Address of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadhlullah
on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba(as)
Imam Al-Hassan(as)
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Education and Prophetic care
Allah says in His Holy Book: Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying. On the seventh of the month of Safar, was the anniversary of death of Imam Al-Hassan who was the first child of Ali bin Abi Talib and Fatima Az-Zahra.
He was born on the year 2 after Hijra.
He lived his early childhood with his grandfather, the Messenger (p.) and his parents Ali and Fatima. He and his brother, Imam Hussein (a.s.) who was born after him, have filled the emotional and psychological emptiness of the Messenger (p.), following the death of the Prophet's son, Ibrahim, and he expressed this by saying: Those are my sons. This love made Muhammad (p.), despite all the high position of respect and esteem he had among Muslims, hug Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein (a.s.), and put them on his back and say: It is the best camel that you are riding and you are the best riders.
One day, while the Prophet (p.) was praying, he spent a longer time in "sujoud". His companions were worried about him, so they asked him after he finished his prayer about the reason; he answered that his grandsons were riding on his back and he was afraid to drop them down, so he was waiting until they got down.
Both Sunni and Shiite sources including Kanz Al-Umal quote the Prophet (p.) as saying. Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein are the masters of the Heaven's youth. This story is also narrated in Ahamd's Musnad, Ibn Maja's Sunnan, and other sources. The Prophet (p.) has described them as such, even in their young childhood to tell the Muslims about his grandsons' future, and that their devotion and dedication to Allah, His call and the reformation of their grandfather'
Then, there is the Hadith of Kisa that is narrated by both Shiite and Sunnis. Al-Termezi quotes Omar bin Abi Salma as saying. The following Ayah was revealed to the Prophet.
Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless when he was at the house Um-Salama. The Prophet (p.) called Fatima Ali Al-Hassan and Hussein and covered them with Kisa (cloth). And said: These are my family. So remove all abomination from them and make the pure and spotless.
Um-Salama said: Am I with them O Messenger of Allah.
The Messenger said: "You are in your place and you will be in a good position
. This is a good answer to those who say that this Ayah was talking about the Messenger's wives, since Um-Salama was one of his wives.
This hadith was also narrated by Um-Salama, Ma'kal bin Yasaar Abi Al-Hamra, and Anas bin Malik.
Sublime morals
Ibn Asakir quotes ibn Arqam as saying: I was at the Prophet's Mosque.
Fatima with her two sons Al-Hassan (a.s.) and Al-Hussein (a.s.) passed by followed by Ali (a.s.), the Prophet looked at me and said: He who loves those people loves me and who hates them hates me. Al-Bara bin Azib say: I saw the Messenger of Allah carrying Al-Hassan bin Ali (a.s.) and saying:
O 'Lord, I love him and I ask you to love him. Anas bin Malik says: no one looked like the Messenger (p.) more than Al-Hassan bin Ali; if the people missed the Messenger (p.) they would look at him.
Many scholars have said that Al-Hassan (a.s.) was one of the most tolerant, who would never react to a bad deed by a similar one but with a good deed. These were the morals of the Messenger (p.) on which Al-Hassan (a.s.) was raised. Al-Madaini said: Al-Hassan (a.s.) was the oldest of Ali's children. He was a generous and tolerant gentleman. And the Messenger (p.) used to love him.
Imam Zein Al-Abidien (a.s.) said about him: Al-Hassan bin Ali (a.s.) was the most and greatest worshiper in his times, the most ascetic person (although he had a lot of money whom he used to give to the poor), who fears Allah and the best of men. When he went to Hajj (pilgrimage)
It is also reported that whenever Al-Hassan (a.s.) approached the door of the Masjid (mosque), he would utter the following words: "O Lord! Your guest is at your door. O Generous! The transgressor has come to You; forgive my ugly deeds with the generosity. O the most Generous.
It is also reported that he used to tremble and become pale when he performed Wudu. Asked why, he said that when you stand before the Lord of the Throne you should tremble.
Muhammad bin Ishak says that no one reached an honorable position after the Prophet (p.) higher than that of Imam Al-Hassan (a.s). When he used to pass in the street, all people would go inside their houses, as a token of respect to him. He then adds: I have seen him walking on the road of Makkah. All who saw him would dismount and walk with him, even Said bin Abi Wakas. It is also said that he gave half of his money to the poor twice.
Al-Mubarid and Ibi A'isha describe his tolerance and his sublime morals in the following story.
