Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #90
Looking after children
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: أَتُقَبِّلُونَ صِبْيَانَكُمْ؟ فَمَا نُقَبِّلُهُمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَوَ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ أَنْ نَزَعَ اللَّهُ مِنْ قَلْبِكَ الرَّحْمَةَ؟.
'A'isha said, "A bedouin came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, and asked, "Do you kiss your children? We do not kiss them.'
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Can I put mercy
in your hearts after Allah has removed it from them?'"
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This hadith is #90 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Looking after children.