Sahih Muslim
The Book of the Merits of the Companions — Hadith #6101
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ قَالَ ابْنُ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيٍّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَابِتٍ - عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه
وسلم وَاضِعًا الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ
" اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ فَأَحِبَّهُ " .
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with Al-Hasan b. ‘Ali placed upon his shoulders and he was saying: O Allah, I love him, and love him Thou.
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Scholarly Consensus: Sahih