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Imam al-Hasan (a) reportedly requested from his brother to be buried beside the [[Prophet (s)]], his grandfather.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 60-62; Dīnawarī, ''Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 221; Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 160.</ref> According to a report, al-Hasan (a) had informed [[A'isha]] about his wish and she had agreed.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb fī maʿrifat al-aṣḥāb'', vol. 1, p. 388; Ḥalabī, ''al-Sīra al-ḥalabīyya'', vol. 3, p. 517.</ref> However, when [[Marwan b. al-Hakam]] learned about this decision, he reported it to Mu'awiya, and the latter asked him to forcefully prevent that.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 62.</ref> According to another report, however, Imam al-Hasan (a) had requested only that his [[coffin]] be taken to the grave of the Prophet (s) before his burial beside the grave of his grandmother [[Fatima bt. Asad (a)]].<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 17; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', vol. 1, p. 414; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''al-Manāqib'', vol. 4, p. 44.</ref> According to this report, the Imam (a) had urged his brother to avoid any conflict during his burial ceremony.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 60-62.</ref> | Imam al-Hasan (a) reportedly requested from his brother to be buried beside the [[Prophet (s)]], his grandfather.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 60-62; Dīnawarī, ''Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 221; Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 160.</ref> According to a report, al-Hasan (a) had informed [[A'isha]] about his wish and she had agreed.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb fī maʿrifat al-aṣḥāb'', vol. 1, p. 388; Ḥalabī, ''al-Sīra al-ḥalabīyya'', vol. 3, p. 517.</ref> However, when [[Marwan b. al-Hakam]] learned about this decision, he reported it to Mu'awiya, and the latter asked him to forcefully prevent that.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 62.</ref> According to another report, however, Imam al-Hasan (a) had requested only that his [[coffin]] be taken to the grave of the Prophet (s) before his burial beside the grave of his grandmother [[Fatima bt. Asad (a)]].<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 17; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', vol. 1, p. 414; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''al-Manāqib'', vol. 4, p. 44.</ref> According to this report, the Imam (a) had urged his brother to avoid any conflict during his burial ceremony.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 60-62.</ref> | ||
When [[Banu Hashim]] carried the coffin of Imam al-Hasan (a) toward the grave of the Prophet (s), Marwan and a group of the Umayyads took up arms and blocked the way.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18; Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 64-65; Dīnawarī, ''Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 221; Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 160-161.</ref> [[Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani]] (d. 356) mentions that A'isha arrived there on a mule and asked the Umayyads to stop Banu Hashim.<ref>Abū l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī, ''Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn'', p. 82. </ref> According to al-Baladhuri's report, when she found out about the conflict, she claimed that the burial place of the Prophet (s) was her home and she would not allow anyone to be buried there.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 61.</ref> | When [[Banu Hashim]] carried the coffin of Imam al-Hasan (a) toward the grave of the Prophet (s), Marwan and a group of the Umayyads took up arms and blocked the way.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18; Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 64-65; Dīnawarī, ''Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 221; Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 160-161.</ref> [[Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani]] (d. 356 or 357/967 or 968) mentions that A'isha arrived there on a mule and asked the Umayyads to stop Banu Hashim.<ref>Abū l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī, ''Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn'', p. 82. </ref> According to al-Baladhuri's report, when she found out about the conflict, she claimed that the burial place of the Prophet (s) was her home and she would not allow anyone to be buried there.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 61.</ref> | ||
It is reported that Marwan said, “While Uthman is buried on the outskirts of the city, we won't tolerate that you bury al-Hasan next to the Prophet.”<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18-19; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''al-Manāqib'', vol. 4, p. 44.</ref> A conflict was about to break out between Banu Hashim and the Umayyads,<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18.</ref> but [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], because of his brother’s prior request, did not allow that to happen. Thus, the body of Imam al-Hasan (a) was taken to al-Baqi' cemetery and buried beside the grave of his grandmother Fatima bt. al-Asad.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 64-65; Dīnawarī, ''Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 221; Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 160-161.</ref>.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18-19; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''al-Manāqib'', vol. 4, p. 44.</ref> | It is reported that Marwan said, “While Uthman is buried on the outskirts of the city, we won't tolerate that you bury al-Hasan next to the Prophet.”<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18-19; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''al-Manāqib'', vol. 4, p. 44.</ref> A conflict was about to break out between Banu Hashim and the Umayyads,<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18.</ref> but [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], because of his brother’s prior request, did not allow that to happen. Thus, the body of Imam al-Hasan (a) was taken to al-Baqi' cemetery and buried beside the grave of his grandmother Fatima bt. al-Asad.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 64-65; Dīnawarī, ''Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 221; Ṭūsī, ''al-Amālī'', p. 160-161.</ref>.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 18-19; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''al-Manāqib'', vol. 4, p. 44.</ref> | ||