Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #98
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.
وَعَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاسٌ مِنَ الأعْرَابِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَتُقَبِّلُونَ الصِّبْيَانَ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نُقَبِّلُهُمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَوَ أَمْلِكُ إِنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَزَعَ مِنْ قَلْبِكَ الرَّحْمَةَ؟.
'A'isha said, "Some bedouins came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace. One of their men said to him, 'Messenger of Allah, do
you kiss children? By Allah, we do not kiss them.' The Messenger of Allah,
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 #98 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Looking after children.