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

Imam al-Hasan (a) was present in the five-year caliphate of his father beside him in all situation. It is reported that when the people pledged their allegiance to Imam Ali (a), Imam al-Hasan (a) went on the [[minbar]] at his father's request and delivered a speech to the people. It also appears that al-Hasan (a) was with his father since the first days of the latter's residence in Kufa.

Al-Shaykh al-Mufid (d. 413/1022) reports that Imam al-Hasan (a), together with [[Ammar b. Yasir]] and [[Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubada]], was tasked with calling the Kufans to join the Imam's (a) army. In [[Kufa]], al-Hasan (a) delivered a speech in which he mentioned his father's virtues and high status in Islam and [[Talha]]'s and [[Zubayr]]'s betrayal of their [[allegiance]], and then called the people to support Imam Ali (a).

During the battle, when [[Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr]] accused Imam Ali (a) of murdering Uthman, al-Hasan (a) delivered a speech and mentioned the role of Talha and Zubayr in Uthman's murder.

It is also reported that after the battle, Imam Ali (a) became sick, so he tasked al-Hasan (a) with leading the [[Friday prayer]] for the people of [[Basra]]. In his sermon there, he emphasized the significance of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and the consequences of failing to respect their rights.

[[Nasr b. Muzahim]] (d. [[212 AH]]/827) reports that prior to the beginning of the expedition of Imam Ali's army to [[Siffin]], al-Hasan (a) delivered a speech and encouraged the people to [[jihad]]. It is said that in this battle, the right wing of the army was under the command of al-Hasan (a) and his brother al-Husayn (a).

According to [[al-Iskafi]] (d. 240/854), when, during the battle, al-Hasan (a) confronted one of the commanders of the [[Syria|Syrian]] army, the latter refused to fight with him and said, “I saw the Prophet (s) on a camel while you were sitting in front of him. I don’t want to meet the Prophet (s) while having your blood on my hands.”

It is also reported that Ubayd Allah b. Umar (the son of the second caliph) met al-Hasan (a) during the battle and proposed that al-Hasan (a) should take over the caliphate, because the [[Quraysh]] hold grudges against his father.” In response, Imam al-Hasan (a) said, “By God, this will never happen.” Then, he told Ubayd Allah, “It is as if I see that you will be killed today or tomorrow, and [[Satan]] has deceived you.” This prophecy was fulfilled and Ubayd Allah was killed in the same battle.

According to ''al-Istiʿab'', al-Hasan (a) participated in the [[Battle of Nahrawan]] as well.

It is also reported that Imam Ali (a), toward the end of his life, appointed al-Hasan (a) as the commander of an army of ten-thousand troops to confront [[Mu'awiya]] another time.