His birth

عن علي بن الحسين × قال: لما ولدت السيدة فاطمة ÷ الإمام الحسن ×، قالت لعلي ×: سمه، فقال الإمام ×: ما كنت لأسبق باسمه رسول الله |. فلما جاء النبي| قال لعلي ×: هل سميته؟ فقال: ما كنت لأسبقك باسمه, فقال|: ما كنت لأسبق باسمه ربي عز وجل، فأوحى الله تبارك وتعالى إلى جبرائيل أنه قد ولد لمحمد | ابن فاهبط وأقرئه السلام وهنئه، وقل له: إن عليا منك بمنزلة هارون من موسى، فسمه باسم ابن هارون، فهبط جبرائيل× فهنأه من الله عز وجل، ثم قال: إن الله عز وجل يأمرك أن تسميه باسم ابن هارون, قال: وما كان اسمه؟ قال: شبر، قال: لساني عربي، قال: سمه الحسن، فسماه الحسن. فلما ولد الحسين × أوحى الله عز وجل إلى جبرئيل × أنه قد ولد لمحمد | ابن فاهبط إليه فهنئه وقل له إن عليا منك بمنزلة هارون من موسى, فسمه باسم ابن هارون, قال: فهبط جبرئيل × فهنأه من الله تبارك وتعالى, ثم قال: إن عليا منك بمنزلة هارون من موسى, فسمه باسم ابن هارون, قال: وما اسمه؟ قال: شبير, قال: لساني عربي, قال: سمه الحسين, فسماه الحسين. [1]

. Imam Ali ibn Husayn (pbuh) said: "When Lady Fatimah (pbuh) gave birth to Imam Hasan (pbuh), she asked Ali (pbuh) to name him. Imam Ali replied, 'I would not name him before the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp).' When the Prophet (pbuhp) arrived, he asked Ali, 'Have you named him?' Ali replied, 'I would not name him before you.' The Prophet said, 'I would not precede my Lord in naming him.' Then Allah Almighty revealed to Gabriel, 'A son has been born to Muhammad; go down and convey greetings and congratulations to him. Tell him that Ali is to you as Aaron was to Moses, so name him after Aaron's son.' Gabriel descended and conveyed greetings and congratulations from Allah Almighty. Then he said, Allah commands you to name him after Aaron's son.' The Prophet asked, 'What was his name?' Gabriel replied, 'Shubar.' The Prophet said, 'My language is Arabic.' Gabriel responded, 'Name him Hasan.' Thus, he was named Hasan.

When Husayn (pbuh) was born, Allah Almighty revealed to Gabriel, 'A son has been born to Muhammad; go down and convey greetings and congratulations to him. Tell him that Ali is to you as Aaron was to Moses, so name him after Aaron's son.' Gabriel descended and conveyed greetings and congratulations from Allah Almighty. Then he said, 'Allah commands you to name him after Aaron's son.' The Prophet asked, 'What was his name?' Gabriel replied, 'Shubair.' The Prophet said, 'My language is Arabic.' Gabriel responded, 'Name him Husayn.' Thus, he was named Husayn."

Al-Amali by Al-Saduq P.134

 

عن علي بن الحسين × أنه قال: إن النبي | أذن في أذن الحسن × بالصلاة يوم ولد. [2]

It is narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn (pbuh) that the Prophet (pbuhp) performed the adhan (call to prayer) in the ear of Hasan (pbuh) on the day he was born.

Ouyoun Akhbar Al-Rida Vol.2, P.43

 

عن أبي عبد الله × قال: قال أمير المؤمنين ×: حنكوا أولادكم بالتمر, هكذا فعل النبي | بالحسن والحسين ‘. [3]

It is narrated from Abu Abdullah (pbuh) that Amir al-Mu'minin (pbuh) said: "Chew dates and rub them on the gums of your children. This is how the Prophet (pbuhp) did with Hasan and Husayn (pbuh)."

Al-Kafi Vol.6, P.24

 

عن أبي عبد الله × قال: عق رسول الله | عن الحسن × بيده وقال:‏ بسم الله عقيقة عن الحسن, وقال: اللهم عظمها بعظمه, ولحمها بلحمه, ودمها بدمه, وشعرها بشعره, اللهم اجعلها وقاء لمحمد وآله. [4]

It is narrated from Abu Abdullah (pbuh) that the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) himself performed the aqiqah (a traditional sacrifice) for Hasan (pbuh). He said: "In the name of Allah, this is an aqiqah for Hasan." He then prayed: "O Allah, its bones for his bones, its flesh for his flesh, its blood for his blood, its hair for his hair. O Allah make it an immunity for Mohammad and his progeny.."

Al-Kafi Vol.6, P.32

 

عن علي بن الحسين × قال: إن فاطمة ÷ عقت عن الحسن والحسين ‘, وأعطت القابلة رجل شاة ودينارا. [5]

It is narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn (pbuh) that Fatimah (pbuh) performed the `aqiqah (sacrifice) for Hasan and Husayn (pbuh). She gave the midwife a leg of lamb and a dinar.

