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Sayings of Imam Hasan Askri(AS) 1. Imam Al-Hassan Ibn Ali Al-Askari (a.s) reported that his Fathers quoted Jabir Ibn Abdullah as saying: "The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) said: 'When Allah created Adam and Eve, they strutted through paradise and said: 'Who are better than we?' At that moment they noticed an image of a girl like they had never seen before; from this girl came an illuminating light so bright that it almost blinded the eyes. They said: 'O Lord, what is this?' He answered: 'This is the image of Fatima, the mistress of your women descendants.' Adam asked: 'What is this crown on her head?' Allah said: 'Her husband Ali.' Adam then asked: 'What are her two earrings?' Allah replied: 'Her (two) sons, they were ordained in My ever-existent knowledge two thousand years before I created you."
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Imam Askari (A.S.) said: "A woman came to Fatima Zahra (A.S.)
and said: `I have a weak mother who has become confused about a matter
related to her prayer; she sent me to inquire from you about it.'
Fatima Zahra (A.S.) answered her; the woman repeatedly came with
questions for Fatima, and she (A.S.) kindly answered her every time.
One day the lady again approached Fatima (A.S.) with another question
from her mother and said to Fatima:
5. Imam Askari (a.s) said: "A woman came to Fatima Zahra (a.s) and said: 'I have a weak mother who has become confused about a matter related to her prayer; she sent me to inquire from you about it'' 6. Imam (AS) said: -Worship is not the quantity of prayer and fast, it's how much you think of your God. 7. The worst of people is he who has two faces and two tongues, 8. Praises his brother in front of him, and eats his flesh in his absence. 9. Anger is the key to all evils. 10. The heart of an ignorant is his mouth, and the mouth of a wise person is 11. Imam Hasan Askari himself has said to an Alawi Sayed, Mohammad bin Ali Hamz,"Waliya-e-Khuda and my successor was born on the dawn of 15th Shabaan 255 Hijri". 12. One day, my lord, Abu Muhammad, [i.e. Imam al-Askari(A.S.)], called me and handed to me a threshold, which seemed very heavy. He (a.s.) told me to take it to Amri. Therefore, I started out, but on the way a water carrier with a mule advanced towards me. His mule approached me on my way and the water carrier called to me to shout it back to him. Instead, I hit it with the threshold and started beating it. As a result, the board split and I looked at it and found books inside it. So, I hastened to the thereshold and held it under my sleeve. The water carrier started carying, and cursing me and my owner. When I approached the house of my Lord, upon returning, the Imam's servant, Isa received me at the door and said: "My master has asked you: Why did you beat the mule and break the threshold?" I answered him: "O my master! I did not know what was in it. He (A.S..), then, said: "Why did you do an action and then apologize for it. Be careful not to repeat it, again, from now on, When you hear someone cursing us, go on your way on which you are ordered. And be aware not to answer someone who curses us or introduce yourself. Because we are in an evil land, go on your way. Your news and conditions reach us, so be aware of that." 13. What can we say about a man who fasts at day and stands (in prayer) at night, who does not speak, and occupies himself with nothing except worship? When he (the Imam) looks at us, our limbs shake and within us in (a feeling) which we have never had. When the Abbasids heard this, they all left in despair." 14. Imam Hasan 'Askari has informed that the Qa'im and the Mahdi will be his son and that the house of the Imam and the Prophet is protected from falsehood and error. 15. Imam Hasan 'Askari when someone asked him regarding the hadith that was related from his forefathers, namely: "The earth will never be void of the hujjat (God's proof), and any one who dies without acknowledging the Imam of the Age dies the death of ignorance." The Imam responded: "Yes, indeed the matter is as clear and real as daylight."
