Name : Hasan ibn Ali - the 11th Holy Imam Title : al-Askari
Agnomen : Abu Muhammad Father : Imam Ali Naqi-al-Hadi(a.s.) - the 10th Holy Imam Mother : Bibi Hadithah ( or Susan ) Birth : At Madina, on Monday, 10th Rabi-us-Sani 232 AH (845 AD) Martyred : In Samarrah at the age of 28 on Friday, 8th Rabi-ul-Awwal 260 AH (872 AD) Cause of Death/Burial: Poisoned by al-Mu`tamid ,the Abbasid ruler and buried at Samarrah in Iraq *Imam Hassan Askari (A.S) talk about Akhlaq and our behaviour. One such hadith is Generosity has a limit, which when crossed becomes extravagance; Caution has a limit which when crossed becomes cowardice; Thriftiness has a limit, which when crossed becomes miserliness; Courage has a limit, which when crossed becomes fool-hardiness. *Pearl's Advises of Hazrat Imam e Hassan Askari (a.s) : The neighbor who conceals the good deed when he sees it, & reveals if he sees a bad act, is from among the extreme & back breaking agonies. [Bihar ul Anwar Vol-78 , P-372] Humbleness is a boon & beneficence which does not get subjected to the jealousy of people. [Tuhful Aqool , P-489] It is against the etiquettes to express joy & pleasure before the grieved on. [Bihar ul Anwar Vol-78 , P-321] The person nursing grudge & enemity has the least of comfort among the people. [Bihar ul Anwar Vol-78 , P-373] All the evils are present together in a house & lying is the key to it. [Bihar ul Anwar Vol-78 , P-379] *Imam Hasan Askari's (as) words of wisdom and advice: Imam Hasan Askari (as) said: "To greet everyone you pass by and to sit in a place other than the first class of a session are signs of modesty". Imam Hasan Askari (as) said: "Very much offering of prayers and fasting is not the worship; the very worship is the very much pondering over the affairs of ALLAH (swt)". Imam Hasan Askari (as) said: "Anger is the key to every evil". Imam Hasan Askari (as) said: "The best of your brothers is the one who forgets your sin and remembers and mentions your favours done to him". Imam Hasan Askari (as) said: "Nothing is above two characters: believing in ALLAH (swt) and benefiting the friends". Imam Hasan Askari (as) said: Generosity has a limit, when crossed becomes extravagance; caution has a limit when crossed becomes cowardice; thriftiness has a limit, when crossed becomes miserliness; courage has a limit, when crossed becomes fool-hardiness. Let this moral lesson suffice: Cease from doing anything which you would disapprove of if done by someone else. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Shia Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
