Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَ الْحَسَنَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحَدِّثُنَا يَوْمًا وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فِي حِجْرِهِ فَيُقْبِلُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَيُحَدِّثُهُمْ ثُمَّ يُقْبِلُ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ فَيُقَبِّلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا لَسَيِّدٌ إِنْ يَعِشْ يُصْلِحْ بَيْنَ طَائِفَتَيْنِ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq told us, Ma'mar informed us, my informant heard al-Hasan narrating from Abu Bakrah, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was talking to us one day while al-Hasan ibn Ali was in his lap. He would turn to his companions and talk to them, then turn to al-Hasan and kiss him, then say: "This son of mine is indeed a noble leader; if he lives, he will reconcile two factions of the Muslims."