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Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) has showed his son Hazrat Hujjat to
many of his 17. The person went on to ask: "Who is the hujjat and the Imam after you?" He said: "After me the hujjat and the Imam will be my son Muhammad. 18. Thank God that He did not take me away from this world without showing me my successor. He (my son) is closest to the Prophet in his features and character. God will keep him for a while in occultation and then He will cause him to emerge so that he will fill the earth with justice and equity. 19. Do not dispute (with others) lest you will lose splendor and do not joke (with everyone) lest you will be disrespected. 20. Rest assured that no one has a special relationship with Allah. Whoever denies me is not my (follower). The appearance of the Relief (al-faraj) depends solely upon Allah; therefore, those who propose a certain time for it are liars. As to the benefit of my existence in Occultation, it is like the benefit of the sun behind clouds where the eyes do not see. Indeed, my existence is an amnesty for the people of the earth. Pray much to Allah to hasten the Relief, for therein also lies the release from your sufferings. 21. As for those who accept to sit in a place other than the first row of a session, Allah and His angels will bless them until they leave that session. 22. A son has been born to me. Keep this matter secret, because I will not divulge it except to my close associates and relatives. 23. On the third day he showed him to his companions and said: 'This son of mine will be your master and Imam after me. He is the Qa'im who is being awaited by everyone. When the earth is filled with injustice and tyranny, he will rise, and fill it with justice and equity. 24. Imam Hasan al-Askari(A.S.) answer the man who asked him a miracle or a proof of Imamat: The punishment will be doubled for those who refuted the miracle or proof of Imamat after it had been presented to them according to their demand. He who shows patience will be supplied with the support of Allah. People are accustomed to publicize false missives that they themselves forge. We supplicate to Allah for guiding us (to the right). Matters are either submission or destruction. The end results of everything belong to Allah. 25. 'The Proof of God and my successor was born circumcised on the 15th night of Sha'ban, year 255 (870 CE), in the early hour of dawn.' 26. Thus the one out of the jurisprudents who is the protector of his soul, saver of his religion, the opposer of his passions and lusts (of ego), submissive to the command of his Lord, so it is obligatory for the people to imitate and follow him. 27. Rage and anger is the key to all evils. 28. Do not enter into a disputed discussion as it will take away your honor and respect. And do not make a mockery and joke as people would pick up courage and dare at you. 29. How shameful and abominable is it that a faithful becomes inclined toward a thing which degrades and belittles him. 30. Humbleness is a boon & beneficence which does not get subjected to the jealousy of people. 31. It is against etiquette to express joy and pleasure before the grieved one. 32. The one nursing grudge and enmity has the least of comfort among the people. 33. To say that "I wish I may not be brought to question except for this sin is an unforgivable sin. Then he (AS) said, "Polytheism among the people is more hideous and invisible than an ant over the black convass on a dark night." 34. No one except a thankful and grateful person recognizes the beneficence and favor. And nobody thanks for the boon and benevolence except the gnostic (sagacious). 35. The one who praises an incapable and undeserving person stays at the abode of the accused person. 36. The weakest of enemies from the strategic point of view is the one who manifests and reveals his enmity. 37. The sustenance which has become guaranteed (by Allah) must not refrain and make you so busy that you do not perform the obligatory practices. 38. Refrain and avoid fame-seeking and striving for power, as these two invite man towards annihilation. 39. Be afraid of Allah and become a decoration and do not become a (source of) a disgusting and miserable object (for us). 40. A greedy one does not get more than what has been destined for him. 41. Laughing without any amazement is a (sign of) ignorance. 42. The one who does not have the fear of people (in committing sin) will not be afraid of Allah. 43. An age will approach when the people’s faces will be laughing and their hearts will be dark, bleak and dirty. 44. The sunnah to them would be innovation and heresy and innovation would be sunnah among them. 45. The faithful would be belittled and debased among them, and the transgressor would be honorable and respectful among them. 46. Their lords and chiefs would be ignorant and aggressive ones. 47. And the religious scholars would be on the threshold of the aggressors and tyrants. 48. Training the ignorant and reverting the habitual addict back from his habit is like a miracle. 49. You are leading shortening lives and limited durations and death suddenly approaches. 50. Whosoever sows benevolence and beneficence reaps joy and pleasure. 51. Imam al-Askari(A.S.) answered the man who reported to him the disagreement of Shias: Allah has addressed to the intelligent exclusively. People are of different classes: some are the discerning on a way of salvation; they are holding fast to the right and clinging to the branch of the origin; they are neither doubtful not suspicious; they do not consider a shelter other than me. Some are those who have not received the right from its very people; they are like those who embarked on a ship; they ripple when the sea is wavy and calm down when the sea is calm. Some are those who are dominated by the Shaitan; their one and only job is to refute the people of the right and substitute the wrong for the right out of envy. Hence, leave those who went astray to the right and left. When a shepherd wants to gather the hoard, he will not need to exert efforts for so. Beware of divulging our secrets and seeking power, for these two things drive into perdition. 52. Within the unforgivable sins are the sins whose committers wish if they would not commit anything else." Imam al-Askari(A.S.) then said: "Polytheism of people is more hidden that the creeping of ants on a black piece of cloth in a gloomy night. 53. "Bismillah ar Rahman ir Rahim -- in the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful-" is as near to the Great Name (of Allah) as the iris to the white of the eye. 54. In the time of Imam al-Hasan Askari(A.S.), some of the Shias disagreed about his Imamat; therefore the following message was publicized carrying his signature: No one of my fathers suffered the (affliction of the) disagreement of such a group like I did. If this matter of Imamat that you have believed in and embraced is temporary, then I doubt it. If it is as permanent as the affairs of Allah, then what is the meaning of this doubt? 55. Hasan b. Mundhir reports that one day Hamza b. Abu al-Fath came to see him and informed him: "Last night God granted Imam 'Askari a son. However, he has asked us to keep the matter secret. I asked him his name. He said it is Muhammad.
