Family of Prophet Muhammad
Total Hadiths 58
Islamic Teachings on the Family of Prophet Muhammad
If you have ever wondered about the status of the family of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Islam, these hadiths provide a beautiful and clear answer. According to Islamic scholars, loving the Prophet's relatives is a core requirement of faith. In a well-known event, the Prophet's uncle, Al-Abbas, expressed sadness because the Quraish tribe treated them coldly compared to how they treated each other. The Prophet became visibly upset and swore that true faith does not enter a person's heart until they love his family for the sake of Allah and His Messenger.He specifically highlighted the deep respect owed to an uncle, stating that a man's uncle is like the root of his own father. To harm his uncle was to harm him directly. Furthermore, the Prophet emphasized his close, inseparable bond with Al-Abbas by simply stating, "Al-Abbas is from me and I am from him." These everyday teachings remind us that honoring and respecting the household and relatives of the Prophet is deeply intertwined with our love for the Prophet himself.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " حُسَيْنٌ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْ حُسَيْنٍ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ أَحَبَّ حُسَيْنًا حُسَيْنٌ سِبْطٌ مِنَ الأَسْبَاطِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَإِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ .
Narrated Ya'la bin Murrah: That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Husain Is From Me, And I Am From Husain. Allah Loves Whoever Loves Husain. Husain Is A Sibt Among The Asbat." [Asbat, Plural Of Sibt: A Great Tribe. Meaning, Al-Husain Would Have Many Offspring, Such That They Would Become A Great Tribe. And This Has Indeed Occurred. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi (4/341).]
[1] Asbāt , pl. of Sibt : A great tribe. Meaning, Al-Ḥusain would have many offspring, such that they would become a great tribe. And this has indeed occurred. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi (4/341).Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3775In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 174English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3775
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَتْ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ ابْنِ زِيَادٍ فَجِيءَ بِرَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ بِقَضِيبٍ لَهُ فِي أَنْفِهِ وَيَقُولُ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ هَذَا حُسْنًا لَمْ يُذْكَرْ . قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمَا إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ أَشْبَهِهِمْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Narrated Anas bin Malik: "I Was With Ibn Ziyad And The Head Of Al-Husain Was Brought. He Began To Poke It In The Nose With A Stick That He Had, Saying: 'I Do Not See The Like Of This As Beautiful, Why Is He Mentioned As Such?'" He Said: "I Said: 'Behold, He Was Of The Closest Of Them In Resemblance To The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ).'"
[1] Husn : beauty. Among the meanings of the names Ḥasan and Ḥusain is beautiful. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3778In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 177English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3778
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْعَبَّاسُ عَمُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ عَمَّ الرَّجُلِ صِنْوُ أَبِيهِ أَوْ مِنْ صِنْوِ أَبِيهِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Al-'Abbas Is The Uncle Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), And Indeed, The Uncle Of A Man Is The Sinw Of His Father Or From The Sinw Of His Father."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3761In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 160English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3761
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ بن زَكَرِيا الْكُوفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْعَبَّاسُ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ إِسْرَائِيلَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Al-'Abbas Is From Me And I Am From Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3759In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 157English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3759
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلْعَبَّاسِ " إِذَا كَانَ غَدَاةُ الاِثْنَيْنِ فَأْتِنِي أَنْتَ وَوَلَدُكَ حَتَّى أَدْعُوَ لَهُمْ بِدَعْوَةٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللَّهُ بِهَا وَوَلَدَكَ " . فَغَدَا وَغَدَوْنَا مَعَهُ وَأَلْبَسَنَا كِسَاءً ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْعَبَّاسِ وَوَلَدِهِ مَغْفِرَةً ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً لاَ تُغَادِرُ ذَنْبًا اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْهُ فِي وَلَدِهِ " .هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said To Al-'Abbas: 'On The Night Of Monday, Come To Me, You And Your Offspring, So That I May Supplicate For Them With A Supplication That Allah Will Benefit You And Your Children By.' So He Went, And We Went With At Night, So He (ﷺ) Covered Us In A Kisah (Shawl), Then Said: 'O Allah, Forgive Al-'Abbas And His Offspring, For What Is Open And What Is Secret, With A Forgiveness That Does Not Leave Any Sins. O Allah! Take Care Of Him Concerning The Affair Of His Offspring.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3762In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 161English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3762
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَهْرَامَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَامِلَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ نِعْمَ الْمَرْكَبُ رَكِبْتَ يَا غُلاَمُ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَنِعْمَ الرَّاكِبُ هُوَ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَزَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَدْ ضَعَّفَهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was Carrying Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Upon His Shoulder, So A Man Said: "What An Excellent Mount You Are Riding, O Child." So The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "And What An Excellent Rider He Is."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3784In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 183English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3784
