Imam Al Hassan Al Rida
Imam al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan al-Riḍā
Peace Be Upon Him
As for al-Riḍā, he is: Imam Abu Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan al-Sibt. His rise (peace be upon him) was during the days of ‘Abd al-Malik. He was poisoned by al-Walīd ibn ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān al-Umawī — may God requite him.
He passed away at the age of thirty-seven or thirty-eight years, as reported in Al-Maṣābīḥ and Al-Ḥadā’iq, and he was buried in al-Baqī’.
He was among those who were present at al-Ṭaff alongside his uncle al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Ali (peace be upon him). Al-Ḥusayn gave him his daughter Fāṭimah in marriage, and she was the mother of his children.
His children by Fāṭimah, daughter of al-Ḥusayn, were: ‘Abdullāh al-Kāmil, Ibrāhīm al-Shabah, and al-Ḥasan al-Muthallath. By another wife he had: Dāwūd and Ja’far (may God be pleased with them). Their further mention will come at the end of our book.1
- ‘Abdullāh al-Kāmil by Fāṭimah bint al-Ḥusayn
- Ibrāhīm al-Shabah by Fāṭimah bint al-Ḥusayn
- Al-Ḥasan al-Muthallath by Fāṭimah bint al-Ḥusayn
- Dāwūd by another wife
- Ja’far by another wife
Their further mention appears in the commentary on the following verse from our poem:
Beware of division — beware! For they
are the Firmest Handhold; so let the one lost in error be drawn back.
Scholarly References & Annotations
Their detailed mention appears in the commentary on verse 84 of the poem: “Beware of division — beware! For they are the Firmest Handhold; so let the one lost in error be drawn back” — at the end of the book, as noted by the Author (peace be upon him).