Al-Lalaka'i preserves a report about a Kharijite who repeatedly entered the gathering of Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, and troubled those present. Hasan did not seek the ruler's intervention. When the man appeared again, Hasan prayed that Allah would suffice them against his harm however He willed. The report then says that the man collapsed where he stood and was carried to his family dead. It also preserves that Hasan later wept when remembering him.
Al-Lalaka'i preserves a report about a man from the Kharijites who repeatedly came to the gathering of Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, and caused distress to the people there. Those attending the gathering became troubled by his behavior and asked Hasan whether he would speak to the ruler so that the disturbance could be stopped. The report says that Hasan remained silent and did not choose that course.
When the man appeared again, Hasan turned instead to Allah. The narration says that he prayed to the One who knew what harm the man had caused and asked that Allah suffice them against him in whatever way He willed. The account does not turn this moment into a long confrontation or exchange of threats. It moves directly from the repeated harassment to Hasan's supplication.
The report then describes a sudden outcome. It says that the man collapsed from the place where he was standing and was carried back to his family dead on a bier. Al-Lalaka'i placed the story among the karamat connected with Hasan al-Basri, so the event was preserved in the classical tradition as a report of an answered prayer and an extraordinary end to the disturbance.
The narration, however, does not close with triumph over the dead man. It preserves a striking later detail about Hasan himself. When he remembered the man afterward, Hasan is reported to have wept and to have lamented how deeply the man had been deceived regarding Allah. That detail changes the emotional tone of the story: the end of the harassment is followed by sorrow rather than celebration.
The account is preserved in al-Lalaka'i's Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'a in the section concerning Hasan al-Basri's karamat. Its memorable sequence is straightforward: repeated harassment in the gathering, Hasan's refusal to seek the ruler's intervention, his prayer for relief, the man's sudden collapse and death, and Hasan's later tears when remembering him.
When the man appeared again, Hasan turned instead to Allah. The narration says that he prayed to the One who knew what harm the man had caused and asked that Allah suffice them against him in whatever way He willed. The account does not turn this moment into a long confrontation or exchange of threats. It moves directly from the repeated harassment to Hasan's supplication.
The report then describes a sudden outcome. It says that the man collapsed from the place where he was standing and was carried back to his family dead on a bier. Al-Lalaka'i placed the story among the karamat connected with Hasan al-Basri, so the event was preserved in the classical tradition as a report of an answered prayer and an extraordinary end to the disturbance.
The narration, however, does not close with triumph over the dead man. It preserves a striking later detail about Hasan himself. When he remembered the man afterward, Hasan is reported to have wept and to have lamented how deeply the man had been deceived regarding Allah. That detail changes the emotional tone of the story: the end of the harassment is followed by sorrow rather than celebration.
The account is preserved in al-Lalaka'i's Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'a in the section concerning Hasan al-Basri's karamat. Its memorable sequence is straightforward: repeated harassment in the gathering, Hasan's refusal to seek the ruler's intervention, his prayer for relief, the man's sudden collapse and death, and Hasan's later tears when remembering him.
Conclusion
The report ends not only with the harasser's sudden death after Hasan al-Basri's prayer, but also with Hasan later weeping when he remembered the man.
Sources
al-Lalaka’i, Sharh Usul I‘tiqad Ahl al-Sunna, report 166
al-Lalaka’i, report 166
al-Lalaka’i, report 166
al-Lalaka’i, Karamat al-Hasan al-Basri section
al-Mizzi, Tahdhib al-Kamal, Isam ibn Zayd al-Hijazi
Isam ibn Zayd narrator dossier
CAND-0161 Task 1 synthesis
al-Lalaka'i, Sharh Usul I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunna, report 166
al-Lalaka'i, report 166
Isam ibn Zayd al-Hijazi narrator profile; comparison with the 'man from Muzayna' wording in al-Lalaka'i 166
al-Lalaka'i, Karamat al-Hasan al-Basri section, report 166