Hassan al Muthanna and his son ‘Abdullah al Mahd —A glimpse into their noble lives—

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Virtues and Knowledge   Al Wahidi said, “He was a devout worshipper, and he was honourable, eloquent in speech, awe-inspiring, and sharp tongued.”[1] He narrated hadith from his mother, Fatimah bint Hussain, Abu Bakr ibn Hazm, ‘Abdur Rahman ibn al A’raj, Irkimah, and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Talhah ibn Ubaidullah. Yahya ibn Ma’in said, “‘Abdullah ibn Hassan who narrates from his mother is […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Narrations of ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan Narration of al Tirmidhi   عن عبد الله بن الحسن عن أمه فاطمة بنت الحسين عن جدتها فاطمة الكبرى قالت كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل المسجد صلى على محمد وسلم وقال رب اغفر لي ذنوبي وافتح لي أبواب رحمتك وإذا خرج صلى على محمد وسلم وقال رب اغفر لي ذنوبي وافتح لي أبواب فضلك […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The status of Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhum in the eyes of ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan     The Khulafa’ Rashidin and the Sahabah held a lofty position in the heart Sayyidina ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan, as was the same for all of the Ahlul Bayt. Highlighting this is what has been narrated by al Daraqutni with his chain to Abu Khalid […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Tolerance of ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan and his Good Character This honourable Sayed possessed unsurpassed levels of tolerance, which is of the praiseworthy traits of the pious. The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to Ashajj of the tribe of ‘Abdul Qais:   إن فيك خصلتين يحبهما الله الحلم والأناة You possess two qualities which are loved by Allah: Clemency and tolerance.[1] […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The status of ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan in Society   Sayyidina ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan was held in high esteem by the Khalifah Sulaiman ibn ‘Abdul Malik and the Righteous Khalifah ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz, who both acknowledged his virtue and status.   Ibn Asakir reports that ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz said to ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan:   إن رأيت أن لا تأتي إلا في الساعة […]