He said, ‘Surely Allah does not love the proud.

He said, ‘Surely Allah does not love the proud.’ Then he invited them to his house. He gave them food, clothes and other things.[^20] His Patience Imam Abu Muhammad al-Hasan (a.s.) was too patient. He met whoever wronged him with pardon and kindness. Historians have mentioned many stories on this matter. Once he found that the leg of one of his sheep was broken. He asked his servant who did that and the servant said it was he.

Imam al-Hasan (a.s.) asked him why and he replied, ‘To grieve you.’ Imam al-Hasan (a.s.) smiled at him and said, ‘I will please you in return.’ He set the servant free and gifted him generously.[^21] Marwan, who was one of the bitterest enemies to Imam al-Hasan, acknowledged the great patience of the imam. When the imam died, Marwan came and carried the imam’s coffin.