214 – Muhammad ibn Hassan al-Samti narrated to us; Ali ibn ʿAbis narrated to us; Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad narrated to us, from al-Bahi, the freedman of the family of al-Zubayr, who said:

ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Zubayr came in while we were discussing which member of the Prophet’s household most resembled him. He said, “I will tell you who among all people most resembled the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: al-Hasan ibn ʿAli. I saw him approach the Prophet while he was prostrating and climb onto his back; the Prophet would not make him get down until the child himself chose to dismount. Or he would come to him while he was bowing, and the Prophet would spread his legs apart so that the boy could pass through and emerge from the other side.”