Ahle Baith-Wives and Relatives

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

WHO ARE AHLE BAYT (PEOPLE OF THE HOUSE?

(Love for  the ahle bayt )42/23. … Say: ‘I do not ask for any recompense for this (preaching the faith in Messengership), but (seek) love for (my) kindreds (and Allah’s nearness).’ ….

….. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless. (33/33)

Revealed regarding the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ), also includes other relatives of the Prophet (ﷺ).The Family of Fatimah (ra) is the Ahl-ul-bait (People of the House)

Imam Jalal ud din Suyuti (rah): writes in his magnificent Tafsir Dur ul Munthur
Imam Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Asakir narrate from the route of Akrama (ra) who narrated from Ibn Abbas (ra) that {Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from you, ye members of the Family} was revealed regarding the blessed wives of Prophet (Saws) [Tafsir Dur ul Munthur, Volume No. 5, Page No. 562]

Imam Suyuti narrates: Imam Ibn Murduya and Baihaqi in his Sunnan narrate from the route of Umm Salama (ra) who said: This ayah was revealed in my house when in the house were present Fatima, Ali, Hassan and Hussain (Ridhwan Allaho Ajmain). The Prophet (ﷺ) covered them in his own cloak and then said: (O Allah) these are my Ahlul Bayt, remove all abomination from them and make them pure and spotless [Tafsir Dur ul Munthur, Volume No. 5, Page No. 563]

Abu Saeed Khudri (RA) has said about the verse, “Allah only desires to keep away (all kinds of) impurity from you, O ‘people of the house’!…”, that it was revealed in honour of the following five personalities: the Messenger of Allah (SAW), Ali (ra), Fatimah (ra), Hasan (RA) and Husain (RA).  (Tabarani, al-Mujam-ul-awsat (3:380#3456)/ al-Mujam-us-saghir (1:231#375)

‘Verily I am leaving in you that to which if you firmly hold onto you will not go astray after me; The Book of Allah and my family the Ahl al-Bait. These two will not be separated until they meet me at the Fountain (of Kawthar), so look (take care) at how you deal with them after me.’ ( Tirmidhi, Vol. 5, Page 626, Hadith 3788 )

Imam Torpashti (ra) states that family here refers to the Prophet’s Pure wives and very closest relatives. Holding onto them means loving and respecting them, acting upon their narrated ahadith and trusting and relying upon their statements.

The Prophet (saws) said ‘My companions are like the stars, whichever of them you follow you will find guidance’ (Mirqaat). This is also the station of the Prophet’s companions, it is important to love them, act upon their narrated ahadith and trust and rely upon their statements.

Ibn Asakir in his “Arbain fi ummahatil muminin” (p 137, hadis 28) narrated from Umm Salama:“While the messenger of Allah (pbuh) was in my house one day, the servant came and said: “Ali and Fatima are at the door”. He said: “Withdraw”, and I withdrew to a corner of a house. Ali and Fatima enter with Hasan and Husayn who were young children. He took Hasan and Husayn and sat them in his lap, and embraced Ali and brought him to him, and took Fatima with his other arm and embraced them both and kissed them. He draped a black cloak over them and said: “O Allah to you, not to the fire, both myself and my Sfamily”. Umm Salama said: “And I messenger of Allah?”. He said: “And you”.Ibn Asakir said hadith sahih.And at next page he said:“It is related by another route in which he said: “You are part of my family“.

Twenty five Sahaba have narrated the virtues of the Ahle-Baith. Amongst them are Sayyidah Ayesha (radi Allahu anha), Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibne Omar (ra), Sayyiduna Abbas ibne Abdul Muttalib (ra), Sayyiduna Anas (ra), etc.

Sayyiduna Ali (ra) and all the Ahle Baith loved and associated with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (ra), Sayyiduna Umar (ra) and Sayyiduna Uthman (ra).

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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