Ahmad b. Ziyad narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us. He said: Ja`far b. Salama al-Ahwazi narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi narrated to us. He said: `Uthman b. Abi Shayba narrated to us with Mahraz b. Hisham. They said: Mutalib b. Ziyad narrated to us from Layth b. Abi Sulaym. He said:

The Prophet (s) met `Ali, Fatima, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn , and all of them were saying, “I am the most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (s).” So, he (s) took Fatima to his stomach, `Ali to his back, al-Hasan to his right, and al-Husayn to his left. Then, he (s) said: You are from me, and I am from you.