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Point #1: IMAM HASAN’S (a-s) REMARKABLE BEHAVIOR:

“And of those whom WE have created are the people who guide with the truth and thereby they do justice”. (The Glorious Qur’an 7Al-A’raf-181)
“He who depends upon ALLAH’s good option for him will not wish to be in a situation other than that which ALLAH (swt) opts for him”. (Tuhaf Al-Uquul, Maxims of Imam Hasan (a-s) #6)
Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (a-s) mentors were:
His Grand-father, Prophet Muhammad (saww) the seal and last prophet who was sent to all mankind as a mercy to them: “Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray; nor does he speak out of desire. It is naught but revelation that is revealed”. (The Noble Qur’an 53-2 to 4).
His father the Wali Amr Amir Ul-Mu’mineen Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a-s) the only divinely chosen successor to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saww) by ALLAH (swt): “Only Allah is your Wali and His Apostle and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow (in the Rukoo). And whoever takes Allah and His apostle and those who believe for a guardian, and then surely the party of Allah is they that shall be triumphant”. (The Glorious Qur’an 5 Al-Mā’idah-55-56).
His mother Sayeeda Fatimah Az-Zahra (s-a-s), the most beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (saww), the mistress of all women: “In the name of ALLAH the Merciful, the Compassionate. Surely WE have given you Kawthar. So pray to your LORD and sacrifice. Indeed it is your enemy who is without posterity”. (The Glorious Qur’an 108 Al-Kawthar-1-3)
Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (a-s) was in a constant state of worship and piety, he (a-s) was seen trembling while doing Wudu, he spent most of his (a-s) nights in prayer and supplication, he would fast much of the time as did his father Imam Ali (a-s), it is reported that he went to Hajj by foot twenty five times. Imam Hasan (a-s) was the perfect example for all mankind of piety, patience, generosity, etc…
During his short time as the Khalif of the Ummah, Imam Al-Mujtaba (a-s) would deprive himself of his meal until he (a-s) was reassured that all the needy, deprived, orphans and widows in the area had received their meals. Whenever a beggar would come to him during his (a-s) meal, he would give the food in front of him and remain hungry. (Akhlaq-e-Aaimma)
One day Imam Hasan (a-s) saw a young slave boy eating a morsel of bread, then giving the piece to his dog. Imam Hasan (a-s) asked the young slave boy: “What made you do this?” The boy answered: “I feel ashamed when I eat and do not feed him”. Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (a-s) said to him: “Do not leave here until I return to you”. Imam Al-Mujtaba went to the young slave boy’s master; he (a-s) bought the boy and the garden where the boy lived. Imam Hasan (a-s) then freed the slave boy and gave him the ownership of the garden. (Suhl Al-Hasan (a-s) by Shaykh Radi Al-Yasin)
Imam Hasan Ibn Ali (a-s) was endowed with so many moral points and humane qualities. He was a distinguished erudite, and was so gentle and so generous that he was revered and respected by all. (Ta’rikh al-Khulafa p.172, by Shaykh Al-Suyuti (r-d)) As Imam Hasan (a-s) was a very generous man it is enough to say that in his lifetime, he (a-s) spent all his personal wealth twice in the Path of ALLAH (swt) and three times he (a-s) divided his wealth giving half to charity and retaining half for himself. (Ta’rikh al-Ya’qubi, vol 2 p.215, Outlines of the biographies of The Leaders of Islam by Ayatullah Shaykh Ustath Ja’far Subhani)
Everyone was so overawed in the presents of the pure and infallible Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (a-s) that even Mu’awiya the enemy of; the Ahlul-Bayt (a-s), Imam Ali (a-s), the Prophet Muhammad (saww) and of ALLAH (swt); said: “Whenever I saw him (a-s) I reflected about his position and feared that he might recount my shortcomings”. (Ash Shi’ah wal Hakimun by Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Mughniyyah (r-d))
It is reported from a man from Damascus: “One day I ran into a handsome and serene man wearing smartly on horseback. I asked who he was. They told me that he was Hasan Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a-s). I was filled with rage and jealousy of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a-s) for having such a distinctive and unique son. I approached him (a-s) and asked: Are you Ali’s (a-s) son?” At the very second that I heard his affirmative answer, I piled out the most abusive and hateful words upon him (a-s). When I finally did stop, he (a-s) asked me if I was a traveler and a stranger. I replied: “Yes”. Then he (a-s) said to me in the most kindness and gentle way: “If you have no place to live, I will give you a place and if you need money, I will give you money”. When I parted him (a-s) I never had someone so dear in my heart as him (a-s). (Al-Kamil fil-adab, vol. 1, p.235)
One day Imam Hasan (a-s) learnt that the son of a widow in the neighbourhood was taken ill. He (a-s) went to visit the child. The poor widow lamented that there was no one who could help her in the illness of her child. The Holy Imam (a-s) said: “Do not worry; I am here to provide help”. Therefore he (a-s) visited them in the mornings and the evenings and fulfilled all their needs. He (a-s) would sit near the sick boy, massage him and speak to him words of comfort and assurance. Imam Hasan (a-s) also provided him with whatever he desired to eat. (Akhlaq-e-Aaimma, by Sayyed Zafar Hasan Amrohi (r-d)).