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الأَشْعَثِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ النَّوْفَلِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَحِبُّوا اللَّهَ لِمَا يَغْذُوكُمْ مِنْ نِعَمِهِ وَأَحِبُّونِي بِحُبِّ اللَّهِ وَأَحِبُّوا أَهْلَ بَيْتِي لِحُبِّي " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Love Allah For What He Nourishes You With Of His Blessings, Love Me Due To The Love Of Allah, And Love The People Of My House Due To Love Of Me."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3789In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 188English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3789
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ مَيْسَرَةَ ابْنِ حَبِيبٍ، عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَشْبَهَ سَمْتًا وَدَلاًّ وَهَدْيًا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي قِيَامِهَا وَقُعُودِهَا مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَتْ وَكَانَتْ إِذَا دَخَلَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَبَّلَهَا وَأَجْلَسَهَا فِي مَجْلِسِهِ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا قَامَتْ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهَا فَقَبَّلَتْهُ وَأَجْلَسَتْهُ فِي مَجْلِسِهَا فَلَمَّا مَرِضَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَأَكَبَّتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَبَّلَتْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَتْ رَأْسَهَا فَبَكَتْ ثُمَّ أَكَبَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَتْ رَأْسَهَا فَضَحِكَتْ فَقُلْتُ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَظُنُّ أَنَّ هَذِهِ مِنْ أَعْقَلِ نِسَائِنَا فَإِذَا هِيَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ لَهَا أَرَأَيْتِ حِيْنَ أَكْبَبْتِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَفَعْتِ رَأْسَكِ فَبَكَيْتِ ثُمَّ أَكْبَبْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَرَفَعْتِ رَأْسَكِ فَضَحِكْتِ مَا حَمَلَكِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ إِنِّي إِذًا لَبَذِرَةٌ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ مِنْ وَجَعِهِ هَذَا فَبَكَيْتُ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنِّي أَسْرَعُ أَهْلِهِ لُحُوقًا بِهِ فَذَاكَ حِينَ ضَحِكْتُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I Have Not Seen Anyone Closer In Conduct, Way, And Manners To That Of The Messenger Of Allah In Regards To Standing And Sitting, Than Fatimah The Daughter Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ). She Said "Whenever She Would Enter Upon The Prophet (ﷺ) He Would Stand To Her And Kiss Her, And He Would Sit Her In His Sitting Place. Whenever The Prophet (ﷺ) Entered Upon Her She Would Stand From Her Seat, And Kiss Him And Sit Him In Her Sitting Place.So When The Prophet (ﷺ) Fell Sick And Fatimah Entered, She Bent Over And Kissed Him. Then She Lifted Her Head And Cried, Then She Bent Over Him And She Lifted Her Head And Laughed. So I Said: 'I Used To Think That This One Was From The Most Intelligent Of Our Women, But She Is Really Just One Of The Women.'So When The Prophet (ﷺ) Died, I Said To Her: 'Do You Remember When You Bent Over The Prophet (ﷺ) And You Lifted Your Head And Cried, Then You Bent Over Him, Then You Lifted Your Head And Laughed. What Caused You To Do That?' She Said: 'Then, I Would Be The One Who Spreads The Secrets. He (ﷺ) Told Me That He Was To Die From His Illness, So I Cried. Then He Told Me That I Would Be The Quickest Of His Family To Meet Up With Him. So That Is When I Laughed.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3872In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 272English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3872
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الرِّفَاعِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ وَمَا بِي أَنْ أَكُونَ أَدْرَكْتُهَا وَمَا ذَاكَ إِلاَّ لِكَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَهَا وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَذْبَحُ الشَّاةَ فَيَتَتَبَّعُ بِهَا صَدَائِقَ خَدِيجَةَ فَيُهْدِيهَا لَهُنَّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I Was Not Jealous Of Any Wife Of The Prophet (ﷺ) As I Was Jealous Of Khadijah, And It Was Not Because I Did Not See Her. It Was Only Because The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Mentioned Her So Much, And Because Whenever He Would Slaughter A Sheep, He Would Look For Khadijah'S Friends To Gift Them Some Of It.
[1] This preceded under no. 2017.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3875In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 275English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3875
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا حَسَدْتُ أَحَدًا مَا حَسَدْتُ خَدِيجَةَ وَمَا تَزَوَّجَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلاَّ بَعْدَ مَا مَاتَتْ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَشَّرَهَا بِبَيْتٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ قَصَبٍ لاَ صَخَبَ فِيهِ وَلاَ نَصَبَ . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . مِنْ قَصَبٍ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَعْنِي بِهِ قَصَبَ اللُّؤْلُؤِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I Did Not Envy Any Woman As I Envied Khadijah - And The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Did Not Marry Me Except After She Had Died - That Was Because The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Gave Her Glad Tidings Of A House In Paradise Made Of Qasab, Without Clamoring Nor Discomforts In It.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3876In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 276English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3876
