Saying · Sha'ban, 5 AH
I gave the call to prayer in my grandson Hasan's right ear.
withHasan RA
~Sha'ban, 5 AH · 5 AHDate debatedMost authorities say Hasan RA was born in Sha'ban of the 5th year of the Hijrah, but some say it was Husayn RA who was born then, which would place Hasan RA's birth in Ramadan of the 4th year, reasoned from narrations that Hasan and Husayn were born 10-11 months apart.
Dating debated
Most authorities say Hasan RA was born in Sha'ban of the 5th year of the Hijrah, but some say it was Husayn RA who was born then, which would place Hasan RA's birth in Ramadan of the 4th year, reasoned from narrations that Hasan and Husayn were born 10-11 months apart.
Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib RA was the first grandson of the Prophet ﷺ, born to Ali RA and Fatima RA. When he was born, the Prophet ﷺ asked Ali RA to show him the baby and asked what he had named him. Ali RA said he had named him "Harb", which means War and was a common name before Islam. The Prophet ﷺ renamed him Hasan, which means Beauty.
The Prophet ﷺ gave the adhan (the call to prayer) in Hasan's right ear. He told Fatima RA to shave the baby's hair and give its weight in silver in charity. He then performed the aqiqah, the sacrifice made for a newborn, himself. Out of his happiness and pride, he sacrificed the two sheep and invited the guests.
Most authorities date Hasan RA's birth to Sha'ban of the 5th year of the Hijrah.
Other events recorded in 5 AH. Their order within the year is not established; use the storyline above for the sequence.
I gave the call to prayer in my grandson Hasan's right ear.
Shave off his hair, and give the weight of his hair in silver in charity.
The Prophet ﷺ said this to Fatima RA about the newborn Hasan RA, prescribing the aqiqah rites for him.
Should we perform an aqiqah for him?
No, I will do it.
Show me my son. What did you name him?
The Prophet ﷺ said this to Ali RA upon the birth of his son Hasan RA.
Harb.
No, he is not War; rather, he is Hasan.