The Fourth Infallible – Hazrat Imam Hassan (A.S.)

    In the midge of the month of Ramadan , the 3rd year of Hijrah , a son was born in the small house of Hazrat Ali (A.S.). The prophet (P.B.U.H.) , on behalf of the Almighty God , named him Hassan (A.S.).
    Imam Hassan (A.S.) was brought up in the lap of his father Ali (A.S.) and mother Fatima Zahra (S.A.) and was educated by his grandfather.
    the prophet loved and honored him very much. One day he was on the tribune , delivering a speech to the people , when he heard Imam Hassan"s cry. So he came down from the tribune to sooth his grandson , and then returned to his place. When the people asked him the reason for this act , he said , "Whenever I hear his cry I become restless.
    The prophet (P.B.U.H.) , after offering his prayers along with people , would lift Imam Hassan (A.S.) into his lap and say , "Whosoever loves me , must love this child as well.
    Sometimes , he would life the child on to his shoulder and say: "It is hoped that God will purify this Ummah through him. Or he would say , "Whosoever loves Hassan (A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.) will love me and whosoever bears grudge and enmity against them will have opposed me. Hassan (A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.) are the chief youths of paradise. Then he would say: Hassan (A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.) are the jewis of the Empyrean , whom God"s paradise takes pride in.
    One day , an old man was performing ablution. His ablution was wrong and invalid. Imam Hassan (A.S.) had to make him aware of his fault but how? If he were to say to him: you are wrong, He might had hurt his feelings and made him annoyed and not accept his saying. He together with Imam Hussain (A.S.) decided to create a scene and ask the old man to make a judgment.
    Imam Hassan (A.S.) addressed Imam Hussain (A.S.) and said , "I perform the ablution better as compared to you." Imam Hussain (A.S.) said: "No , I perform it better than you do." Both of them approached the old man and said , "you come and see our ablution and decide who performs a better ablution."
    Both of them got busy with the ablution and completed it in a correct and fine way. The old man understood what was the secret of their act and became aware that they meant for him to find out his fault, in this way. So he said to them "The ablution performed by both of you is correct , I am an old man , who did not know how to do it correctly. You made me aware of my fault. I am very thankful to you."
    Imam Hassan (A.S.) was the most pious , devout and ascetic worshiper and adorer of God. Whenever he went to Mecca for pilgrimage , he would go walking on foot. Whenever he performed ablution or stood for his prayers he saw himself in the court of God and his body would start to tremble and he would say: "The time has come for me to return to God what he has entrusted me with.
    When he used to come to the mosque , standing in the prayer place , he would raise his head , towards the sky and say , "Oh God this is your guest standing before you. Your sinful servant has come towards you. And he hopes that You will forgive his bad deeds , by virtue of your kindness and forgiveness.