57. All of a sudden Sawsan's condition started changing. I asked her if everything was alright. She said that she was feeling some discomfort. I began to prepare things that were needed for delivery and took charge of the situation. Within a short while God's friend was born, all clean and pure. Just then Imam 'Askari said: "O Aunt, bring my son to me." When I took him to the Imam he held him close to himself and stroked his tongue over the infant's eyes. The eyes of the infant opened immediately. Then he stroked his mouth and ears with his tongue, and his head with his hand. At that time the infant began to recite verses from the Qur'an. Then he gave the infant back to me and asked me to take him back to his mother. I brought him to his mother and went home. 58. On the third day, I came back to Imam 'Askari's house and straight away I went to Sawsan's room to see the child. But I did not see him. I went to the Imam's room. but hesitated to ask about the infant. The Imam at once informed me: "O aunt, my son is in concealment in God's protection. When I depart from this world and when you see my followers in dispute about my successor, tell those trustworthy among them what you have witnessed in connection with his birth. However, make sure that the event is guarded in secrecy because my son will be in occultation 59. The mutual love of the pious. The hate of the sinful to the pious is an advantage for the pious. The hate of the pious to the sinful is debasement for the sinful. 60. To greet everyone you pass by and to sit in a place other than the first class of a session are signs of modesty. 61. Reasonless laughter is a sign of ignorance. 62. Within the misfortunes that deal a death blow is the neighbor who overshadows any good feature that he notices and propagandizes any defect that he notices. 63. Imam al-Askari(A.S.) said to his adherents (Shias) I command you to fear Allah, show piety to your religion, work hard for Allah's sake, tell truths only, return the deposits to their owners whether they are pious or sinful, prostrate yourselve before Allah for a long time, and treat your neighbors courteously. These are the matters that Mohammaed(S.A.W.) brought. Offer prayers in the middle of your folks, attend their funeral ceremonies, visit their ill ones, and fulfill their rights. I am pleased if people point to you and say "this is Shi'ite", when you behave piously, tell truths only, return the deposits to their owners, and condutct courteously with people. Fear Allah, be good (examples) and do not be evil. Attract people's fondness of us and save us from every awful character, for we are surely the people of every good thing that is said about us, but we are definitely not the owners of any evil thing that is imputed to us. We enjoy a (distinctive) right in the Book of Allah, a relation (of kinship) to the Messenger of Allah, and a purification whose source is Allah. Only can the liars claim of enjoying our distinctive features. Refer to Allah very much, refer to death, recite the Quran, and bless the Prophet(S.A.W.). A single blessing of the Prophet(S.A.W.) is ten advantages. Retain the matter of which I have commanded you. Allah keep you under His supervision. Peace be upon you. 64. Very much offering of prayers and fasting is not the worship; the very worship is the very much pondering over the affairs of Allah. 65. The worst servants - of Allah - are those who are two-faced and two-tongued; they praise their present friends and backbite the absent; they envy them for obtaining graces and disappoint them when they suffer a misfortune. 66. Anger is the key to every evil. 67. In 260 A.H. Imam al-Askari(A.S.) said to his adherents: We have previously ordered you to put the rings in your right hands when we were among you. Now, because you will no longer meet us (normally), we order you to put your rings in your left hands until Allah make your, as well as our, Question prevalent. This is surely the best proof through which you can prove your being loyal to our leadership; i,e. the leadership of the Prophet's family. All the attendants took their rings out of their right hands to put them in the left. The Imam(A.S.) then ordered: Convey this commandment to all of our adherents -Shias. 68. The least comfortable of people is the spiteful. 69. The most pious of people is he who stops at suspicious matters. The best worshipper is he who performs the obligatory religious affairs duly. The most abstinent of people is he who abandons the unlawful. The most hard-working of people is he who deserts sins. 70. You are plunging into decreased deadlines and limited days. He who sows good will harvest delight and he who sows evil will harvest regret. Each cultivator will gain only what he has cultivated. The slow will not gain but his own share. The acquisitive will not catch that which is not his. The source of every advantage is Allah, and the actual protector from every evil is Allah, too. 71. The faithful believer is a blessing for the believers and a claim against he disbelievers. 