the position with me that Harun was with Musa? Except that there is no Prophethood after me?” And on the Day of (the battle of) Khaibar, I heard him saying: “I shall give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him.” So we all waited for that, then he said: “Call ‘Ali for me.” He said: ‘So he came to him, and he had been suffering from Ramad (an eye condition), so he (ﷺ) put spittle in his eye and gave the banner to him, then Allah granted him victory. And when this Ayah was revealed: ‘Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women…’ (3: 61) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called ‘Ali, Fatimah, Hasan, and Husain and said: “O Allah, these are my family.” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3724)

Under the special upbringing of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ)

Sayyidna Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه), narrates:

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: أَخَذَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ تَمْرَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَجَعَلَهَا فِي فِيهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كِخْ كِخْ» لِيَطْرَحَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أما شَعرت أَنا لَا نَأْكُل الصَّدَقَة؟»

Abu Huraira told that al-Hasan b. ‘All took one of the dates of the sadaqa and put it in his mouth, whereupon the Prophet said, “Leave it alone, leave it alone,” in order that he might throw it away. He then said, “Do you not know that we* do not eat the sadaqa?’
(Bukhari and Muslim.)
* The pronoun includes the Prophet and his family, al Hasan being his grandson. The idea is more definitely expressed in ‘Abd al-Muttalib’s tradition. (Mishkat al-Masabih 1822)

My son is a Sayyid

Sayyidna Abu Bakr said:

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، إِسْرَائِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ، يَقُولُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَالْحَسَنُ مَعَهُ وَهُوَ يُقْبِلُ عَلَى النَّاسِ مَرَّةً وَعَلَيْهِ مَرَّةً وَيَقُولُ ‏ “‏ إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَظِيمَتَيْنِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Abu Bakrah said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Minbar, and Al-Hasan was with him. He would turn to the people sometimes and turn to him (Al-Hasan) sometimes, and he said: ‘This son of mine is a leader (Sayyid) and Allah may make peace between two large groups of Muslims through him. (Sunan an-Nasa’i 1410)

Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) kissed the faces of Hassan and Hussain (رضي الله عنهما).

Sayyidna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَهُ حَسَنٌ وَحُسَيْنٌ هَذَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ، وَهَذَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ، وَهُوَ يَأْكُم هَذَا مَرَّةً، وَهَذَا مَرَّةً

When the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) came to us, both Hassan and Hussain were with him. One of them was riding on one shoulder, and the other on the other shoulder, and the Prophet was kissing both of them alternately.” Source: Musnad Ahmad: 9673, Qala Al-Arnout: Hasan Hadith

Hasan and Husayn are the two flowers in my worldly garden

Ibn Abi Nu’aim reported that someone inquired from Sayyidna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the rules of Ihram (the sacred state during Hajj or Umrah), and he replied, “I think he asked me about killing flies.

أَهْلُ العِرَاقِ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ الذُّبَابِ، وَقَدْ قَتَلُوا ابْنَ ابْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : هُمَا رَيْحَانَتَايَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا اہل

 

People inquire about the ruling regarding killing bees in Iraq, even though they were the ones who killed the grandson (Husayn) of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him). However, the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “They (Hasan and Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them) are the two flowers of my worldly garden.”

[Sahih al-Bukhari: 3543]