Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 44
44 Children too, loved his company. Seeing him in the street the children would come close to him jumping with joy. He would pick them up one by one, cuddle them, kiss them and pray for them. It is related that very often when he was riding a horse or a camel, he would carry his grandson on the horse either at his back or in his front or sometimes on his shoulders. Very often the companions of the Holy Prophet s as would see Hasan, his grandson, seated on his right thigh while Usama, the son of his freed slave Zaid ra , seated on his left thigh. He would embrace both of them lovingly and supplicate, “O Lord! Shower Thy Mercy and Grace on both of them. ” Sometimes it so happened that a mother handed him over her baby to seek his blessing. While he was holding a baby in his arms, the baby wetted. The Holy Prophet s as did not mind, but he immediately got his clothes washed. In fact the love and kindness that the world has witnessed at his hand was matchless. No other person equals him in this regard. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ’