Imam Al Hassan – Son of Imam Ibrahim Ibn Abdullah
Imam al-Ḥasan ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbdullāh
Son of Imam Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan al-Sibt — Peace Be Upon Them All
He was seized during the days of Abū al-Dawānīq al-Manṣūr the ʿAbbāsid, who contrived to imprison this Imam. He resorted to the use of a Christian whom he sent to Baṣra among a group of men — and this Imam was there — and the Christian made a show of devotion and piety, pretending to be one of the followers of the People of the House, until he assassinated Imam al-Ḥasan after the Imam had come to trust him. The matter then came to his imprisonment.
He remained in prison until Abū al-Dawānīq died, whereupon he was brought out and released at the hands of some of the followers of the People of the House, during the days of al-Mahdī the ʿAbbāsid — Muḥammad ibn Abī al-Dawānīq — who is the third of the Banū al-ʿAbbās.
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IThe Plot
Abū al-Dawānīq al-Manṣūr contrived against this Imam, dispatching a Christian agent to Baṣra — disguised as a devoted follower of the People of the House.
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IIBetrayal & Seizure
The agent gained the Imam’s trust through a feigned display of piety, then betrayed him. The Imam was seized and imprisoned.
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IIILong Imprisonment
He remained in prison throughout the remaining days of Abū al-Dawānīq, enduring long captivity.
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IVRelease
After the death of Abū al-Dawānīq, he was brought out by followers of the People of the House during the days of al-Mahdī the ʿAbbāsid — the third ruler of the Banū al-ʿAbbās.
He is the one whom Abū al-ʿAbbās verified was assassinated in Baṣra — contrary to what appears in the words of Imam al-Mahdī Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā al-Murtaḍā, who said — after mentioning Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan (peace be upon them):
And his scion in Baṣra, al-Ḥasan, son of Ibrāhīm —
met there what he was destined to meet.
— Imam al-Mahdī Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā al-Murtaḍā
Others followed Imam al-Murtaḍā in this view. The question of whether the Imam was killed in Baṣra or merely imprisoned there — and later released — is a point of divergence among scholars, as noted by the Author (peace be upon him).