Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #91
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 أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَبَّلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَعِنْدَهُ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسٌ، فَقَالَ الأَقْرَعُ: إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُ لا يُرْحَمُ.
Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, kissed Hasan ibn 'Ali while al-Aqra' ibn Habis at-Tamimi was sitting
with him. Al-Aqra' observed, 'I have ten children and I have never kissed any of
them.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, looked
at him and said, 'Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.'"
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This hadith is #91 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Looking after children.