17. Showing Affection

عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ الْأَقْرَعَ بن حَابِسٍ أَبْصَرَ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يُقَبِّلُ الْحَسَنَ فقال إِنَّ لي عَشْرَةً من الْوَلَدِ ما قَبَّلْتُ وَاحِدًا منهم فقال رسول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إنه من لَا يَرْحَمْ لَا يُرْحَمْ

Abu Hurayrah (rta) reports that al-Aqra‘ ibn Habis saw the Prophet (sws) kissing [his grandson] al-Hasan whereupon al-Aqra‘ said: “I have ten children and I have never kissed anyone of them.” At this, God’s Messenger (sws) said: “He who is not affectionate to others will not be shown affection [from God].”[1]

[1]. Ibid., vol.4, 1808, (no. 2318).