Obey Hasan until he is alive.
Obey Hasan until he is alive. You will be the teller of truth and establisher of government after your brother.’”[^12] Worshipping It is narrated from Kamalid Din Talhah, “Worshipping is of three kinds; physical, financial, and a combination of the two. Physical worship includes prayer, fasting, reciting the Quran, and various zikrs. Financial worship includes alms-giving, charity giving, and other forms of granting.
Physical-financial worship includes Hajj , Jihad , and ‘umurah .” Imam Hasan’s worship was perfect in all the three forms. His endeavor in prayer, fasting, and the like is famous. Regarding his alms-giving, it is narrated in Hilyatul ‘Awliya’ that Imam Hasan (a.s.) granted his whole wealth twice in his lifetime in Allah’s path. He also divided his property with the poor three times, granting half his wealth to the poor altogether, including his own shoes.
Regarding the physical-financial worship, the author of Hilyatul ‘Awliya’ has narrated from Imam Hasan (a.s.), “I am ashamed of the Almighty Allah that I ride a horse in Hajj pilgrimage, rather than walking toward Mecca.” Therefore, he traveled from Medina to Mecca for Hajj on foot twenty times, while he had quadruped.[^13] It is written, “Hasan Ibn Ali (a.s.) was the most similar one to the Messenger of Allah (S) regarding ethics, conduct, and nobility.”[^14] Imam Sadiq (a.s.) has quoted from his father from Imam Sajjad (a.s.), “Hasan Ibn Ali (a.s.) was the best most pious of the people in his own age.
In Hajj pilgrimage, he traveled on foot and sometimes barefooted. He cried when he remembered death. When he remembered the grave, the Resurrection, the Hereafter, or passing sirat (the path to Paradise), he wept. When he remembered statement of human deeds before the Almighty Allah, he cried and fainted. When he stood for prayer, his body shook from Allah’s fear. When he remembered the Hell and the Paradise he agonized like a snake-bitten.
He requested the Paradise from the Exalted Allah and took refuge in Him from the Hell.”[^15] When he reached the verse ‘O You who believe!’, he said, “Here I am! O Allah! Here I am!” He always remembered Allah. He was the most righteous and the most eloquent of the people.[^16] Imam Ridha’ (a.s.) has narrated from his father and grandfathers (a.s.) that Imam Hasan (a.s.) cried before his demise. He was asked, “O son of Messenger of Allah!