72. The heart of the foolish is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise is in his heart. 73. The 11th Imam was once asked of the signs of a mo'min (believer).He listed the following signs. 74. He is one prays 51 rakaats of salaa daily. 75. He prostates on Khake Shafaa. 76. He wears rings on his right hand. 77. He repeats the verses of Azhan & Ikama. 78. He recites "Bismillah" loudly in Namaz.. 79. He prays his Fajr Namaz before the stars disappear and his Zohar prayers before the sun starts to decline. 80. He recite Qunoot in Namaz . 81. He dyes his hair and beard. 82. He recites 5 Takbirs in Salatul Mayyit. 83. The guaranteed sustenance should not engage you from the ordained deed. 84. The excessiveness of the (ritual) ablution is as same as defect. 85. Generosity has a limit, which when crossed becomes extravagance; caution hasa limit which when crossed becomes cowardice; thriftiness has a limit, which when crossed becomes miserliness; courage has a limit, which when crossed becomes fool-hardiness. Let this moral lesson suffice: refrain from doing anything which you would disapprove of if done by someone else.
86.
Imam who will arise Hazrat Mahdi (Qa'im), peace be on him, and
the events which will take place before his appearance, together with
the indications and features of it. 87. The powerful will be definitely humiliated if he ignores the right and the humble will be definitely valued if he takes in it. 88. Ahmad b. Ishaq relates that one day he was with Imam Hasan 'Askari when the latter asked him: "Ahmad, what do you say about the matter in which people have fallen in doubt?" He said: "When your letter announcing the birth of your son arrived, for all of us, that is, men, women, children, old and young, truth became manifest and we believed in what you conveyed to us." The Imam said: "Don't you know that the earth cannot be without God's proof in it? 89. Fatigue is the friend of the ignorant. 90. Amongst them is Imam Muhammad son of Hassan, son of Ali, son of Muhammad, son of Ali, son of Musa, son of Jafar, son of Muhammad, son of Ali, son of Hussein, son of Ali-ibn-Abi-Talib. his agnomen is Abu-Abdullah and Abul-Qasim and he is the successor, 'Hujjat' (proof) master of the age, 'Qa'im' (upholder) and 'Muntazir' (awaited one). he shall be the last imam. 91. Nothing is above two characters: believing in Allah and benefiting the friends. 92. The babies who dare their fathers will surely treat them impiously when they attain maturity. 93. Buy a thousand pounds of bread and a thousand pounds of meat and distribute it among the Hashimites. Also, arrange for some sheep to be sacrificed for my newly born son's head-shaving ceremony ('aqiqa) 94. To show happiness before the grieved is not a sign of good mannerism. 95. Everything that you dislike your life if you lose it is surely preferred to your life, and everything that you desire for death if it befalls you is surely eviler than death. 96. To educate an ignorant and to prevent a habit are two impossible actions. 97. Modesty is an unenviable favor. 98. Do not bestow upon anyone with matters that are difficult for him. 99. Those who advice their friend secretly are respecting them, and those who advice them openly are humiliating them. 100. Allah's favors encompass every misfortune. 101. Indeed, Divine destinies will never become overwhelmed and overcome; Divine will, too, will never become rejected; and nothing can supersede Divine grace. 102. Allah has not created creation in vain; He has not let it proceed without aim and purpose. 103. Allah raised Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a mercy for all worlds, completed His favours upon him and sealed messengership by him; He sent him as a guide to all people. 104. Our hearts are the utensils of the Divine will; so when Allah wills something, we, too, will the same. 105. Know! that the right of Imamate lies and belongs to us alone; and whoever believes otherwise is, in fact, bearing falsehood. Those who state such a claim (to this right) are in deviation and astrayal. 106. Those who specify a time with respect to the Advent are liars. 107. Supplicate abundantly for the rapid actualization of deliverance for that is tantamount to your (own) deliverance. 108. Each and every one of you ought to practice that which enables you to attain proximity to our love and ought to distance oneself from that which is associated with our dissatisfaction and anger.
