The Grandeur of al-Ḥasanayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ and the Virtues of Ashura

The misfortune of not reciting ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet ﷺ

It is narrated from Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: "Miserly is the person in whose presence I am mentioned, and he does not recite ṣalāt upon me." JāmiꜤ al-Tirmidhī, vol. 5, p. 321, Hadith 3557.

The grandeur of Sayyidunā Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ

Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, states:

Whenever I saw (the grandson of the Messenger, Imam) Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, tears would flow from my eyes. The holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came out one day, saw me in the masjid and took my hand, so I walked with him. He did not say anything to me until we entered the market of Banū Qaynuqāʿ and returned from there. Then the holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, "Where is the small child? Bring him to me!"

I saw Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ come and sit in the blessed lap of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم put his blessed tongue into his blessed mouth and said three times, "O Allah! I love him, so You also love him, and also love whoever loves him."Al-Adab al-Mufrad, p. 304, Hadith 1183, selected Words and Meanings: خنداں: laughing, smiling. مِثْلِ گُل: like a flower.

Meaning, O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! I implore you by the virtue of those two whom you call your two flowers; when Aḥmad Razā rises on the Day of Judgement, may he be smiling like a flower.

May this supplication be accepted in our favour for the sake of Imam Aḥmad Razā Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه. We are the humble servants of al-Ḥasanayn al-Karīmayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُمَا, Imam Aḥmad Razā Khan, and all the saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه. May Allah keep us in their service.

The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said about both of them that "these two are my flowers". Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, vol. 2, p. 547, Hadith 3753

So, Imam Aḥmad Razā Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه has used this Hadith in his maqṭaʿ (the final couplet of a poem where the poet mentions his pen name).

Blessed birth of the esteemed Prince

The blessed birth of Imam Abū Muhammad Ḥasan al-Mujtabā رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ occurred on the 15$^{th}$ of Ramadan, 3 Hijrī. Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kabīr li Ibn SaꜤd, vol. 6, p. 352

His blessed name is: Ḥasan, his teknonym: Abu Muhammad, and his titles include: Taqī, Sayyid, Sibṭ Rasūlillāh, and al-Sibṭ al-Akbar. He is also called Rayḥānat al-Rasūl (i.e., the flower of the Messenger of Allah).

Resemblance to the beloved Prophet ﷺ

It is narrated from the servant of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Sayyidunā Anas b. Mālik رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, that there was no one who resembled the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم more than Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ.Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, vol. 2, p. 547, Hadith 3752

The profound love of the beloved Prophet ﷺ

O devotees of the Prophet! The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم loved our Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ very much. The holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would sometimes come out of his house carrying Sayyidunā Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ in his lap, or sometimes on his blessed shoulders. Sometimes he would visit the house of Sayyidah Fāṭimah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهَا to see him and show affection to him. Sayyidunā Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was also very accustomed to the holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, so much so that sometimes he would climb on his blessed back during prayer.

The holy Prophet's ﷺ affection for Imam Ḥasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ 

Sayyidunā Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, relates, “I saw the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم carrying (Imam) Ḥasan b. ʿAlī (رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا) on his shoulder and supplicating to Allah Almighty: اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اُحِبُّهٗ فَاَحِبَّهٗ "O Allah! Indeed, I love him, so love him also. Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhī, vol. 5, p. 432, Hadith 3808