Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Advice to religious brother.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَنْ وَعَظَ أَخَاهُ سِرّاً فَقَدْ زَانَهُ وَ مَنْ وَعَظَهُ عَلَانِيَةً فَقَدْ شَانَهُ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: Whoever secretly advices his religious brother has give him honor and whoever publicly advices his religious brother has disrespected him.
Bihar ul Anwar:Bairoot;Vol75;P374
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Avoidance of unnecessary discussion/Avoidance of exceedingly joking.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَا تُمَارِ فَيَذْهَبَ بَهَاؤُكَ وَ لَا تُمَازِحْ فَيُجْتَرَأَ عَلَيْكَ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: "Do not repeatedly argue that it will eliminate your appearance and personality, and do not joke over the limits that people will start fighting with you."
Bihar ul anwar:Bairoot;Vol75;p370
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Balance/To greet/ sit wherever is empty in a gathering.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: مِنَ التَّوَاضُعِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ تَمُرُّ بِهِ وَ الْجُلُوسُ دُونَ شَرَفِ الْمَجْلِسِ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: To greet everyone you pass by and to sit in a place other than the first class of a session are signs of modesty.
Tohof al uqool;P487
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Back breaking neighbour.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: مِنَ الْفَوَاقِرِ الَّتِي تَقْصِمُ الظَّهْرَ جَارٌ إِنْ رَأَى حَسَنَةً أَطْفَأَهَا وَ إِنْ رَأَى سَيِّئَةً أَفْشَاهَا.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: One of the waist crushing difficulty is that when the neighbor saves goodness it hides it and makes it normal when someone saves evil.
Tohof al uqool;P487
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Most virtuous,worshipper,devotee and obedient among people.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: أَوْرَعُ النَّاسِ مَنْ وَقَفَ عِنْدَ الشُّبْهَةِ أَعْبَدُ النَّاسِ مَنْ أَقَامَ عَلَى الْفَرَائِضِ أَزْهَدُ النَّاسِ مَنْ تَرَكَ الْحَرَامَ أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ اجْتِهَاداً مَنْ تَرَكَ الذُّنُوبَ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: "People are the most cautious ones who should stay at the place of doubt (do not pay attention to suspicious matters). The person who is most worshiped is the person who pays the obligations. The most devotee person among all is the one who reject the forbidden activities. People are most obedient to God who is in disobedience to sins.
Tohof al uqool;P489
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
searching of provision shall not stop you from performing responsibilities.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَا يَشْغَلْكَ رِزْقٌ مَضْمُونٌ عَنْ عَمَلٍ مَفْرُوضٍ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: The provision which has been guaranteed is not prevented from the act which is obliged to you.
Tohof al uqool;489
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Following the right.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا تَرَكَ الْحَقَ عَزِيزٌ إِلَّا ذَلَّ وَ لَا أَخَذَ بِهِ ذَلِيلٌ إِلَّا عَزَّ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: "A noble and respected person did not abandon the right, but he became humiliated and disgraced and less personality person who did not adopted the right, but he became dear.
Tohof al uqool;489
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Children that have power over parents.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: جُرْأَةُ الْوَلَدِ عَلَى وَالِدِهِ فِي صِغَرِهِ تَدْعُو إِلَى الْعُقُوقِ فِي كِبَرِهِ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says The babies who dare their fathers will surely treat them impiously when they attain maturity.
Tohof al uqool;p489
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Literature.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: لَيْسَ مِنَ الْأَدَبِ إِظْهَارُ الْفَرَحِ عِنْدَ الْمَحْزُونِ.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) says: To show happiness before the grieved is not a sign of good mannerism.
Tohof al uqool;p489
Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S)
Morals
Every hardship, a blessing.
قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ الْعَسْکَرِيُّ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ: مَا مِنْ بَلِيَّةٍ إِلَّا وَ لِلَّهِ فِيهَا نِعْمَةٌ تُحِيطُ بِهَا.
Imam Hassan Askari (a.s) (a.s) says: "No trouble comes on (the person), but it is Allah's blessing which has covered under this trouble."
Tohof al uqool;p489