‘Bring my children to me,’ and then he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would smell them and embrace them. (Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 428, Hadith 3797)

The renowned Quranic commentator, Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes the following in commentary of this Hadith: ‘Love is of many kinds: Love for children is of a different kind, love for a wife is of a different kind, and love for friends is of a different kind. From the children, the honourable Hasanayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُما are extremely dear, from the wives, Sayyidatuna Aisha Siddiqah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا is the beloved of the beloved of the Allah, and from the friends, (Ameer-ul-Mumineen) Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ is very dear.’ He further states: ‘Why would the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم not smell them, for they were both his flowers, and flowers are smelled, and embracing them was out of sheer love and affection. From this, we learn that smelling young children, loving them and embracing them is a Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.’ (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, p. 418)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Let us listen about these great personalities with the intention of further strengthening our love for them in our hearts and emulating their lives and conduct.

Name, Kunyah and titles

*   Imam Hasan Mujtaba رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ is the eldest from the Hasanayn Karimayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُما.

*   His Kunyah (patronymic) is ‘Abu Muhammad’.

*   His title is ‘Taqi’ and ‘Sayyid’, and he is known as ‘سِبْط رَسُول [Sibt-e-Rasool]’. He is also referred to as ‘رَیْحَانَۃُالرَّسُوْل [Ray-Hana-tur-Rasool]’.

*   He رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ is the leader of the youth in Paradise.

*   He رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was born on the night of 15 Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, 3 AH, in Madina Tayyibah.