Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2846
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْفَزَارِيُّ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ الْمَعْنَى، وَاحِدٌ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَضَعُ لِحَسَّانَ مِنْبَرًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَقُومُ عَلَيْهِ قَائِمًا يُفَاخِرُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - أَوْ قَالَ يُنَافِحُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - وَيَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُؤَيِّدُ حَسَّانَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ مَا يُفَاخِرُ أَوْ يُنَافِحُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘A’ishah said that the Messenger of Allah had a pulpit placed in the mosque for Hassan ibn Thabit to stand on and defend the Messenger of Allah in verse (or, she said, to answer his opponents). The Messenger of Allah would say, ‘Allah supports Hassan with the Holy Spirit as he defends (or answers) the Messenger of Allah.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic records a wording variation: yufakhir (boast/vaunt in support) or yunafih (defend/repel attacks). The same variation appears in the Prophet’s statement. The Holy Spirit here is understood as Jibril, as the English witness glosses.