10 Hadith Regarding the Blessed Rank of Imam Hasan, Imam Husain and the Prophetic Household

1. Hazrat Bara’ bin Azib (Allah is pleased with him) narrates, “I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) lifting Hasan ibn Ali upon his blessed shoulders and he was saying, “O Allah! I love him [Hasan] therefore you love him.” [Bukhari & Muslim]

2. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that I came out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) at a particular time in the day. He proceeded to the residence of Fatimah and questioned, “Are the children here?” After a little while, Hasan came running out until he embraced the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) then said, “O Allah! I love him therefore you love him, and love those who love him.” [Bukhari & Muslim]

3. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) said, “Whosoever loves these two [Hasan and Husain] loves me, and whosoever has animosity towards these two, has animosity towards me.” [Nasa’i]

4. Sayyiduna Ali (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that when Hasan was born, I initially named him Hamzah, and when Husain was born, I named him Ja’far. The Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) called me and said, “I have been instructed to change their names.” I replied, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) changed their names to Hasan and Husain. [Musnad e Ahmad, Hakim] 

5. Sayyidah Aisha (Allah is pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) sacrificed 2 goats as Aqeeqah on the 7th day after the birth of Hasan and Husain. [Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq, Ibn Hibban]

6. Sayyiduna Ali (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that Hasan resembled the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) from head to chest, and Husain resembled the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) most from the chest below. [Tirmidhi] 

7. Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that Hasan was sat on the shoulders of the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) when a man said, ‘How great is the ride upon which you are mounted, O boy!’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) replied, ‘How great is the rider.’ [Tirmidhi]

8. Hazrat Ibn Umar (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) said, “Indeed Hasan and Husain are two flowers of mine from this world.” [Tirmidhi]

9. Hazrat Abu Saeed al-Khudri (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) said, “Hasan and Husain are the masters of the youth of Jannat.” [Tirmidhi]

10. Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Allah is pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and salutations be upon him) said, “Love Allah for how He nourishes you out of His bounty, love me because of the love of Allah, and love my household [Ahl Bayt] because of my love.” [Tirmidhi, Hakim]

Compiled by Muhammad Kalim, Preston