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Indeed we possess thorough knowledge of all affairs surrounding
you, and nothing is hidden from us in this regard. 110. It is so ugly for a believer to follow a passion that causes him humiliation.
111.
One of the servant of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) Abu Ganim Khadim
says, "A son was 112. Holy Imam (A.S.) said:"We held a meeting in the district of "al-Askar", then, we waited for the day of Abu Muhammad's (the Holy Imam) going by, instead, he (a.s.) sent a letter in which he wrote the following: 'No one should greet me, nor refer to me with his hand nor gestures, because you would not secure yourselves." 113. Generosity has a limit, which when crossed becomes extravagance. 114. One day in the morning, I sat on a street called "Ghanam", and it happened that Abu Muhammad (A.S.), (the Holy Imam), was coming from his house, on the way to a public inn. I said to myself: "Consider O people! This is Allah's proof on you; therefore, acknowledge him. ' When he[the Holy Imam (A.S.)] passed beside me, he gestured with his forefinger towards me to keep silent. On that night I saw him saying: 'Surely, it is either to keep silent or be killed, therefore be awere of Allah against yourself.'" 115. Were it not that among you is the one who is not from you, I would let you know when you would be set free. Then, he gestured to Jumhi to go out and thus he went away. Then, Abu Muhammad (A.S.) said: This man (i.e. Jumhi) is not from you, therefore, be careful of him. Because, in his clothes, there is a letter which he wrote for the caliph telling him what you say about him (the caliph). Therefore, some of the prisoners stood up and checked his clothes and found the same letter written therein. 116. Caution has a limit which when crossed becomes cowardice. 117. On the authority of Ahmad bin Muhammad, who said: "I wrote a letter to Abu Muhammad (A.S.) when the caliph, Muhtadi, started killing the supporters of (Imam Ali bin Abi-Talib(A.S.)) and said: O my Lord, praise be to Allah who kept him away from you. Indeed, I had been informed that the caliph threatened you, saying: "By Allah, I would drive them away from the surface of the earth'. Abu Muhammad(A.S.) wrote a letter saying: "That causes the caliph's age to be shorted, therefore, start counting from today five days and on the sixth, he (i.e. the caliph) will be assassinated after being humiliated and disdained, and, thus, it took place as the Holy Imam(A.S.) prophesied." 118. The caliph, Mu'taz asked Sa'id, the chamberlain, to take Abu Muhammad(A.S.) to Kufa and behead him on the way. His (the Imam's) letter reached us, saying: 'Whatever you heard would be safe with you. Thus, after three days, Mu'taz was deposed and killed. 119. "Abu Muhammad (Hassan al-Askari), peace be on him, was handed over to Nahrir. He was hard on him and did harm to him. His wife said to him: "Fear Allah, you do not know who is in your house. She mentioned to him his [Imam Hasan al-Askari's] righteousness and devotion (to Allah) and said: I fear for you as a result of him."
120.
Sheikh Mufid, on the authority of Ismael Alawi, said:
121.
Holy Imam's Message To Is'haq Bin Ismail al-Nishabouri 122. Allah confer upon you, Is'haq, and your examples, whom Allah has compassionated and led to the right, with His grace. Allah make His favor perfect for you by taking you to Paradise. "Alhamdu Lillah - All praise be to Allah -" is the perfect thanks for any favor, apart from its greatness or magnitude. I praise Allah too much to be compared to any wording of praise all over times, for His conferment of graces upon you as He has compassionated you, saved you from destruction, and eased your course to pass the obstacle. 123. By Allah, it was such an insurmountable obstacle. Its matter was too intense; its course was too difficult; its trial was too hard; it was mentioned in the ancient books. In the time of the late Imam(A.S.) and in my days, you have had some affairs due to which I dispraised your opinions for you have been practicing unsuccessfully. You should know so fully, Is'haq, that he whoever quits this world with blindness will be also blind in the world to come and in terrible error. 124. O Is'haq, it is not the sights that are affected with blindness; in fact, it is the hearts that are in the chests. This is proved in Allah's conveying the saying of the wrong ones in His Book of wisdom:
125.