Once man from Damascus, whom Mua'wiyah had brainwashed, saw him and began to curse Al-Hassan (a.s.) and his father. The Imam continued to look at him kindly, and when he finished, the Imam (a.s.) said: "O old man! I think you are a stranger here. Maybe you mistook me for someone else? If you propitiate us, we will satisfy you. If you ask us, we will give you what you need. If you ask our advice, we will guide you. If you ask us to give you a ride, we will take you with us. If you are hungry, we will satisfy you. If you are naked, we will clothe you. If you are in need, we will make you rich. If you are a refugee, we will give you lodgings. If you have a request, we will grant it. If you join your luggage to ours, and be our guest until the time of your travel, it will be more useful to you, because we have a spacious place, a good social position, and a vast amount of money. "They took him to the Imam's house, where he saw how hospitable and kind the Imams were and how they practiced the morals and values of Islam. He began to review his motions about them and said: "Allah knows best whom He entrusts His message with".
Imam Hassan (a.s.) and his father Imam Ali (a.s.) advocated the need to write down the Prophet's hadith, which the caliph Omar bin Al-Khatab refused, claiming that it would be mixed up with the Quran, which is not precise since each had its own different style.
The Imam lived with the Prophet for 8 years. He also lived with his infallible mother who used to pray all night until her feet would become swollen. He also used to hear her supplicate for the believers and not her herself although she was weak and sick. The Imam asked her showing how intelligent and concerned he was as a child: "Mother why don't you supplicate for yourself?" .And she said: "The neighbors come first".
Al- Hassan (a..s) is the same as his father in his mind and jihad.
Al-Hassan (a.s.) lived, in his youth, with his father Ali (a.s.) all the complications that his father had faced after the Messenger (p.). He saw how his father dedicated himself to Islam; he who was bereft of his legal right in the succession, and how he used to counsel and offer advice to who preceded him and bereft him of his right, and how he preserved their lives. That is because Ali (a.s.) set the interest of Islam before his own and because his love to his God and His Messenger was far more than his love to himself. Al-Hassan (a.s.) lived the mentality of his father, his movement, Jihad, and patience, so, Ali (a.s.) trusted him and his son Al-Hussein (a.s.) and he used to take them along with him to all the difficult situations, including battles.
When the people of Talha and Zubair revolted in Kufa, Ali (a.s.) sent his son, Al- Hassan, accompanied by Ammar Bin Yasser. There, Imam Al-Hassan (a.s.) took a firm stand and delivered a speech in which he defined Ali's position from the Messenger (p.) and his legitimacy.
Ali(p.)even made people refer to his son Al-Hassan (a.s.) to ask him in order to show them that Al-Hassan (a.s.) was as knowledgeable as his grandfather and father, and that he was qualified to succeed him. But Ali (a.s.) passed away, and the situation in the Islamic society ran into disorder due to Moawiyah's conspiracies.
Then the war broke out between Al-Hassan (a.s.) and Moawiyah, Al-Hassan (a.s.) had to reconcile with him without granting him the legitimacy on the basis of preserving the Islamic reality and the Islamic opposition represented by those who believed in Ali's right of caliphate. Then, he traveled from Kufa to Al-Madina teaching people and guiding them, until the time came where Moawiyah poisned him by his wife, Ja'ada Bint El-Asha'ath, whom Moawiyahh promised to marry her to his son Yazeed and gave her money.
In his last will that was addressed to his bother Imam Al-Hussein (a.s.), Al-Hassan asked him in the beginning to worship none but Allah and not to ascribe partners to Him. And then he asked him to take care of his family: "to forgive those who commit wrongdoings and accept the good deeds of those who do them".
He then asked his brother to bury him with his grandfather, the Messenger (p.) since he was the most worthy of him… And if the woman refuses – Aisha who used to consider the Prophet's house as her own - then "I plead by the virtue of my blood relationship to you, not to spill any blood on behalf of me, until we meet the Messenger of Allah…. And tell him about what the people did to us after him…".
When he died, Al-Hussein tried to bury him with the Messenger, but the Ummayads, led by Marwan bin Al-Hakan, prevented him. Al-Hussein (a.s.) then buried him in Baqi', with his grandmother, Fatima bint Assad.
Imam Al-Hassan (a.s.) was as an apex in knowledge, spiritualism, and faithfulness to Allah and His Messenger. He was also an apex in morals and tolerance. He was a role model to all Muslims. Peace be upon him the day he was born, the day he was martyred and the day he will be brought back to life.
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