Question
Can you confirm the source and authenticity of this narration:
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would hold Usamah ibn Zayd and Hassan [ibn ‘Ali] radiyallahu ‘anhum and say:
“O Allah love them for I love them”
Answer
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration in his Sahih on the authority of Sayyiduna Usamah ibn Zayd (radiyallahu ‘anhuma). The narration is therefore authentic.
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 3735, 3747)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar