Born in Medina before the middle of the first Islamic century; no securely established birth year is preserved.
Hasan al-Muthanna ibn Hasan al-Mujtaba
PER-000069
Ahl al-Bayt
Probable
Shared cemetery point
Imami source baseline
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Hasan al-Muthanna ibn Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba, a son of Khawla bint Manzur al-Fazariyya, was a prominent Medinan member of the Ahl al-Bayt. Genealogical and biographical sources remember him as the husband of Fatima bint al-Husayn and Ramla bint Sa'id ibn Zayd, a transmitter of hadith, his father's executor, and a trustee of Ali's charitable endowment. A respected later tradition reports that he was wounded at Karbala in 61 AH but survived. The strongest and most common death date is 97 AH, corresponding to 715–716 CE, and Ibn Kathir explicitly places his death in Medina, although a credible 99 AH variant is also transmitted. Poisoning rests on a later disputed genealogical report. Al-Bukhari's suspended notice mentions only a tent over the grave for one year; a later classical genealogy attributes the burial to al-Baqi, but the exact grave is not established.
The strongest historical conclusion is death in Medina in 97 AH, corresponding to 715–716 CE; al-Dhahabi also transmits a 99 AH variant. Poisoning is alleged only in a much later genealogical report whose identification of the responsible ruler is itself chronologically disputed, so neither poisoning nor martyrdom is stated as established.
Al-Bukhari's suspended notice says only that his wife maintained a tent over the grave for one year and does not name the cemetery. The later classical genealogy al-Asili explicitly attributes the episode to al-Baqi al-Gharqad in Medina, but the precise grave is not independently established.
Biography and historical profile
Hasan al-Muthanna was a son of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba and Khawla bint Manzur ibn Zabban al-Fazariyya. His kunya was Abu Muhammad, and the titles al-Hasan al-Muthanna and al-Hasan al-Thani distinguish him from his father and from his son Hasan al-Muthallath. No secure birth year is preserved, but Medina was the main setting of his family, scholarly, and social life in the first Islamic century.
According to Musab al-Zubayri's Nasab Quraysh, he selected Fatima, the daughter of his uncle Imam Husayn, for marriage. Their children included Abd Allah, Hasan, Ibrahim, Zaynab, and Umm Kulthum, bringing the Hasanid and Husaynid lines together within one household. The same genealogical source records his son Muhammad through Ramla bint Sa'id ibn Zayd.
Rijal and hadith sources present him as a transmitter from the generation of the Successors. He narrated from his father Imam Hasan, Abd Allah ibn Jafar, and others, while his sons Ibrahim, Abd Allah, and Hasan and several other transmitters narrated from him. Al-Nasa'i included one report through him, and Ibn Abi Hatim separately listed those who transmitted from him.
He also carried practical family responsibilities. Biographical material preserved by Ibn Hajar states that he was his father's executor and managed Ali's charitable endowment in his time. This role connected him with the continuity of the Medinan properties, charitable administration, and family trusts of the Ahl al-Bayt.
His presence at Karbala is preserved in later respected biographical and Imami sources. These reports say that he fought beside Imam Husayn, fell with serious wounds, and was protected from execution by his maternal kinsman Asma ibn Kharija al-Fazari. Some later accounts give exact numbers for wounds and opponents killed, but those figures are not treated here as certain historical data.
After recovering, he returned to Medina and remained connected with hadith transmission, family trusts, and the upbringing of his descendants. His sons Abd Allah al-Mahd, Ibrahim al-Ghamr, and Hasan al-Muthallath became important in later Hasanid genealogy and political history. Early sources do not establish a separate, universally recognized claim to the imamate or caliphate by Hasan al-Muthanna; his enduring importance rests mainly on learning, lineage, and family leadership.
The death evidence requires careful ranking. Ibn Kathir includes him among the deaths of 97 AH and explicitly says that he died in Medina, while al-Dhahabi transmits 99 AH as one view and 97 AH as another. The earlier political report about a caliphal or gubernatorial threat ends with his release and does not mention poison. The much later genealogist Ibn Inaba attributes secret poisoning to an Umayyad ruler, but the note in the same printed text replaces al-Walid with Sulayman because of a chronological problem; poisoning and the title martyr are therefore not stated as established facts. Al-Bukhari's suspended notice proves only that his wife kept a tent over his grave for one year and does not name the cemetery. The later classical genealogy al-Asili places the episode at al-Baqi al-Gharqad in Medina, providing a credible later al-Baqi attribution but not an independently verified exact grave.
According to Musab al-Zubayri's Nasab Quraysh, he selected Fatima, the daughter of his uncle Imam Husayn, for marriage. Their children included Abd Allah, Hasan, Ibrahim, Zaynab, and Umm Kulthum, bringing the Hasanid and Husaynid lines together within one household. The same genealogical source records his son Muhammad through Ramla bint Sa'id ibn Zayd.
Rijal and hadith sources present him as a transmitter from the generation of the Successors. He narrated from his father Imam Hasan, Abd Allah ibn Jafar, and others, while his sons Ibrahim, Abd Allah, and Hasan and several other transmitters narrated from him. Al-Nasa'i included one report through him, and Ibn Abi Hatim separately listed those who transmitted from him.
He also carried practical family responsibilities. Biographical material preserved by Ibn Hajar states that he was his father's executor and managed Ali's charitable endowment in his time. This role connected him with the continuity of the Medinan properties, charitable administration, and family trusts of the Ahl al-Bayt.
His presence at Karbala is preserved in later respected biographical and Imami sources. These reports say that he fought beside Imam Husayn, fell with serious wounds, and was protected from execution by his maternal kinsman Asma ibn Kharija al-Fazari. Some later accounts give exact numbers for wounds and opponents killed, but those figures are not treated here as certain historical data.
