The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)

Al-Kāfi · Volume 1 · Section 115 · 7 narrations

Hadith 1245

Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) was born in the month of Ramadan in the year that the battle of Badr took place, the second year after Hijra (AH) (migration of the Holy Prophet (s.w) from Mecca to Medina). It is also narrated…

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Hadith 1246

"When al-Hassan was about to die he wept. He was asked, 'O son of the Messenger of Allah, why would you weep, when you have such a position with the Messenger of Allah such as you have? And all the (good things) said…

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Hadith 1247

“Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) passed away at the age of forty seven in the year fifty (AH). He lived forty years after the death of the Holy Prophet (s.w).”

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Hadith 1248

"Ja'da bint al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays al-Kindi poisoned al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) and a female servant of the Imam (a.s.). The female servant, however, vomited the poison, but in the case of al-Hassan (a.s.) the poison remained…

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Hadith 1249

“Once al-Hassan (a.s.) went outside the town with a man from the children of al-Zubayr who believed al-Hassan to be the Imam. They stopped for rest on one of the oasis under a palm tree that had dried up due to lack of…

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Hadith 1250

“Al-Hassan (a.s.) has said, ‘Allah has two cities. One is in the east and the other is in the west. They have a boundary around them that is made of iron and each one has a million doors. Seven thousand different…

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Hadith 1251

“One year al-Hassan ibn Ali left for Mecca on foot. On the journey his feet swelled and his servants said, 'If you would ride the swelling will go away.' He said, 'Nay, if we reach this place of rest you will a black…

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