Volume 5, Book 57, Number 91:
Narrated Muhammad:
Anas bin Malik said, “The head of Al-Husain was brought to ‘Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and was put in
a tray, and then Ibn Ziyad started playing with a stick at the nose and mouth of Al-Husain’s head
and saying something about his handsome features.” Anas then said (to him), “Al-Husain resembled
the Prophet more than the others did.” Anas added, “His (i.e. Al-Husain’s) hair was dyed with Wasma
(i.e. a kind of plant used as a dye).”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 92:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I saw the Prophet carrying Al-Hasan on his shoulder an saying, “O Allah! I love him, so please love
him.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 93:
Narrated ‘Uqba bin Al-Harith:
I saw Abu Bakr carrying Al-Hasan and saying, “Let my father be sacrificed for you; you resemble
the Prophet and not ‘Ali,” while ‘Ali was laughing at this.
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 94:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Abu Bakr used to say, “Please Muhammad (i.e. the Prophet) by doing good to his family.”
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 5 > BOOK 57: COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 95:
Narrated Anas:
None resembled the Prophet more than Al-Hasan bin ‘Ali did.
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 96:
Narrated Ibn Abi Nu’m:
A person asked ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar whether a Muslim could kill flies. I heard him saying (in
reply). “The people of Iraq are asking about the killing of flies while they themselves murdered the
son of the daughter of Allah’s Apostle . The Prophet said, They (i.e. Hasan and Husain) are my two
sweet basils in this world.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 97:
Narrated the merits of Bilal bin Rabah the freed slave of Abu Bakr. The Prophet said (to Bilal), “I
heard the sound of your shoes in Paradise just in front of me.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 98:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
Umar used to say, “Abu Bakr is our chief, and he manumitted our chief,” meaning Bilal.