Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَثِبُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ إِذَا سَجَدَ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ فَقَالُوا لَهُ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَتَفْعَلُ بِهَذَا شَيْئًا مَا رَأَيْنَاكَ تَفْعَلُهُ بِأَحَدٍ قَالَ الْمُبَارَكُ فَذَكَرَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ وَسَيُصْلِحُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ فَوَاللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ وَلِيَ لَمْ يُهْرَقْ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ مِلْءُ مِحْجَمَةٍ مِنْ دَمٍ.
English Translation
Hashim narrated to us: al-Mubarak narrated to us: al-Hasan narrated to us: Abu Bakra narrated to us, saying: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, used to lead the people in prayer, and al-Hasan b. 'Ali, may God be pleased with them both, used to climb onto his back when he prostrated. He did that more than once, and they said to him: "By God, you certainly do with this one something we have never seen you do with anyone." Al-Mubarak said: He mentioned something, then said: "This son of mine is a chief, and God, Blessed and Exalted, will bring about reconciliation through him between two factions of the Muslims." Al-Hasan said: "By God, by God, after he took charge, not so much as a cupping-glass full of blood was shed during his caliphate."