Zayd b. al-Imam al-Hasan (a): Difference between revisions

A number of historians including [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] stated that Zayd b. al-Hasan was in charge of [[sadaqa]] dedicated to Prophet Muhammad (s).

When Sulayman b. 'Abd al-Malik came to power, he wrote a letter to his agent in [[Medina]]: "When you receive this letter, discharge Zayd b. al-Hasan from trusteeship of sadaqa of Prophet (s) and appoint one of his relatives and help him in the affairs." Then he did so.

Zayd was discharged from trusteeship until the time [['Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz]]. The [[caliph]] wrote a letter to his agent in Medina: "Zayd b. al-Hasan is a noble man and the oldest man of [[Banu Hashim]]; when you receive the letter put him back in charge of trusteeship of sadaqa of Prophet (s) and support him."

According to a number of narrations, [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] demanded that trusteeship of his sadaqa be given to noble and decent man of his family. As narrated, the trusteeship was returned to Zayd b. al-Hasan in the time of [[Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik]]. In that time there was a disagreement between Zayd and Abu Hashim 'Abd Allah b. [[Muhammad b. Hanafiyya]] on trusteeship. Abu Hashim claimed that Zayd was equal to him regarding their lineage, the only difference was that Zayd's lineage goes back to [[Lady Fatima (a)]] while Abu Hashim does not, and sadaqa does not belong to Lady Fatima (a) as it belongs to [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]]. In addition, Imam 'Ali (s) demanded that the trusteeship should be given to the most knowledgeable and most virtuous member of his family. Abu Hashim claimed to be wiser and more knowledgeable in [[fiqh]] than Zayd. Then Zayd moved to [[Damascus]] and informed the [[Umayyad]] caliph of the disagreement, Walid ordered to give trusteeship to Zayd b. al-Hasan.