The Prophet’s Love for Imams Ĥasan and Ĥusain عليه السلام, His Command to Love Them, and the Reward for Loving Them

2. Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to me from Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali Al-Zaydi, from his father, from ‘Ali ibn ‘Abbās, and from ‘Abdil Salām ibn Ḥarb, from someone who heard Bakr ibn ‘Abdillāh Al-Muzani narrate, from ‘Imrān ibn Ḥusayn, who said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said to me, “O ‘Imrān! Everything has a place in the heart. However, nothing can fill the place I have in my heart for these two sons.” I said, “O Messenger of Allāh! (You love them) this much?” The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied, “That which is hidden from you (the extent of my love) is even greater than this. Verily Allāh has ordered me to love them.”

3. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from someone who narrated to him, from Sufyān Al-Jarīri, from his father, from Abī Rāfi’, from his father, from his grandfather, from Abī Dhar Al-Ghifāri, who said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم ordered me to love Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام. Therefore, I love them and I love those who love them because of the Messenger of Allāh’s love for (Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام).

4. My father narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from one of our companions – whose name he forgot, from ‘Ubaydillāh ibn Mūsā, from Muhalhal Al-‘Abdi, from Abī Hārūn Al-‘Abdi, from Rabī’ah Al-Sa’di, from Abī Dhar Al-Ghifāri, who said: I saw the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم kiss Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام and say: The fire will not touch the face of those who are sincere in their love for Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام and their progeny, even if their sins are equal to the number of (grains of) sand, unless they have committed a sin that expels them from the faith.

5. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Qurashi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from someone whose name he mentioned, from ‘Ali ibn ‘Ābis, from (‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Kūfi) Al-Ḥajjāl, from ‘Amr ibn Murrah, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Salamah, from ‘Ubaydah Al-Salmāni, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Mas’ūd, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم say, “Those who love me should love these two sons of mine, for verily Allāh has ordered me to love the two of them.”

6. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from his father Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān Al-Bazzāz, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام) said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “Those who want to hold onto the ‘firmest handhold’ (2:256) of Allāh, which He has mentioned in His Book, should love ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib, Ḥasan, and Ḥusain عليه السلام, for verily Allāh loves them on top of His Throne.”

7. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from his father, and from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Najrān, from someone, from ‘Abbās ibn Walīd, from his father, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “Those who hate Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام will come on the Day of Judgment without any flesh on their faces and they will be excluded from my intercession.”

8. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl, from Abil Maghrā (Ḥumayd ibn Muthannā Al-Sayrafi), from Abī Basīr, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “Women are the light of my eyes and Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام are my two flowers.”

9. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from someone whose name he mentioned, from ‘Ali ibn ‘Abbās, from Minhāl ibn ‘Amr, from Asbagh (ibn Nubātah), from Zādhān, who said: I heard ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib عليه السلام say in Ruḥbah, “Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام are the two flowers of the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم.”

10. A group of my scholars including my father, Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan, and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain all narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Abī Khalaf, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā ibn ‘Ubayd Al-Yaqťīni, from Abī ‘Abdillāh Zakariyyā Al-Mu`min, from Ibn Muskān, from Zayd (ibn Yūnus Al-Shaḥḥām) servant of Ibn Hubayrah, from Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام), who said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: Hold on to this emptied man (Imam ‘Ali عليه السلام). Verily he is SIDDǏQ AL-AKBAR (the greatest truthful one) and he is the guide of those who follow him. Those who precede him have apostatized the religion of Allāh. Allāh will destroy those who disappoint him. Those who adhere to him have adhered to the “cord of Allāh” (3:103). Allāh guides those who accept his Wilāyah and He leads astray those who neglect his Wilāyah. Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام, the two chiefs of my nation, are from ‘Ali عليه السلام and they are my sons. The Imams of guidance and Mahdi, the Qā`im عليه السلام, are (all) from the children of Ḥusain عليه السلام. Therefore, love them and follow them. Do not take their enemies as friends or choose them as leaders above them, for if you do, the wrath of Allāh will befall you and you will be disgraced in this world. “And he who forges a lie fails miserably” (20:61).

11. Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali Al-Za’farāni narrated to me in the city of Ray, from Yaḥyā ibn Sulaymān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Uthmān ibn Khaytham, from Sa’īd ibn Abī Rāshid, from Ya’lā ibn Murrah, who said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: Ḥusain عليه السلام is from me and I am from Ḥusain عليه السلام. Allāh loves those who love Ḥusain عليه السلام. Ḥusain عليه السلام is a chief from among the chiefs.

12. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from Abī Sa’īd Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Zakariyyā Al-‘Adwi Al-Basri, from ‘Abdil A’lā ibn Ḥammād Al-Bursi, from Wahab, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Uthmān, from Sa’īd ibn Abī Rāshid, from Ya’lā Al-‘Āmiri, who said: I was going with the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to a place where he was invited for food when we saw Ḥusain عليه السلام playing with (other) children. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم went ahead of us and opened his arms (to catch him). Ḥusain عليه السلام was running in different directions and the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم was making him laugh until he caught him. Then he placed one of his hands under Ḥusain’s chin and the other hand behind his head. He placed his mouth on the mouth of Ḥusain عليه السلام and kissed him. Then he said, “Ḥusain عليه السلام is from me and I am from Ḥusain عليه السلام. Allāh loves those who love Ḥusain عليه السلام. Ḥusain عليه السلام is a chief from among the chiefs.”

13. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from Abī Sa’īd (Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Zakariyyā Al-‘Adwi Al-Basri), from Nasr ibn ‘Ali, from ‘Ali ibn Ja’far, who said: His brother, Mūsā ibn Ja’far (Imam Kāżim عليه السلام), said: The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم held the hands of Ḥasan and Ḥusain عليه السلام and said, “Those who love these two boys and love their father and mother will be with me in my position on the Day of Judgment.”