Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3772
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُوسُفُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ " الْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ " . وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِفَاطِمَةَ " ادْعِي لِي ابْنَىَّ " . فَيَشُمُّهُمَا وَيَضُمُّهُمَا إِلَيْهِ . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ
Abu Sa‘id al-Ashajj narrated to us: ‘Uqbah ibn Khalid narrated to us: Yusuf ibn Ibrahim narrated to me that he heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, ‘Which members of your household are dearest to you?’ He said, ‘Al-Hasan and al-Husayn.’ He used to say to Fatimah, ‘Bring me my two sons.’ Then he would smell them and hold them close to himself. This hadith is gharib through this route from Anas.