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There are few reports about Imam al-Hasan's youth. It is reported, for instance, that Umar appointed him as a witness in the [[six-member council]] that was to appoint the next caliph.<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Imāma wa l-sīyāsa'', vol. 1, p. 42.</ref> | There are few reports about Imam al-Hasan's youth. It is reported, for instance, that Umar appointed him as a witness in the [[six-member council]] that was to appoint the next caliph.<ref>Ibn Qutayba, ''al-Imāma wa l-sīyāsa'', vol. 1, p. 42.</ref> | ||
According to some Sunni sources, Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a), participated in the Battle of Ifriqiyya in [[26 AH]]/646 <ref>Ibn Khaldūn, ''al-ʿIbar'', vol. 2, p. 573-574.</ref> and in the Battle of [[Tabaristan]] in [[29 AH]]/649 or [[30 AH]]/650.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 4, p. 269.</ref> Scholars disagree as to whether these reports are reliable. Considering problems in their chains of transmitters and taking into account the opposition of the Imams (a) to the conquests, [[Sayyid Ja'far Murtada]] regards these reports as unreliable. He refers as further evidence for his view to the fact that [[Imam Ali (a)]] did not allow Imam al-Hasan (a) and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] to participate in the [[Battle of Siffin]].<ref>Jaʿfar al-Murtaḍā, ''al-Ḥayāt al-sīyāsīyya li-l-Imām al-Ḥasan'', p. 158.</ref> | According to some Sunni sources, Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a), participated in the Battle of Ifriqiyya in [[26 AH]]/646-7 <ref>Ibn Khaldūn, ''al-ʿIbar'', vol. 2, p. 573-574.</ref> and in the Battle of [[Tabaristan]] in [[29 AH]]/649-50 or [[30 AH]]/650-1.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 4, p. 269.</ref> Scholars disagree as to whether these reports are reliable. Considering problems in their chains of transmitters and taking into account the opposition of the Imams (a) to the conquests, [[Sayyid Ja'far Murtada]] regards these reports as unreliable. He refers as further evidence for his view to the fact that [[Imam Ali (a)]] did not allow Imam al-Hasan (a) and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] to participate in the [[Battle of Siffin]].<ref>Jaʿfar al-Murtaḍā, ''al-Ḥayāt al-sīyāsīyya li-l-Imām al-Ḥasan'', p. 158.</ref> | ||
It is also reported that in this period, whenever people complained about [[Uthman]]'s conducts to Imam Ali (a), he would send his son al-Hasan (a) to Uthman.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, ''al-ʿIqd al-farīd'', vol. 5, p. 58-59.</ref> According to al-Baladhuri, during the revolt at the end of Uthman's caliphate, when his house was besieged, al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a) and a number of other people were commanded by Imam Ali (a) to protect Uthman’s house,<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 5, p. 558-559.</ref> and, according to [[Qadi Nuʿman al-Maghribi]] (d. 363/973) to take water for him.<ref>Qāḍī Nuʿmān, ''al-Manāqib wa al-mathālib'', p. 251; Ṭabarī, ''Dalāʾil al-imāma'', p. 168.</ref> Some reports indicate that al-Hasan (a) was even injured in this episode.<ref>Dīyārbakrī, ''Tārīkh al-khamīs'', vol. 2, p. 262.</ref> Some Shiite scholars, such as [[Allama Amini]], regard these reports as unreliable.<ref>Amīnī, ''al-Ghadīr'', vol. 9, p. 262.</ref> [[Al-Sharif al-Murtada]] also questions the authenticity of these reports and states that even if they were authentic, they only indicate that Imam Ali (a) was against [[murdering Uthamn]] and depriving his family of food and water, not that he opposed overthrowing him as the caliph.<ref>Sayyid Murtaḍā, ''Shāfī fī al-imāma'', vol. 4, p. 242.</ref> | It is also reported that in this period, whenever people complained about [[Uthman]]'s conducts to Imam Ali (a), he would send his son al-Hasan (a) to Uthman.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, ''al-ʿIqd al-farīd'', vol. 5, p. 58-59.</ref> According to al-Baladhuri, during the revolt at the end of Uthman's caliphate, when his house was besieged, al-Hasan (a) and al-Husayn (a) and a number of other people were commanded by Imam Ali (a) to protect Uthman’s house,<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 5, p. 558-559.</ref> and, according to [[Qadi Nuʿman al-Maghribi]] (d. 363/973) to take water for him.<ref>Qāḍī Nuʿmān, ''al-Manāqib wa al-mathālib'', p. 251; Ṭabarī, ''Dalāʾil al-imāma'', p. 168.</ref> Some reports indicate that al-Hasan (a) was even injured in this episode.<ref>Dīyārbakrī, ''Tārīkh al-khamīs'', vol. 2, p. 262.</ref> Some Shiite scholars, such as [[Allama Amini]], regard these reports as unreliable.<ref>Amīnī, ''al-Ghadīr'', vol. 9, p. 262.</ref> [[Al-Sharif al-Murtada]] also questions the authenticity of these reports and states that even if they were authentic, they only indicate that Imam Ali (a) was against [[murdering Uthamn]] and depriving his family of food and water, not that he opposed overthrowing him as the caliph.<ref>Sayyid Murtaḍā, ''Shāfī fī al-imāma'', vol. 4, p. 242.</ref> | ||