الحسن بن علي بن الحسين

Fatima was only named Fatima because Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, separated those who love her, from the Fire.

I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, We made the Book an inheritance to those whom We Chose from Our servants. And among them was the one who wronged himself, and among them was an economical, and among them was a forerunner good deeds by the permission of Allah» (35:32) So he said: The wrongdoer among us is the one who does not know the right of the Imam, the moderate is the one who knows the right of the Imam and the forerunner in good deeds by the permission of Allah is the Imam. «Gardens of Eden which they will enter» (35:33) meaning the forerunner and the moderate.

The Prophet (sw) heard a man say to the other: “May Allah make your face and the one who resembles you ugly!” So He (sw) said: “Wait a minute! Do not say this for verily Allah created Adam (AS) in His Image.” The Compiler of this book (RA) says: The anthropomorphists took out the first part of this tradition and said: Verily, Allah created Adam in His Image.”1 Hence, they went astray in this meaning and led others astray.

`Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) said, regarding the saying of Allah, "The faces on that day will be bright, looking at their Lord" (75:22-23). He said: Meaning, [their faces will be] illuminated, looking at the rewards of their Lord.

Al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, said: The requirements of people in this world that is to perish, are four: Wealth, comfort, little concern and honor. As for wealth, it is in contentment. Hence, the one who seeks it in (having an) abundance of property, will not find it. As for comfort, it is in light carrying. Hence, the one who seeks it in the heaviness of it, will not find it. As for little concern, it is in little occupation. Hence, the one who seeks it with an abundance of it, will not find it. As for honor, it is in serving the Creator. Hence, the one who seeks it in serving the created, will not find it.

It was said to the Master of Worshippers, Ali bin Hussain, peace be upon them both: Indeed, the people are saying: Indeed, the best of people after the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, are Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman, then Ali, peace be upon him. He said: So what do they do with a report narrated by Sa’eed bin Musayyib, of Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, of the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, that he said to Ali, peace be upon him: «You are to me in the same position as Harun to Musa, except that there is no Prophet after me»? So, who was, during the era of Musa, like Harun?

The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Indeed, I am appointing as successors among you Two Weighty Things: the Book of Allah; and my Family, my Household. Indeed, they will never be separated until they approach me at the basin like these two – and he joined between his two index fingers. Then Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari stood up to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, and who is your Family? He said: Ali, Hasan, Hussain and the Imams from the sons of Hussain, till they Day of Resurrection.

The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was asked: Where were you when Adam was in the Garden? He said: I was in his backbone, and I was descended to earth whilst in his backbone, and I rode the ship whilst in the backbone of Nuh, and I was thrown into the fire whilst in the backbone of Ibrahim. Never did two parents meet in fornication. Allah, Exalted and Glorious, did not cease but moving me from the good backbones into the pure, purified, wombs, a guided guide, until Allah took Prophethood into my oath, Islam as my covenant, clarified everything of my characteristic, established my mentioning in the Tawrat and the Injeel, ascended me to His Heaven and derived for me a name from His Names. My nation are the praisers , the One with the Throne is the Praised and I am Muhammed. This narration has been narrated in many ways of transmission.

“I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when he was about to leave this world. He fainted and then regained consciousness. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must give to al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn, who is al-Aftas, seventy dinar, give so and so such and such amount, and to so and so such and such amount.’ I then asked, ‘Do you want to give to the one who attacked you with the blade?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Woe on you, have you not read the Quran?’ I replied, ‘Yes, I read it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Have you not heard the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, “. . . those who keep the relation that Allah has commanded to maintain and fear their Lord and fear the bad accounting.” (13:21)’” (Fainting and then regaining consciousness in the case of an Imam is a debatable issue.) Ibn Mahbub has said in his Hadith, ‘. . . attacked you with the blade to kill you.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Do you want me not to be of those about whom Allah, most Blessed, most High, has said, “. . . those who maintain the good relations that Allah has commanded them to maintain, fear their Lord and fear the bad accounting?” Yes, O Salimah, Allah has created the garden (paradises) and has made it good as well as its fragrance which can be sensed from a distance of two thousand years and those who suspend and cut off relations with relatives cannot sense it.’”

“I heard Ahmad ibn abu Khalid, stating that he (The Imam (a.s.) had appointed him as witness to bear testimony to this documented will in the following words. “Ahmad ibn abu Khalid, the slave of abu Ja‘far, bears testimony that abu Ja‘far, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja‘far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) is asked to bear testimony. Testimony to the fact that he has appointed his son, Ali, the executor of his directive wills about himself and bout his sisters. He has placed the affairs of Musa in his charge when he would attain maturity. He has appointed ‘Abdallah ibn al-Musawir as the over seer to his legacy, his estate, property, expenditures and slaves etc., until Ali ibn Muhammad will reach the age of maturity. At such time ‘Abdallah ibn al-Musawir will transfer the overseeing position to him (Ali ibn Muhammad (a.s.)). He thereafter will take charge of his own affairs and sister. The management of the affairs of Musa will also be left to him. Musa will take charge of his own affairs after the two (overseers) according to the conditions set forth by the father of the two of them in the matters his charitable charities. This has been documented on Sunday 3rd dhu al-Hijja, in the year two hundred twenty. Ahmad ibn abu Khalid has transcribed his own testimony with his own hand writing. He has asked al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah ibn al-Hassan ibn ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.). He is also known as al-Jawani has a testimony just like the testimony of Ahmad ibn abu Khalid at the beginning of this document. He als has written his testimony with his own hand and the witness to bear testimony in the document is Nasr, the servant and he has written his bearing testimony with his own hand.”

O Lord, who are these? Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said to him: Those whom if My creation intercede with, I would intercede for them. Then Adam said: O Lord, by their position to You, what is their name? He, Exalted is He, said: As for the first, I am the Praised and he is Muhammed, and for the second, I am the High and he is Ali, and for the third, I am the Splitter and she is Fatima, and for the fourth, I am the Beneficent and he is Hasan, and for the fifth, I am the One with Good Deeds and he is Hussain. All of them were praising Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He.