Islam and Life

“And on the twenty-first night, similarly, 8 rak’ahs (units of prayer) are performed, and whatever is made easy for him, he will be forgiven.”

The Forty Hadiths of Imam al-Ridha about Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) – 2 (He, peace be upon him, said:) It is possible that the narrations prohibiting (the mention of his name) were issued because of the Minor Occultation, or to establish secrecy regarding his birth. Otherwise, his name …

And on the night of the twentieth, pray 8 rak’ahs, however easy it may be, and he will be forgiven.

And on the nineteenth night, pray 50 rak’ahs, reciting Surah Al-Fatihah and Surah Az-Zalzalah 50 times.

On the eighteenth night, pray 4 rak’ahs, reciting Al-Hamd and Al-Kawthar 25 times.

On the seventeenth night, pray two rak’ahs. In the first, recite Al-Hamd and whatever else is easy after it. In the second, recite Al-Hamd and Al-Tawhid 100 times. Then, after the taslim, recite the tahlil 100 times.

And on the night of the sixteenth, twelve (10) rak’ahs with praise and supplication for abundance.

On the fifteenth night, pray four rak’ahs: in the first two, after Al-Fatihah, recite Al-Tawhid 100 times; and in the last two, after Al-Fatihah, recite Al-Tawhid 50 times.

And on the fourteenth night, 6 rak’ahs, reciting Al-Fatihah and Az-Zalzalah 30

His Social Life Imam Hassan (PBUH) had fifteen children, seven of whom were from three women: Umm Bashir, daughter of Abu Mas’ud bin Aqbah al-Khazraji; Khawla, daughter of Manzur al-Fazari; and Umm Ishaq, daughter of Talhah bin Ubayd Allah al-Tamimi. The rest were from other concubines, three or four in …