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Al-Hasan b. Ali (a) was the first child of [[Ali (a)]] and [[Fatima (a)]] and the first grandson of the [[Prophet (s)]]. It is reported that the Prophet (s) chose the name al-Hasan for him and that he greatly loved him. The first seven years of al-Hasan’s life were during the lifetime of the Prophet (s). He was present in the [[Allegiance of Ridwan]] and in the story of [[Mubahala]] between the Prophet (s) and the [[Christian]] delegate from [[Najran]].
Al-Hasan b. Ali (a) was the first child of [[Ali (a)]] and [[Fatima (a)]] and the first grandson of the [[Prophet (s)]]. It is reported that the Prophet (s) chose the name al-Hasan for him and that he greatly loved him. The first seven years of al-Hasan’s life were during the lifetime of the Prophet (s). He was present in the [[Allegiance of Ridwan]] and in the story of [[Mubahala]] between the Prophet (s) and the [[Christian]] delegate from [[Najran]].


Shiite and Sunni sources contain numerous reports of al-Hasan’s virtues. According to these reports, he was one of the [[People of the Cloak]], about whom the [[Verse of Purity]] (Qur'an 33:33) was revealed. The verses [[76:8]], [[42:33]], and [[2:246]] were also revealed about him, his parents, and his brother. He gave all his wealth to charity twice, and because of such acts of [[generosity]], he came to be called “The Generous One of the Family of the Prophet (s)”. He went to [[hajj]] twenty-five times barefoot.
Shiite and Sunni sources contain numerous reports of al-Hasan’s virtues. According to these reports, he was one of the [[People of the Cloak]], about whom the [[Verse of Purity]] (Qur'an 33:33) was revealed. The verses [[76:8]], [[42:23]], and [[3:61]] were also revealed about him, his parents, and his brother. He gave all his wealth to charity twice, and because of such acts of [[generosity]], he came to be called “The Generous One of the Family of the Prophet (s)”. He went to [[hajj]] twenty-five times barefoot.


There is not much information about his life during the caliphate of [[Abu Bakr]] and [[Umar]]. It is reported that Umar appointed him as a witness in the [[six-member council]] that was to choose the third caliph. During the revolt at the end of [[Uthman]]’s caliphate, he was tasked by [[Imam Ali (a)]] to protect the house of the caliph. During the caliphate of Imam Ali (a), al-Hasan (a) moved with his father to [[Kufa]] and was one of the commanders of his army in the battles of [[battle of Jamal|Jamal]] and [[battle of Siffin|Siffin]].
There is not much information about his life during the caliphate of [[Abu Bakr]] and [[Umar]]. It is reported that Umar appointed him as a witness in the [[six-member council]] that was to choose the third caliph. During the revolt at the end of [[Uthman]]’s caliphate, he was tasked by [[Imam Ali (a)]] to protect the house of the caliph. During the caliphate of Imam Ali (a), al-Hasan (a) moved with his father to [[Kufa]] and was one of the commanders of his army in the battles of [[battle of Jamal|Jamal]] and [[battle of Siffin|Siffin]].
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