IMAM HASSAN IS BORN
When
Fatima (A) was twelve, she became pregnant with Imam Hassan.
Thus, the light of Imamate was carried on from Ali unto Fatima (A). The
day the child was to be born was approaching; the Prophet (S) had to go
out of town, but before leaving, he (S) made several instructions about
the would be born child-including the order not to wrap the new baby in
a yellow clothe.
On
Ramadhan 15, 3 A.H., Fatima gave birth to her first son. On that great
day, Asma Bint Umais was present with Fatima. The women who attended the
event, unintentionally wrapped Al-Hassan in a yellow clothe; they were
not aware of the Prophet's request.
When the
Prophet returned, he said:
"Bring me my son; what have you named
him?"
After
Al-Hassan was born Fatima asked Ali (A) to name the baby, but Ali said:
"I would not name him before Allah's Prophet".
When the
Prophet saw that Al-Hassan was wrapped in a yellow cloth, he said:
"Didn't I tell you not to wrap him in a yellow cloth?"
He then
threw the yellow cloth away and wrapped the baby in a white one. When
the Prophet inquired about the name of the child, Ali (A) answered:
I
would not name him before you."
The
Prophet (S) replied: "I too, would not name him before my
Lord, Glory be to Him."
At that
moment Allah revealed to Gabriel:
'A son was born to Muhammad, therefore
descend and give him My blessings and congratulate him and say: "Surely
Ali is to you as Haroun was to Musa, so give him (the newborn baby) the
name of Haroun's son:"'
When
Gabriel had revealed the message to the Prophet, he asked: "What was
Haroun's son's name?"
Gabriel
said: "Shubbar."
The
Prophet (S) then said: "My tongue is Arabic."
Gabrial
said: "Name him Al-Hassan."
Hence,
the Prophet gave him the name Al-Hassan, and made Adhan in his right
ear, and Eqamah in his left ear. On the seventh (7) day, he (S)
sacrificed two rams from which he gave the midwife a thigh and a dinar;
he then shaved the baby's head and gave as charity the weight of his
hair in silver. Finally, the Prophet (S) wiped the baby's head
with "Khalou" which is a special perfume made of saffron and other
substances.
At that
time in history, it was customary to cover newborn babies' heads with
blood; with this in mind, the Prophet (S) told Asma:
"Asma, using blood is an act performed by
the ignorant."
He would
embrace Al-Hassan and put his tongue in the baby's mouth, who would
suckle it. |