Ouyoun Akhbar Al-Rida Vol.2, P.46

 

عن معاوية بن وهب قال: قال أبو عبد الله ×: عقت فاطمة عن ابنيها ×, وحلقت رؤوسهما في اليوم السابع, وتصدقت بوزن الشعر ورقا. وقال: كان ناس يلطخون رأس الصبي في دم العقيقة, وكان أبي × يقول: ذلك شرك. [6]

It is narrated from Muawiya ibn Wahb that Abu Abdullah (pbuh) said: Fatimah (pbuh) performed the aqiqah for her two sons (Hasan and Husayn, pbuh), shaved their heads on the seventh day, and gave the weight of their hair in silver as charity. He also mentioned that some people used to smear the baby's head with the blood of the aqiqah sacrifice, but his father (pbuhp) said that this was a form of shirk (associating partners with Allah).

Al-Kafi Vol.6, P.33

 

عن عاصم الكوزي قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله × يذكر عن أبيه أن رسول الله | عق عن الحسن × بكبش, وعن الحسين × بكبش, وأعطى القابلة شيئا, وحلق رؤوسهما يوم سابعهما, ووزن شعرهما فتصدق بوزنه فضة. قال (عاصم الكوزي): فقلت له: يؤخذ الدم فيلطخ به رأس الصبي؟ فقال: ذاك شرك, فقلت: سبحان الله شرك؟! فقال: لو لم يكن ذاك شركا فإنه كان يعمل في الجاهلية ونهي عنه في الإسلام. [7]

It is narrated from Asim al-Kuzi that he heard Abu Abdullah (pbuh) mention from his father that the Messenger of Allah (pbuhp) performed the `aqiqah for Hasan (pbuh) with a ram and for Husayn (pbuh) with a ram. He also gave something of it to the midwife, shaved their heads on the seventh day, and gave the weight of their hair in silver as charity. Asim asked, "Is it permissible to smear the baby's head with the blood of the `aqiqah?" Abu Abdullah replied, "That is shirk." Asim said, "Glory be to Allah, shirk?" Abu Abdullah explained, "Even if it were not shirk, it was a practice of the pre-Islamic period and was prohibited in Islam."

Al-Kafi Vol.6, P.33

 

عن الحسين بن خالد قال: سألت أبا الحسن الرضا × عن التهنئة بالولد متى. فقال: إنه قال لما ولد الحسن بن علي × هبط جبرئيل‏ بالتهنئة على النبي | في اليوم السابع, وأمره أن يسميه ويكنيه ويحلق رأسه ويعق عنه ويثقب أذنه, وكذلك كان حين ولد الحسين ×, أتاه في اليوم السابع فأمره بمثل ذلك قال: وكان لهما ذؤابتان في القرن الأيسر, وكان الثقب في الأذن اليمنى في شحمة الأذن وفي اليسرى في أعلى الأذن, فالقرط في اليمنى والشنف في اليسرى, [8] وقد روي أن النبي | ترك لهما ذؤابتين في وسط الرأس وهو أصح من القرن.[9]

It is narrated from Husayn ibn Khalid that he asked Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (pbuh) about the appropriate time for congratulating someone on the birth of a child. He said: When Hasan ibn Ali (pbuh) was born, Gabriel descended with congratulations to the Prophet (pbuhp) on the seventh day and instructed him to name the child, give him a kunya (nickname), shave his head, perform `aqiqah (sacrifice), and pierce his ears. The same was done for Husayn ibn Ali (pbuh) when he was born; Gabriel came on the seventh day and instructed the Prophet to do the same. The practice was to have two tufts of hair on the left side of the head, with the piercing done in the right earlobe and in the upper part of the left ear. The earring was placed in the right ear, and the other decoration (known as shanaf) in the left ear.

Al-Kafi Vol.6, P.33

 

عن عبد الله بن عباس قال: قال النبي |: يا فاطمة، اسم الحسن والحسين في ابني هارون شبر وشبير؛ لكرامتهما على الله عز وجل. [10]

It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Prophet (pbuhp) said: "O Fatimah, the names of Hasan and Husayn (pbuh) are Shubbar and Shubayr in the sons of Harun (Aaron), due to their honor with Allah, the Exalted."

Ilal Al-Shara'a Vol.3, P.138

 

عن عبد الله بن عيسى, عن جعفر بن محمد, عن أبيه ×: أهدى جبرئيل × إلى رسول الله | اسم الحسن بن علي × في خرقة من حرير من ثياب الجنة، واشتق اسم الحسين × من الحسن ×. [11]

It is narrated from Abdullah ibn 'Isa, from Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his father (pbuh) that Gabriel (pbuh) gifted the name of Hasan ibn Ali (pbuh) to the Prophet (pbuhp) in a silk cloth from the garments of Paradise. The name of Husayn (pbuh) was derived from the name of Hasan (pbuh).

Ma'ni Al-Akhbar P.58

 

عن أبي جعفر × قال: لما عرج برسول الله | نزل بالصلاة عشر ركعات: ركعتين ركعتين, فلما ولد الحسن والحسين زاد رسول الله | سبع ركعات شكراً لله, فأجاز الله له ذلك. [12]

It is narrated from Abu Ja'far (pbuh) that when the Prophet (pbuhp) ascended to the heavens (Miraj), he was commanded to perform ten units of prayer (rak'ahs), two rak'ahs at a time. When Hasan and Husayn (pbuh) were born, the Prophet increased the prayers by seven rak'ahs as a thanks to Allah, and Allah accepted this increase.

Al-Kafi Vol.3, P.487