The Prophet(peace be upon him) , loved children and honored them on many occasions, such as calling them by honorific epithets or patting young ones on the head, leaving the scent of musk upon them for the rest of the day. In fact, the Prophet, God bless and grant him peace, visited one child whose pet had died in order to offer condolences and cheer him up.
Hadith #1
Sayyidina Anas ibn Malik (Radiyallahu Anhu) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“ He is not one of us who is NOT COMPASSIONATE TO THE YOUNG and respectful to the elderly”►{Sunan Tirmidhi ,Chapter on “Being merciful to children”
{Hadith #1984, Sunan Abu Dawud, Kitab Al-Adab}
Hadith #2
Hazrat Jabir b. Samura(Radiyallahu Anhu) reported:
{Sahih Muslim,Kitab Al-Fad’ail,Hadith #5929}
I prayed along with Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) the first prayer. He then went to his family and I also went along with him when he met some children (on the way).He began to pat the cheeks of each one of them. He also patted my cheek and I experienced a coolness or a fragrance of his hand as if it had been brought out from the scent bag of a perfumer.
Hadith #3
Once Allah’s Messenger(peace be upon him) kissed al-Hasan b. Ali[his grandson] (Radiyallahu Anhu) and Al-Aqra bin Habis al- Tamimi was sitting in his presence.
{Sahih Bukhari,Kitab Al-Adab,Hadith #5651;Sahih Muslim Kitab Al-Fadail, Hadith #2318;Ahmed b Hambal in Al-Musnad 2:241 Hadith #7287;Al-Bayhaqi Sunan Al-Kubra,7:100 Hadith #13354}
Al-Aqra said, “I have ten children and have not kissed a single one of them”
Upon (hearing) this, Allah’s Messenger(peace be upon him) looked at him and said , “He who does not show mercy shall not receive Mercy.”
Hadith #4
Hadrat Anas(Radiyallahu Anhu) said, “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came in and saw a son of Abu Talha’s called Abu ‘Umayr. He had a sparrow which he used to play with.”
Narrated by Imam Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad,Hadith #384}
He said, “Abu ‘Umayr, what happened to (or where is) the little sparrow?“
Hadith #5
Narrated Hazrat Abdullah ibn Amir(Radiyallahu Anhu) : My mother called me one day when the The Messenger of Allah( peace be upon him) was sitting in our house.
{Sunan Abu Dawud,Kitab Al-Adab}
She said: “ Come here and I shall give you something. “
Messenger of Allah( peace be upon him) asked her:” What did you intend to give him?”
She replied: ” I intended to give him some dates.”
The Apostle of Allah ( peace be upon him) said: “If you were not to give him anything, a lie would be recorded against you.”
Hadith #6
Hazrat Abu Hurayra(Radiyallahu Anhu) said, “When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,was brought new dates, he said, ‘O Allah! Bless us in our city and in our mudd and sa’, blessing upon blessing.’
{Narrated by Imam Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad,Chapter on “Fruits are given to the youngest of children”,Hadith 362}
Then he would give one to the youngest of the children with him.”
Based on Book : Muhammad(peace be upon him) – The Merciful by Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Tahir ul Qadri Order your copies from www.minhajproductions.in/
