Which of your sons do you prefer?

Which of your sons do you prefer?’ Imam (a.s.) answered, ‘None of my sons are selected before my verdict is issued.’ Later on, I wrote a letter to Imam Abul Hasan (a.s.) and asked, ‘Who will be the Imam after you?’ Imam (a.s.) wrote in answer, ‘My eldest son.’ And Abu Muhammad (a.s.) was elder than Abu Ja’far.”[^12] Sa’d Ibn Abdullah has narrated from some of the Hashemite, including Hasan Ibn Husayn ‘Aftas, “After the demise of Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Muhamamd (a.s.), we gathered in the house of Imam Abul Hasan (a.s.).

A carpet was spread in the yard and people came to see Imam Abul Hasan (a.s.). We estimated the crowd…