The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 316
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 316 Holy Prophet sa dearly loved his child Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah ra , in the same manner, he had special love for her children as well. On many occasions, the Holy Prophet sa would say, “O God! I love these children. You also love them and love those who love them. ” Many a time, it would so happen that the Holy Prophet sa would be occupied in Ṣalāt and Ḥasan ra would cling to the Holy Prophet sa. When the Holy Prophet sa would be in Rukū’ , 1 Ḥasan ra would make way and slip through his legs. At times, when the Companions would stop him from doing so, the Holy Prophet sa would hold back the Companions saying, “Let him be. ” In actuality, since his clinging to the Holy Prophet sa failed to divert his attention, the Holy Prophet sa did not wish to become a hindrance in the childish expression of his innocent love. On one occasion, with regards to Imām Ḥasan, the Holy Prophet sa said, “This child of mine is a Sayyid (i. e. , a Chief) and a time shall come when through him, God shall reconcile two parties among the Muslims. ” As such, at its appropriate time, this prophecy was fulfilled. 2 1 Bowing position in Ṣalāt [Publishers] 2 * Al-Istī‘ābu Fī Ma‘rifatil-Aṣḥāb, By Abū ‘Umar Yūsuf bin ‘Abdillāh bin Muḥammad, Volume 1, p. 437, Al-Ḥasanubnu ‘Aliyyibni Abī Ṭālibin Al-Hāshimiyyu, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2002) * Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 2, p. 63, Al- Ḥasanubnu ‘Aliyyibni Abī Ṭālibin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) * Usdul-Ghābah Fī Ma‘rifatiṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By ‘Izzuddīn Ibnul-Athīr Abul-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Muḥammad, Volume 1, p. 558, Al-Ḥasanubnu ‘Aliyyibni Abī Ṭālib, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon (2003) * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābu Faḍā’ili Aṣḥābin-Nabiyyi sa , Bābu Manāqibil-Ḥasani Wal-Ḥusaini Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhuma, Ḥadīth No. 3746