Hadith Ahle Bayt

1 Hold on for Salvation

1. Imam Tirmidhi rates this Hadith as Hasan and narrates from Sayyidina Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “O people! I have left with you those things that if you hold fast to them you will never go astray. They are the Book of Allah (Al-Quran) and my Family.

2. Imam Tabrani narrates from Sayyidina Al-Muttalib bin ‘Abdullah bin Hantab who said that his father heard the the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) say in a Khutba delivered in Jah’fa: “Am I not dearer to you than your lives?” We replied, “Most certainly.” He then said, “Tomorrow on the Day of Judgment I will question you about two things that I left behind with you and what was your relation with them. One will be about the Quran and the other about my Family (Ahl lul Bayt)

3. Imam Baroodi narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abu-Saeed al-Khudri that the Glorious Prophet of Islam said: “Verily, I am to leave behind those things for you that as long as you hold fast on to them, you will not go astray. (Firstly) The Book of Allah (Al-Quran) whose one end is in the Divine Hands of Allah and the other end is in your hands. And secondly, my Family and these will always remain together until they meet me at the Fountain of Kauthar (on the Day of Judgement).2

4. Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal and Imam Tabrani both narrate from Sayyidina Zaid ibn Thabit that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Verily, I am to leave behind with you two things. (Firstly) The Book of Allah (Al-Quran). The Book of Allah is a rope which hangs between the sky and earth, (and secondly) my Family and these will always remain together until they meet me at the Fountain of Kauthar (on the Day of Judgment).3

5. Imam Bazar narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) stated: The Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “I am to leave behind with you two things. Hold fast to them and you never go astray. One is the book of Allah and the other is my progeny. These two will never part until they finally meet me at the Fountain of Kauthar.”

4 1 Al-Jameh al-Sahih lit-Tirmidi, Vol. 5, pg. 621. Refer to Hadith numbers 6, 7 and 8 for more details. 2 Refer: a) Imâm Ibne Abi-Asim in Kitâbus-Sunnah, Vol. 2, pg. 630 b) Imâm Fasawi in his Al-Maraqah wat-Tareekh, Vol. 1, pg. 537 c) Imâm Tabrâni in Moh’jamul-Awsat, Vol. 4, pg. 262 d) Imâm Ahmad ibne Hambal in his Musnad, Vol. 3, pg. 388 3 Refer: a) Imâm Ahmad ibne Hambal in his Musnad, Vol. 6, pg. 232 b) Al-Moh’jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 5, pg. 154 4 Refer: a) Kashful Astâr lil Haytami, Vol. 3, pg. 223 b) Ibidi Majmuah al-Zawâid, Vol. 9, pg. 163 2

6. Imam Bazar narrates on the authority of Sayyiduna Ali al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) stated: The Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “Verily I am to depart from you and verily I am leaving behind two things with you. The one is the book of Allah and the other is my Ahle-Bayt. Verily, hold fast to both and you will never go astray.”5

7. Imam Tirmidi has rated this Hadith as Hasan with authority and Imam Hakim narrates from Sayyidina Zaid ibn Arqam that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Verily I am to leave behind those things for you that as long as you hold fast on to them, you will not go astray. (Firstly) The Book of Allah (Al-Quran) and (Secondly) my Family and these will always remain together until they meet me at the Fountain of Kauthar (on the Day of Judgement). Then after me, observe what relation you have with them.6

8. Imam Abdu bin Hameed narrates in his Musnad from Sayyidina Zaid ibn Thabit that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Verily, I am to leave behind those things for you that as long as you hold fast on to them, you will not go astray. (Firstly) The Book of Allah (Al-Quran) and (Secondly) my Family and these will always remain together until they meet me at the Fountain of Kauthar (on the Day of Judgement).7