After recovering, he returned to Medina and remained connected with hadith transmission, family trusts, and the upbringing of his descendants. His sons Abd Allah al-Mahd, Ibrahim al-Ghamr, and Hasan al-Muthallath became important in later Hasanid genealogy and political history. Early sources do not establish a separate, universally recognized claim to the imamate or caliphate by Hasan al-Muthanna; his enduring importance rests mainly on learning, lineage, and family leadership.
The death evidence requires careful ranking. Ibn Kathir includes him among the deaths of 97 AH and explicitly says that he died in Medina, while al-Dhahabi transmits 99 AH as one view and 97 AH as another. The earlier political report about a caliphal or gubernatorial threat ends with his release and does not mention poison. The much later genealogist Ibn Inaba attributes secret poisoning to an Umayyad ruler, but the note in the same printed text replaces al-Walid with Sulayman because of a chronological problem; poisoning and the title martyr are therefore not stated as established facts. Al-Bukhari's suspended notice proves only that his wife kept a tent over his grave for one year and does not name the cemetery. The later classical genealogy al-Asili places the episode at al-Baqi al-Gharqad in Medina, providing a credible later al-Baqi attribution but not an independently verified exact grave.
Historical importance and legacy
Hasan al-Muthanna is a central figure in the genealogical union of the Hasanid and Husaynid branches. His children through Fatima bint al-Husayn combined descent from both grandsons of the Prophet, and through Abd Allah al-Mahd, Ibrahim al-Ghamr, and Hasan al-Muthallath his line strongly influenced later Hasanid families, scholarly lineages, and political movements.
His hadith transmission, executorship, and management of Ali's charitable endowment show that his importance was not merely genealogical. He participated in the continuity of the Medinan scholarly and charitable institutions of the Ahl al-Bayt, while the tradition of his survival from Karbala links the tragedy of al-Taff with the later continuation of the Alid family.
His death and burial illustrate source hierarchy in practice: 97 AH and Medina are the strongest conclusion, 99 AH is a credible variant, and poisoning is a late and internally disputed report. Al-Bukhari preserves the tent episode but names no cemetery, whereas a later classical genealogy gives an al-Baqi attribution. The profile therefore records al-Baqi as a credible later attribution, leaves the exact grave unverified, and does not turn unsupported local graves into his historical burial place.
His hadith transmission, executorship, and management of Ali's charitable endowment show that his importance was not merely genealogical. He participated in the continuity of the Medinan scholarly and charitable institutions of the Ahl al-Bayt, while the tradition of his survival from Karbala links the tragedy of al-Taff with the later continuation of the Alid family.
His death and burial illustrate source hierarchy in practice: 97 AH and Medina are the strongest conclusion, 99 AH is a credible variant, and poisoning is a late and internally disputed report. Al-Bukhari preserves the tent episode but names no cemetery, whereas a later classical genealogy gives an al-Baqi attribution. The profile therefore records al-Baqi as a credible later attribution, leaves the exact grave unverified, and does not turn unsupported local graves into his historical burial place.
Family relationships
👪 Parents
Father
Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba
Probable
Mother
Khawla bint Manzur
Probable
🤝 Spouses and marriage links
Fatima bint Husayn
Confirmed
Ramla bint Sa'id ibn Zayd
Confirmed
🌱 Children
Sources
Nasab Quraysh | Musab ibn Abd Allah al-Zubayri | pp. 51–52, children of Hasan ibn Hasan | https://shamela.ws/book/2922/49 | Marriages to Fatima bint al-Husayn and Ramla bint Sa'id ibn Zayd, children, and genealogyTahdhib al-Kamal fi Asma al-Rijal | Jamal al-Din al-Mizzi | Vol. 6, pp. 91–95, Hasan ibn Hasan entry | https://www.islamweb.net/ar/library/content/1001/1286/ | Parentage, narrators, executorship, charitable endowment, political threat variants, release, and grave-tent report
Al-Jarh wa al-Tadil | Ibn Abi Hatim al-Razi | Vol. 3, p. 5, entry 17 | https://shamela.ws/book/2170/963 | Early narrator entry and transmitters from Hasan ibn Hasan
Al-Luhuf ala Qatla al-Tufuf | Sayyid Ibn Tawus | Vol. 1, p. 191 | https://lib.eshia.ir/27196/1/191 | Later Imami report of Karbala wounds, rescue, recovery, and return to Medina
Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya | Ibn Kathir | Vol. 12, pp. 623–624, deaths of 97 AH | https://www.islamweb.net/ar/library/content/59/1040/ | Strong chronological placement in 97 AH, explicit death in Medina, and a threat report ending in release rather than poisoning
Siyar Alam al-Nubala | Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi | Vol. 4, p. 487, Hasan ibn Hasan entry | https://islamweb.net/ar/library/content/60/635/ | Death-year variants: 99 AH and 97 AH
Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Funerals | Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari | Chapter report displayed as 1330 | https://en.tohed.com/hadith/bukhari/1330/ | Wife's tent over the grave for one year; the report does not identify a cemetery
Umdat al-Talib fi Ansab Al Abi Talib | Ibn Inaba | p. 100, PDF p. 104 | https://h-najaf.iq/upload/pdf/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8.pdf | Much later poisoning claim and the edition's chronological dispute over whether al-Walid or Sulayman was responsible
Al-Asili fi Ansab al-Talibiyyin | Ibn al-Tiqtaqa | Hasan al-Muthanna entry; pagination varies by edition | https://archive.org/details/olomnasb_ymail_20160902_1932 | Later classical explicit attribution of the tent and burial episode to al-Baqi al-Gharqad in Medina
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