for, when al-Hasan was born, his parents first named him “Ḥarb.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and said, “Let me see my child. What have you called him?” They replied, “Ḥarb.” He said, “No; rather, he is Hasan.”

The Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him—used to lavish affection on Fāṭimah’s children: he would keep them company, joke with them, and rock them in play. At times one of them would climb onto his shoulders while he was… praying…; he would then pray unhurriedly and lengthen his prostration so as not to disturb his little rider.

It was also his habit, from time to time, to spend the night in Fāṭimah’s house, personally tending to her children while their parents sat nearby. On one such night he heard al-Hasan asking for water (1), so he rose