THE
HOLY QURAN – PART 22
IMAM HASAN BIN ALI (A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN
(SECTION 2)
HIS
ACTIONS ON QURANIC TEACHINGS
Anas bin
Malik has reported that:
[One
day we were with Hasan bin Ali (as) when his female slave came by and
greeted him saying: “Salaamun Alaykum (Peace be on you)”. Thereafter she
also presented a vase of flowers to him. After responding to her
greeting, Imam (as) said,
“Go! I have freed you for the sake of
Allah (SWT)”.
I asked, “(O Maula!) She greeted you and
presented you with a vase of flowers, which is valueless and in return,
why did you set her free?”
Imam (as) responded,
“Allah (SWT) has taught me that when
someone greets you, then in reply, greet the person in a better manner.
‘When you are greeted with a salute, greet with a better one than it, or
return it; indeed Allah takes account of all deeds’
(4:86) My best
form of returning her greeting was to set her free”.] (Manaqib
Aali Abi Talib)
Once someone accused Imam Hasan (as) of
enjoying haughtiness. Imam (as) said,
“No! I enjoy
honour. Allah says: ‘Honour belongs to
Allah, His messenger and to the believers’. (63:8).”
(Tuhaf al-‘Uqool)
HIS
KNOWLEDGE OF QURAN
A Man came to Ibn Abbas and Ibn ‘Umar, and
asked the interpretations of
SHAAHID
(Witness) and
MASH-HOOD
(One who is witnessed) in the Holy Quran.
Ibn Abbas said, “SHAAHID
was the day of Friday whereas
MASH-HOOD
referred to the day of ‘Arafah”. Ibn ‘Umar
said, “SHAAHID
was the day of Friday but
MASH-HOOD
refers to the day of sacrifice in Hajj”.
The man then went to Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba
(as) and asked him the same question. Imam (as) said,
“SHAAHID is the Holy Prophet (saww) and
MASH-HOOD refers to the day of Judgement”.
When the man asked the Imam (as) to prove
the same from the Holy Quran, Imam (as) recited the following two verses
from the Holy Quran:
“O Prophet! Surely We have sent you as a
SHAAHID (witness) and as a bearer of good news and as a warner”.
(33:45)
“This is the day on which people shall be
gathered together and this is the day of MASH-HOOD (that shall be
witnessed)”.
(11:103)
When the
man heard this, he said, “The reply of al-Hasan is better”.
(Fusoolul-Muhimmah) |