“Ḥasan al-Baṣrī did!”, the ḥāfiẓ replied.

The imam then said, “Is that so? He has revealed my secret. Now, I will reveal his secret too. The individual we all respectfully stood up for before ẓuhr was Ḥasan al-Baṣrī himself.  By way of a saintly miracle, he travels from Basra to Mina every day, and offers ẓuhr salah here.”

He further mentioned, “Whoever has Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī as a guide does not require anybody else.”^[1]

A brief introduction to Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī

Dear Islamic brothers!

*    Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was a high-ranking saint from the tābiꜤīn.

*    According to one narration, he met 130 Companions رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمْ.

*    This includes 70 Companions رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمْ who took part in the Battle of Badr.^[2]

*    He was born in Madina during the reign of the second Caliph of Islam, ꜤUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ.^[3]

* After his birth, he was taken to ꜤUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb
and named “Ḥasan” by him.^[4]

*    His kunya was Abū SaꜤīd.^[5]

*    His mother was the maidservant of the mother of believers, Lady