9. Imam Ahmad and Imam Abu-Yahla narrates from Sayyidina Abu-Saeed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Undoubtedly, I will shortly be called (towards Allah). Therefore, I will depart from you, and verily, I am to leave two very great and excellent things behind (with you). One is the Book of Allah and the other is my Ahle-Bayt (Wives and Children). And the most Gracious and All-Knowing Allah has informed me that these two things will always remain together until they meet me at the Fountain of Kauthar (on the day of Judgment). Then after me, observe what relation you have with them.8 5 Refer: a) Kashful-Astâr lil Haytami, Vol. 3, pg 221. It is also along with this Hadith that on the Day of Hashr the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) will look for his companions so frantically as if someone looks for a lost thing and cannot find it. b) In Majmuah al-Zawâid, Vol. 9, pg. 163 the similar narration is found. 6 a) Tirmidi, Vol. 5, pg. 622 but in Tirmidi a few more words are added i.e. “that the Kitâb of Allah is greater than my Family. Allah’s Kitâb is a rope hanging from the Sky. Whoso grabs hold of it will certainly reach Allah.” b) Imam Hakim in Mustadrak, Vol. 3, pg. 160. Imam Hakim has commented here that this Hadith is correct according to Sheikhain (Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim) but they did not narrate it in their Books. Imam Zahbi also agrees on this point with Imam Hakim. 7 Refer: a) Al-Muntakhab, pg. 107/240 b) Al-Musnad, Vol. 2, pg. 232/244 c) Al-Haytami and Majmu’az-Zawa’id, Vol. 9, pg. 162. In these two books the following words are found, انى تاىك فتكى خلتفت ن ى “Verily, I leave behind with you my representatives.” d) Imâm Ibn Abi-Shayba in his Al-Musannaf, Vol. 6, pg. 313 e) Imâm Fasawi in his Al-Mah’raqah wat-Tareekh, Vol. 9, pg. 537 the same words are found. 8 Refer: a) Musnad, Vol. 3, pg. 393 b) Musnad Abi-Yahla, Vol. 2, pg. 6 3

Ark

Imam Bazar narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Zubair that the Messenger of Allah stated: My Ahlul Bayt amongst is like the Ark of Sayyidina Nabi Nuh for his nation. Whoever climbed on to it reached safety and whosoever ignored it, perished similar to the humiliation of the Bani Isra’eel.

Imam Bazar narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah stated: My Ahlul Bayt is like the Ark of Sayyidina Nabi Nuh. Whoever climbed on to it reached safety and whosoever ignored it, perished.

Imam Tabrani narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abu-Zar Ghaffari that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: My Ahlul Bayt amongst is like the Ark of Sayyidina Nabi Nuh for his nation. Whoever climbed on to it reached 12(security) given to Bani Isra’eel. 11perished similar to the Hittatunsafety and whosoever ignored it, Imam Tabrani in his Awsat narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abu-Saeed al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah said: Verily, my Ahlul Bayt is like the Ark of Sayyidina Nabi Nuh. Whoever climbed on to it, reached safety and whosoever ignored it, perished. And verily my Ahlul Bayt amongst you is similar to the Hittatun give to Bani Isra’eel, meaning that whoever says Hittatun and climb on to it will get salvation.

