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MUSLIM SCHOOL OF RIGHT GUIDANCE |
Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) and Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu)
- Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) and Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu) are the beloved grandsons of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam) and Sayyidatina Khadijah (Rady Allahu Anha).
- They are the famous and beloved sons of Sayyidina Ali (Rady Allahu Anhu) and Sayyidatina Fatima (Rady Allahu Anha).
- They are members of the Ahl-al-Bayt (The Prophet’s Family). Their names are mentioned in the Friday Khutba.
- We learn from a Hadith that one morning, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam) went out wearing a striped cloak of black goat’s hair. Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) came and he took him under it. Then Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu) came and went under it. Then, Sayyidatina Fatima (Rady Allahu Anha) came and he took her under it, and then Sayyidina Ali (Rady Allahu Anhu) came and he took him under it. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam), then recited the verse of the Holy Qur’an whose translation is:
“Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you O people of the house, and to purify you a thorough purifying.” (33:33)
- Imam Hasan and Imam Husain are also the Sahaba (Companions) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam). The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam) said, “my Sahaba are like stars, whomsoever you follow, you will be rightly guided.”
- Some of the well-known titles of Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) and Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu) are:
as-Sayyid, which means a descendant of the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam)
shahid, which means martyr
muneer, which means shining
zahir, which means brilliant
tayyib, which means agreeable
tahir, which means pure
saeed, which means blessed- Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) was a year older than Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu).
- The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam) called them his “two sweet smelling flowers in this world.”
- He said that “these two sons of mine are the leaders of the youth in Paradise.”
- He carried Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) on his shoulder and he prayed to Allah, “I love him, so please love him.”
- He said, “Husain is from me and I am from Husain. May Allah keep him as a friend who keeps Husain as his friend.”
- He said that Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) will unite two disputing Muslim factions, which he did.
- Sayyidina Abu Bakr Siddiq (Rady Allahu Anhu) said that Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) looked like the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam).
- As a child, Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) rode on the shoulders of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam).
- When they were young, Imam Hasan and Imam Husain once saw that a man was not doing wudu properly. But it was not respectful to tell him that. So they thought of a way to convey this message to him. They went up to him and told him to see whether they were doing wudu properly. When they had finished, the man told them that they did it properly and he also realized the mistake he was making. Thus in a very respectful way they had conveyed the message. This shows that even as children they were wise. This wisdom was inherited from the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa Sallam).
- Many years later, after Imam Hasan (Rady Allahu Anhu) had passed away, there was an evil man named Yazid. He wanted to become the leader of the Muslims and asked everyone to accept him as the leader. But Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu) refused because Yazid was an open sinner.
- So Yazid sent his army to fight Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu) and his followers.
- Imam Husain (Rady Allahu Anhu), his family members and his followers fought bravely against the huge army of Yazid in the Battle of Kerbala and were martyred on the 10th of Muharram, the day of Ashura. Every year, Muslims all over the world recite the whole Qur’an on that day in their memory.
- Their martyrdom teaches us that we should stand up for justice.
- It is the duty of Muslims to love and respect the Family of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam).