Hadiths About The Prophet’s Relationship With Children And Youth

Hadiths about The Prophet’s relationship with children and youth.

Usama b. Zayd (ra) said, “Allah’s Messenger (saw) used to put me on (one of) his thighs and put al-Hasan b. ʿAli on his other thigh, and then embrace us and say, ‘O Allah! Please be merciful to them, as I am merciful to them.’” (al-Bukhari, al-Adab, 22)

According to Abu Qatada (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to read the ritual prayer while he was carrying Umama, daughter of Zaynab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (saw), and Ibn al-ʿAs b. al-Rabiʿ. When he stood up, he picked her up, and when he prostrated he put her down. (Muslim, al-Masajid, 41; al-Bukhari, al-Salat, 106)

According to Ibn ʿAbbas (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “He is not one of us who does not have mercy upon our young, respect our elders, and command good and forbid evil.” (al-Tirmidhi, al-Birr, 15)

Anas b. Malik (ra) said, “I served the Messenger of Allah (saw) for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to me any harsh word, and he never said to me about a thing as to why I had done this and as to why I had not done that.” (Muslim, al-Fadaʾil, 51)

Malik b. al-Huwayrith (ra) said, “We went to the Prophet (saw) and we were all young men and stayed with him for about twenty nights. The Prophet (saw) was very merciful. (When he realized that we felt homesick) he said, ‘(It would be better) if you could return to your hometowns and teach them (what you have learned)...’” (al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, 49)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths