Khalid al-Hadhdha asked al-Hasan about the Quranic verse: “Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah, except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing fire. ” He said: Except the one whom Allah destined that he should go to Hell.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ مَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ ‏‏‏‏ 162 ‏‏‏‏ إِلا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيمِ ‏‏‏‏ 163 ‏‏‏‏ سورة الصافات آية 162-163، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِلَّا مَنْ أَوْجَبَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يَصْلَى الْجَحِيمَ".

Humaid said: Al-Hasan used to say that his fall from the heaven on the earth is dearer to him than uttering: The matter is in my hand.

حَدَّثَنَا هِلَالُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي حُمَيْدٌ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ الْحَسَنُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "لَأَنْ يُسْقَطَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْأَمْرُ بِيَدِي".

Humaid said: Al-Hasan came to us. The jurists of Makkah told me that I should speak to him that some day he should hold a meeting for them and preach to them. He said: Yes. So they gathered and he addressed them. I did not see anyone on orator greater than him. A man said: Abu Saeed, who created Satan? He replied: Glory be to Allah! Is there any creator other than Allah? Allah created Satan, and he created good and created evil. The man said: May Allah ruin them! How do they lie to this old man.

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا الْحَسَنُ مَكَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَلَّمَنِي فُقَهَاءُ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ أَنْ أُكَلِّمَهُ فِي أَنْ يَجْلِسَ لَهُمْ يَوْمًا يَعِظُهُمْ فِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَاجْتَمَعُوا فَخَطَبَهُمْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَخْطَبَ مِنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ مَنْ خَلَقَ الشَّيْطَانَ ؟ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ هَلْ مِنْ خَالِقٍ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ! خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الشَّيْطَانَ وَخَلَقَ الْخَيْرَ وَخَلَقَ الشَّرَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ الرَّجُلُ:‏‏‏‏ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ كَيْفَ يَكْذِبُونَ عَلَى هَذَا الشَّيْخِ".

Humaid al-Tawil asked al-Hasan about the verse: “Even so do We let it creep into the hearts of the sinners. ” He said: Polytheism

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏"كَذَلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ سورة الحجر آية 12، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الشِّرْكُ".

Explaining the Quranic verse; “And between them and their desire is placed a barrier. ” Al-Hasan said: Between them and their faith.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَدْ سَمَّاهُ غَيْرِ ابْنِ كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُبَيْدٍ الصِّيدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِالْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلّ"وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ سورة سبأ آية 54، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْإِيمَانِ".

Ibn Awn said: I was a prisoner in Syria. A man called me from behind. I turned towards him and suddenly found that it was Raja bin Haiwah. He said: Abu Awn, what is this that the people are telling about al-Hasan? I said: They are much lying to al-Hasan.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "كُنْتُ أَسِيرُ بِالشَّامِ فَنَادَانِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَلْفِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا رَجَاءُ بْنُ حَيْوَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَبَا عَوْنٍ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي يَذْكُرُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُمْ يَكْذِبُونَ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ كَثِيرًا".

Hammad said: I heard Ayyub say: Two kinds of people have lied to al-Hasan: people who believed in free will and they intended that they publicise their belief by it; and people who had enmity with and hostility (for al-Hasan), saying: Did he not say so and so? Did he not say so and so?

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "كَذَبَ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ ضَرْبَانِ مِنَ النَّاسِ:‏‏‏‏ قَوْمٌ الْقَدَرُ رَأْيُهُمْ وَهُمْ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُنَفِّقُوا بِذَلِكَ رَأْيَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَوْمٌ لَهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ شَنَآنٌ وَبُغْضٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُونَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَيْسَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ كَذَا ؟ أَلَيْسَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ كَذَا ؟".

Yahya bin Kathir al-Anbari said: Qurrah bin Khalid used to tell us: O young people! Do not think that al-Hasan denied predestination, for his opinion (i. e., belief) was sunnah and sight.

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ يَحْيَى بْنَ كَثِيرٍ الْعَنْبَرِيَّ حَدَّثَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ لَنَا:‏‏‏‏ "يَا فِتْيَانُ لَا تُغْلَبُوا عَلَى الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ رَأْيُهُ السُّنَّةَ وَالصَّوَابَ".

Ibn Awn said: If we learnt that the remark of al-Hasan would reach the extent that it has reached, we would write a book for his withdrawal and call witnesses to him; but we said: This is a remark that surprisingly came out (from him) and it will not be transmitted to others.

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "لَوْ عَلِمْنَا أَنَّ كَلِمَةَ الْحَسَنِ تَبْلُغُ مَا بَلَغَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَكَتَبْنَا بِرُجُوعِهِ كِتَابًا وَأَشْهَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ شُهُودًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَكِنَّا قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ كَلِمَةٌ خَرَجَتْ لَا تُحْمَلُ".

Ayyub said: Al-Hasan said: I will never return to it.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ لِي الْحَسَنُ"مَا أَنَا بِعَائِدٍ إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ أَبَدًا".