Abu Muzaffar Sibte Ibne Jauzi Hanafi has, in the book of Tadkiratul Khawas,1 attributed the following verses to Hassan:
“Who is it that donated his finger ring to the beggar while bowing down
in prayers. How nicely you concealed this incident in your heart? Who was it
that slept in the bed of Muhammad so that he may take refuge in the cave?
And who is it that is mentioned as a believer in nine oft-recited verses?”2
First line
There is hint to the incident in which Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) gave away
his finger ring in genuflection of prayers and the verse of:
…. إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
“Only Allah is your Guardian and His Apostle and those who believe…”3
…was revealed about this. We will mention explanation of this point in the
commentary of line number three.
Second line
The poet has hinted at a tradition on which the Islamic Ummah has
consensus. According to this report on the night the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
escaped the infidels of Mecca and fled to the Cave of Thawr, Ali (a.s.) covered
himself in a green Hadhrami sheet and slept on his bed, becoming a sacrifice
from him. And the verse of:
…. إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
“And among men is he who sells himself to seek the pleasure of Allah (like Ali a.s. during the night of migration, while sleeping in the bed of the Prophet).”4
…was revealed about him.
Ibne Abil Hadeed has narrated the following from Abu Ja’far Iskafi in Sharh
Nahjul Balagha:5
The report of Lailatul Mubeet is widely narrated and proved authentic and
only a senseless fellow and one, who does not interact with Muslims, will deny it.
And all commentators of Quran have narrated that the holy verse:
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِى نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ
“And among men is he who sells himself to seek the pleasure of Allah.”6
…was revealed in the honor of Ali (a.s.) and about his sleeping in the bed of
the Prophet that night (Lailatul Mubeet).
Third line
In this line, Hassan has hinted at nine verses of Quran, which were revealed
in honor of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and in those verses, he is mentioned as
‘believer’. Although we find ten7 such verses in Quran and we don’t know
exactly which nine verses Hassan implies.
It is worthy of attention that Nasr bin Muzahim has narrated from Muawiyah
bin Sasa, a panegyric in Kitab Siffeen,8 in which it is mentioned that thirty verses
of Quran mention Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) as ‘believer’. The lines are as
follows:
“He is the only one for whom thirty verses were revealed; in which he is
mentioned as a sincere believer. In addition to necessitating verses in which
Almighty Allah due to them and other than them made his Mastership (Wilayat)
and friendship obligatory.”9
As for the captioned verses, they are as follows:
أَفَمَنْ كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَنْ كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَا يَسْتَوْنَ
“Is he then who is a believer like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal.”10
In his Tafseer,11 Tabari has narrated as follows from Ata bin Yasar:
“Conversation took place between Walid bin Uqbah bin Abi Muit and Ali (a.s.).”