Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1183

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ الْمُجْمِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ‏:‏ مَا رَأَيْتُ حَسَنًا قَطُّ إِلاَّ فَاضَتْ عَيْنَايَ دُمُوعًا، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ يَوْمًا، فَوَجَدَنِي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي، فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ، فَمَا كَلَّمَنِي حَتَّى جِئْنَا سُوقَ بَنِي قَيْنُقَاعٍ، فَطَافَ فِيهِ وَنَظَرَ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ، حَتَّى جِئْنَا الْمَسْجِدَ، فَجَلَسَ فَاحْتَبَى ثُمَّ قَالَ‏:‏ أَيْنَ لَكَاعٌ‏؟‏ ادْعُ لِي لَكَاعًا، فَجَاءَ حَسَنٌ يَشْتَدُّ فَوَقَعَ فِي حِجْرِهِ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي لِحْيَتِهِ، ثُمَّ جَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْتَحُ فَاهُ فَيُدْخِلُ فَاهُ فِي فِيهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ‏:‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ، فَأَحْبِبْهُ، وَأَحِبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّهُ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir related to us: Ibn Abi Fudayk related to me: Hisham ibn Sa‘d related to me, from Nu‘aym ibn al-Mujmir, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: Whenever I saw al-Hasan, my eyes would overflow with tears. That is because one day the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out and found me in the mosque. He took me by the hand, and I went with him. He did not speak to me until we came to the market of Banu Qaynuqa‘. He walked around it and looked, then turned back, and I went with him until we came to the mosque. He sat and drew his knees up, then said, ‘Where is the little one? Call the little one to me.’ Hasan came running and fell into his lap. Then he put his hand into Hasan’s beard, and the Prophet began opening his mouth and placing his mouth against Hasan’s. Then he said, ‘O Allah, I love him, so love him, and love whoever loves him.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The report uses the affectionate term لَكَاعٌ for Hasan.

  • لَكَاعٌ

    This is an affectionate or familiar term for a small child; the exact English equivalent is uncertain.

    Is ‘little one’ suitable for لَكَاعٌ in this affectionate address?