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'''Al-Hasan al-Basri''', born as al-Hasan b. Abu l-Hasan al-Yasar, was a theologian, a Quranic [[exegete]], a scholar of [[hadith]]s, a preacher, a [[jurist]], and one of the eight well-known [[zahid]]s (or ascetics) of the first and second centuries. There is no agreement over the school of thought he belonged to. | '''Al-Hasan al-Basri''' (Arabic: {{ia|الحسن البصري}}), born as al-Hasan b. Abu l-Hasan al-Yasar, was a theologian, a Quranic [[exegete]], a scholar of [[hadith]]s, a preacher, a [[jurist]], and one of the eight well-known [[zahid]]s (or ascetics) of the first and second centuries. There is no agreement over the school of thought he belonged to. | ||
He met 300 [[companions]] of the [[Prophet (s)]], had companionships with 70 of those who had attended the [[Battle of Badr]], learned many hadiths from them, and transmitted those hadiths to others. Given his hadiths, remarks, and sermons, it becomes apparent that only few of the [[Sahaba]] and [[Tabi'un]] set out to recount [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]’s words. However, because of the circumstances of his time, al-Hasan transmitted many of Imam 'Ali’s words anonymously as “it has been said” or as “Abu Zaynab” (the father of Zaynab) or as “one of the righteous people.” | He met 300 [[companions]] of the [[Prophet (s)]], had companionships with 70 of those who had attended the [[Battle of Badr]], learned many hadiths from them, and transmitted those hadiths to others. Given his hadiths, remarks, and sermons, it becomes apparent that only few of the [[Sahaba]] and [[Tabi'un]] set out to recount [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]’s words. However, because of the circumstances of his time, al-Hasan transmitted many of Imam 'Ali’s words anonymously as “it has been said” or as “Abu Zaynab” (the father of Zaynab) or as “one of the righteous people.” | ||