He will say, 'My Lord, why have you brought me back to life
blind; before I could see?' The Lord will say, 'This is true. But just
as you forgot Our (claim) that had come to you, so, too, are you
forgotten on this day. (Holy Qur'an 20:124-125) Which claim is more
magnificent than the Lord's argument against His creatures, the Lord's
representative on His lands, and the Lord's witness on His servants
after the consecution of forefathers; the prophets and forefathers;
the successors of the prophets? Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings
be upon them all. Where are you taken away? 126. He has not left a son besides Abu al-Qasim, who is known as Muhammad and Hujjat. That boy was five years old when his father died. 127. His son's name is Muhammad, and his patronymic is Abu 'Abd Allah and Abu al-Qasim. He is the Proof of God's existence, the Master of the Age, the Qa'im, and the Muntazar. The Imamate has come to an end with him." Then he reports traditions about the Mahdi. 128. In another report Hakima relates the event of the birth of the twelfth Imam, cited earlier, in which Imam Hasan 'Askari requests her to spend the night of 15th Sha'ban (255 AH/870 CE) in his house because a child was going to be born. At that point Hakima asked him: "Which of your maidens is the mother of the child?" The Imam said: "It is Narjis." Hakima said: "Yes, I too like her the most among your slave girls 129. Thriftiness has a limit, which when crossed becomes miserliness. 130. -Imam Hasan Askari himself has said to an Alawi Sayed, Mohammad bin Ali Hamz, "Waliya-e-Khuda and my successor was born on the dawn of 15th Shabaan 255 Hijri". 131. Abu al-Qasim Muhammad b. Hasan was born in the year 258 AH/873 CE in Samarra. His father's name was Hasan Khalis. Among the titles [of this last Imam] are: Hujjat, Khalaf Salih (the righteous offspring) and Muntazar (the awaited one). 132. Muhammad b. Yusuf, following his entry on the death of Imam Hasan 'Askari, writes: "He did not have any child beside Muhammad. It is said that he is the same as the Awaited Imam (imam muntazar)."
134. Courage has a limit, which when crossed becomes fool-hardiness 135. Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) has showed his son Hazrat Hujjat to many of his servants and trusted followers (who are sure not to give the message to the Abbasi Caliph) and they have given witness to the birth of Hazrat-e-Mahdi (a.s.). 136. One of the servant of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) Abu Ganim Khadim says, "A son was born to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.). He named him as Mohammad. When the child was three days told, Holy Imam showed him to his companions and told them that this child will be your leader and my successor."
143. Abu Harun reports that he saw the twelfth Imam when his face was shining like the full moon. 144. Ya'qub relates that one day he went to visit Imam 'Askari. On the right side of the Imam he saw a room with a curtain hanging on its entrance. He asked the Imam as to who was the Master of the Age. The Imam said: "Raise the curtain!." When he raised the curtain, a boy appeared and came and sat on the Imam's lap. At that time, the Imam told Ya'qub: "This is your Imam. 145. One of the companions of Imam Hasan 'Askari by the name of Ibrahim b. Idris relates that the Imam sent him a sheep with a message that he should sacrifice it for the latter's having performed the ceremony of shaving off his son's birth hair ('aqiqa), and share the meat with his family. Ibrahim carried out the Imam's order. But when he came to see him the Imam said: "Our child has died." However, once again he sent Ibrahim two sheep with a letter in which the Imam instructed Ibrahim: In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Sacrifice these sheep for your master's ceremony of 'aqiqa and eat the meat with your family. Ibrahim carried out the order. But when he came to see the Imam the latter did not mention anything about it. 146. Imam Hasan 'Askari had several slave girls with different names. On two occasions Hakima Khatun has mentioned these slave girls. At one time she came to visit Imam Hasan 'Askari and saw him seated in the courtyard of his house, surrounded by his slave girls. She asked him: "Which one of these girls is going to be the mother of your successor?" The Imam replied: "It is Sawsan. 147. It is said that in his last days when Imam Hasan 'Askari was ill he appointed his mother as the executer of his will so that she could manage his affairs after his death. This matter was officially approved by the court. In this will there was no mention of his son. Moreover, his estate was divided between his mother and his brother.
150. When Bahlool heard this he asked Imam for some advice. Imam talked about death, barzakh and qiyama and cried so much, he fainted. When he came to, Bahlool asked him why he was so fearful as he was not even baligh yet.
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Imam said: 152. 'Amr Ahwazi reported that Imam 'Askari showed him his son and told him that he was the Imam after him.
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