Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 179
29 November 1905 179 Hadrat Hasan and Hadrat Husain, may Allah be pleased with Both of Them In my estimation, Hadrat Hasan ra carried out an immensely vir- tuous act by withdrawing [his claim] from Khilafat. Thousands had died already. He did not want any further killing, so he took an allowance from Mu‘ a wiyah. Since this deed of Hadrat Hasan ra strikes a blow upon the Shia, they are not entirely pleased with Imam Hasan ra. I praise both. The truth is that each had different strengths. Hadrat Imam Hasan ra did not want greater civil war and bloodshed among Muslims. He highlighted the significance of maintaining peace. And Hadrat Imam Husain ra did not like to take Bai‘at [the Pledge of Allegiance] at the hand of a wicked sinner because it corrupts the Faith. Both had good intentions 1 اتِ. َّ ی ِّ ـم َا ااْلَْعْـمَال ُ بِالن َّ اِن اتِ. َّ ی ِّ ـم َا ااْلَْعْـمَال ُ بِالن َّ اِن [‘Actions are judged by their intentions’]. It is another matter that Islam progressed under Yaz i d as well. It is the grace of God Almighty; should He desire, progress may be made even through the hand of a wicked person. Yaz i d’s son was a righteous man. Everyone Works according to their Ability The truth is that everyone works according to their ability. 2 ْلُق ٌّلُك ُلَمْعَّي ىٰلَع ٖهِتَلِكاَش ْلُق ٌّلُك ُلَمْعَّي ىٰلَع ٖهِتَلِكاَش 1. S a hih al-Bukh a r i , Kit a b Bad’ul-Wa hi , B a b Kaifa K a na Bad’ul-Wa hi il a Ras u l- ill a hi, Hadith 1 [Publisher] 2. Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his own way’ ( S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:85). [Publisher]