١٠ - حدثنا علي بن أحمد (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا موسى بن عمران النخعي، عن عمه الحسين بن يزيد النوفلي، عن محمد بن سنان، عن المفضل بن عمر، قال: قال الصادق (عليه السلام): حدثني أبي، عن أبيه (عليهما السلام): أن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب (عليه السلام) كان أعبد الناس في زمانه، وأزهدهم وأفضلهم، وكان إذا حج حج ماشيا، وربما مشى حافيا، وكان إذا ذكر الموت بكى، وإذا ذكر القبر بكى، وإذا ذكر البعث والنشور (٢) بكى، وإذا ذكر الممر على الصراط بكى، وإذا ذكر العرض على الله تعالى ذكره شهق شهقة يغشى عليه منها. وكان إذا قام في صلاته ترتعد فرائصه بين يدي ربه عز وجل، وكان إذا ذكر الجنة والنار اضطرب اضطراب السليم، وسأل الله تعالى الجنة، وتعوذ به من النار، وكان (عليه السلام) لا يقرأ من كتاب الله عز وجل: (يا أيها الذين ءامنوا) إلا قال: لبيك اللهم لبيك، ولم ير في شئ من أحواله إلا ذاكرا لله سبحانه، وكان أصدق الناس لهجة، وأفصحهم منطقا. ولقد قبل لمعاوية ذات يوم: لو أمرت الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب، فصعد المنبر فخطب ليتبين للناس نقصه. فدعاه فقال له: اصعد المنبر وتكلم بكلمات تعظنا بها. فقام (عليه السلام) فصعد المنبر، فحمد الله وأثنى عليه، ثم قال: أيها الناس، من عرفني فقد عرفني، ومن لم يعرفني فأنا الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب، وابن سيدة النساء فاطمة بنت رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)، أنا ابن خير خلق الله، أنا ابن رسول الله، أنا ابن صاحب الفضائل، أنا ابن صاحب المعجزات والدلائل، أنا ابن أمير المؤمنين، أنا  المدفوع عن حقي، أنا وأخي الحسين سيدا شباب أهل الجنة، أنا ابن الركن والمقام، أنا ابن مكة ومنى، أنا ابن المشعر وعرفات. فقال له معاوية: يا أبا محمد، خذ في نعت الرطب ودع هذا. فقال (عليه السلام): الريح تنفخه، والحر ينضجه، والبرد يطيبه. ثم عاد (عليه السلام) في كلامه، فقال: أنا إمام خلق الله، وابن محمد رسول الله، فخشي معاوية أن يتكلم بعد ذلك بما يفتتن (١) به الناس، فقال: يا أبا محمد، انزل فقد كفى ما جرى، فنزل (٢).
`Ali b. Ahmad (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrated to us from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar. He said: al-Sadiq (as) said: My father narrated to me from his father (as): Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) was the most devout, ascetic, and virtuous person of his time. When he would perform Hajj, he would perform Hajj on foot – sometimes barefoot. When he would remember death, he would weep. When he would remember the grave, he would weep. When he would remember the Resurrection, he would weep. When he would remember the passing on the Path, he would weep. When he would remember a promise to Allah, he would gasp in a way that would distress him. When he would stand in prayer, his limbs would tremble before his Lord. When he would remember Paradise and the Fire, it was as though he was stung; he would ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire. He (as) would not recite “O you who believe” from the Book of Allah except that he would say: “I am at Your service, O Allah, I am at Your service.” (labbayk allahumma labbayk) He would not be seen in any condition except that he would be remembering Allah. He was the most truthful of people in words and the most eloquent of them in speech. It was proposed to Mu`awiya one day: “If you order al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi Talib to climb the pulpit, his defects will become clear to the people.” So, he called for him and said to him: “Climb the pulpit and speak words that will exhort us.” So, he (as) stood, climbed the pulpit, praised and commended Allah, and said: “O people! Whoever knows me knows me, and whoever does not know me: I am al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi Talib. I am the son of the Mistress of Women Fatima the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (s). I am the son of the best of Allah’s creation. I am the son of the Messenger of Allah. I am the son of the possessor of merit. I am the son of the possessor of miracles and signs. I am the son of Amir al-Mu’minin. I am the one who has been ejected from my right. I and my brother al-Husayn are the Two Masters of the Youth of Paradise. I am the son of the rukn and the maqam. I am the son of Mecca and Mina. I am the son of al-Mash`ar (in Muzdalifa) and `Arafat.” So, Mu`awiya said to him: “O Aba Muhammad, take a date and leave this.” So, he (as) said: “Wind expands it, heat ripens it, and cold sweetens it.” Then, he (as) returned to his speech. He said: “I am the Imam of the creation of Allah. I am the son of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah.” So, Mu`awiya was too humiliated to speak thereafter, as the people were enchanted by him. So, he said: “O Aba Muhammad! Descend, for what you have said is sufficient.” So, he descended.