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What is the validity of the statement that Imam al-Hasan al-Basri rebelled against al-Hajjaj during the fitnah of Ibn al-Ash'ath?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it true that al-Hasan al-Basri rebelled against al-Hajjaj during the fitnah of Ibn al-Ash'ath?

Answer:
I do not know; I have not heard this. As for the fitnah of Ibn al-Ash'ath, it was severe, and severe matters occurred in it, but Allah sufficed the Muslims from its evil. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [591 -858] ما صحة القول : إن الإمام الحسن البصري قد خرج على الحجاج في فتنة ابن الأشعث؟ — youtube.com

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