357. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “The Prophet once saw a man who had two children and he kissed one of them and left the other. [At this time] the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said to him: “Should you not treat them equally?”1
358. Sahih Bukhāri, narrating from Nu‘mān ibn Bashir who said: “My father gave me a gift, but [my mother] ‘Amarah bint Rawāhah said: “I will not be pleased until you make the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) witness this.”
Therefore, he went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) and said: “O Messenger of Allah! I gave a gift to my son who is from ‘Amarah bint Rawāhah and she has told me to take you as a witness.”
He (s.a.w.) said: “Have you given a similar gift to your other children?”
He said: “No.” So, the Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Fear Allah and do justice between your children.”
Then he returned and took back his gift.”2
359. Sharh al-Nahj al-Balāghah: “Hasan (a.s.) was the eldest child of ‘Ali (a.s.) and he was noble, gracious, patient and an eloquent speaker, and the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.) loved him. One day the Prophet (s.a.w.) made a competition between Hasan (a.s.) and Husain (a.s.) and Hasan won, so the Prophet (s.a.w.) seated him on his right knee and seated Husain on his left knee.”3
1.. al-Ja‘fariyāt, p. ۵۵. al-Nawādir, p. ۹۶, h. ۴۳. Both narrating from Imām al-Kāzim (a.s.) from his forefathers (a.s.).
2.. Sahih al-Bukhāri, vol. ۲, p. ۹۱۴, h. ۲۴۴۷. al-Sunan al-Kubrā, vol. ۶, p. ۲۹۲, h. ۱۱۹۹۴. al-Musannaf by Ibn Abu Shaybah, vol. ۸, p. ۳۶۶, h. ۲. Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۱۶, p. ۵۸۵, h. ۴۵۹۵۷. Sahih Muslim, vol. ۳, p. ۱۲۴۱- ۱۲۴۴. Sunan al-Nisā'i, vol. ۶, p. ۲۶۰. al-Sunan al-Kubrā, vol. ۶, p. ۲۹۳, h. ۱۱۹۹۶. Sunan al-Dārqutni, vol. ۳, p. ۴۲, h. ۱۷۱. Sunan Ibn Mājah, vol. ۲, p. ۷۹۵, h. ۲۳۷۶.
3.. Sharh Nahj al-Balāghah, vol. ۱۶, p. ۲۷, narrating from al-Madā'ini.
