Umm Salamah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْها.^[1]

*    It is narrated that when the blessed mother of Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī was busy and he would begin to cry, then due to her profound love for him, Lady Umm Salamah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْها would feed him her own milk to calm him.^[2]

*    Scholars of Islam mention:

Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was granted the blessings of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم through Lady Umm Salamah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْها, due to which he possessed unmatched knowledge, deeds, and piety. His tongue flowed with wisdom and he possessed deep recognition of Allah.^[3]

*    He passed away in Rajab in 110 AH, at the age of 88. His funeral salah took place after JumuꜤah in Basra, and it was attended by a huge amount of people.^[4]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Awe-inspiring knowledge and the light of worship

Dear Islamic brothers! Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was a major scholar, an ascetic, exceedingly pious, and a devout worshipper. The grandeur of sacred knowledge and the light of worship would shine from his face, such that even those who had not previously seen him would recognise him. A stranger once came to Basra to meet the saint, and asked where he was. Someone said, “Go to the masjid! When you see a person the likes of whom you have never seen before, that is Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī.”^[5]