 Favour

Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Uthman ibn Affan that Messenger of Allah said: Anyone who did a favour to any member of Abdul-Muttalib’s (Nabi’s Grandfather) family and if that member could not repay the person in this world, then I will repay on his behalf that favour on the Day of Judgment.14 Imam Khateeb Baghdadi narrates from Sayyidina Uthman ibn Affan that the Messenger of Allah said: Anyone who does a favour in this world to any member of my grandfather Abdul-Muttalib’s family (who were believers), I will repay that favour to that person when he meets me on The Day of Judgement.15 9 Refer: a) Kashful Astar lil Haytami, Vol. 3, pg. 222 b) Ibidi Majmuah al-Zawaid, Vol. 9, pg. 168 10 Refer: a) Kashful Astar lil Haytami, Vol. 3, pg. 222 b) Ibidi Majmuah al-Zawaid, Vol. 9, pg. 198 c) Imam Tabrani in Mohjam al-Kabeer, Vol. 3, pg. 46 d) Imam Abu-Na’eem in Hilya, Vol 4, pg. 306 11 The meaning of Hittatun is mentioned in Sura Baqara. This was given to Bani Isra’eel who were ordered to repeat this word (i.e. seeking pardon from sins) while entering Baitul-Muqaddas. But instead of saying Hittayun, they said Hintatun so Allah destroyed them. 12 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 4, pg. 283 b) Al-Moh’jam al-Sagheer, Vol. 1, pg. 139 c) Imam Hakimت in Al-Mustadrak, Vol. 2, pg. 373 d) Mukhtasar It’haf al-Kheera lil Boseeri, Vol. 5, pg. 210. He has directed his reference to Imam Abul-Yahlaتand Imam Bazar. e) Kashful Astâr lil Haytami, Vol 3, pg. 222 13 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 6, pg. 206 b) Al-Muh’jam al-Sagheer, Vol. 2, pg. 22 14 Hilyatil-Awliya, Vol. 1, pg. 366 15 Refer: a) Tareekh-al-Baghdâd, Vol. 10, pg. 103 b) Al-Moh’jamul-Awsat, Vol. 2, pg. 265 4 Imam Ibn-Asakar narrates from Sayyidina Ali al-Murtada that the Messenger of Allah said: Anyone who does a favour in this world to any member (wives and Children) of my Ahlul Bayt, I will repay that favour on the Day of Judgement.16 Imam Daylami narrates from Sayyidina Ali al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah said: The best among the people are the Arabs. The best amongst the Arabs are the Quraish and best amongst the Quraish is (my family) Bani Hashim.17 Warnings Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Abu-Saeed al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah said: Allah will severely punish that person who oppresses me by hurting my family members.18 Imam Tirmidi, Imam Hakim and Imam Bay’haqi in Shobul-Imam all narrate on the authority of Sayyida Aisha that The Messenger of Allah said: There are six persons whom Allah has cursed and the Duas of all Prophets are accepted by Allah. The six persons are: 1) One who distorts or tampers with the words of Allah (Al-Qurân), 2) One who rejects and falsifies the Taqdeer of Allah, 3) One who forcefully appoints oneself as leader of my Ummah and by the power of his rule, appoint those as office-bearers whom Allah has condemned as wretched and shameless and disrespect those who Allah gave respect, 4) One who desecrates the Haram of Allah , 5) One who disrespects my Ahle-Baith and does immoral things with them that which Allah has made Haram for them, and 6) One who abandons my Sunnah.19 Imam Daylami in Afrad and Imam Khateeb Baghdadi in Muttafiq narrate on the authority of Sayyidina Ali al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah said: There are six persons whom Allah has cursed and the Duas of all Prophets are accepted by Allah. The six persons are:- 1) One who distorts or tampers with the words of Allah (Al-Quran), 2) One who rejects and falsifies the Taqdeer of Allah, 3) One who abandons my Sunnah and practices Bid’ah (innovations), 16 Imam Muttaqi Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mal, Vol. 12, pg. 93 17 Al-Firdous, Vol. 2, pg. 178 18 Refer: a) Imam Muttaqi Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mal, Vol. 12, pg. 93 b) Imam Tabri on pg. 83 of Zakha’ir-al-Oqba, narrates from Sayyidina Ali that the Messenger of Allah said, “Allah, His Messenger and His Angels will be terribly angry with that person who sheds the blood of a Prophet or oppresses the Prophet by harming his family members.” Imam Tabri refers his source of the above Hadith to Sayyidina Imam Musa Rida. 19 Refer: a) Tirmidi, Vol. 4, pg. 397 b) Al-Mustadrak, Vol. 1, pg. 91 5 4) One who is disrespectful or does immoral things with my Ahle-Baith that which Allah has made Haram for them, 5) One who forcefully appoints oneself as leader of my Ummah and by the power of his rule, appoint those as office-bearers whom Allah has condemned as wretched and shameless and disrespect those who Allah gave respect, and 6) One who becomes a Murtad (to turn away from Islam after accepting it) after the Hijra.20 Imam Hakim in Tareekh and Imam Daylami narrate from Sayyidina Abu-Saeed al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah said: One who protects three things then Allah will protect his Deen and Duniya, and one who does not protect these three things and waste them then Allah too will not protect anything of such a person. They are: 1) To openly disrespect Islam, 2) To disrespect me, and 3) To disrespect my family (Muslims).21 Imam Muslim, Imam Tirmidi and Imam Nisa’ee all narrate from Sayyidina Zaid ibn Arqam that the Messenger of Allah said: I remind you of the fear of Allah regarding my Ahlul-Bayt.22 Imam Bukhari narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abu-Bakr As-Siddique that the Messenger of Allah states: Take special precautions with the Household of Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace).23 Imam Tabrani and Imam Hakim on the authority of Sayyidina Ibn Abbas narrate that the Messenger of Allah states: O children of Abdul-Muttalib! I have asked three Duas for you from Allah. Firstly, to keep your hearts steadfast on Islam. Secondly, to grant knowledge to those who are ignorant so that they may guide the misguided to path of Deen and thirdly, to make you kind and generous amongst yourselves. So if a person stand between Rukn and Maqam at the Holy Kaba and performs Salah and keep fasts and then dies in a state that he bears malice for the Family of Sayyidina Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace), then he has entered the Fire of Hell. 24 20 Refer: a) Imâm Daylamiت in Musnadul-Firdous, Vol. 2, pg. 332. Here instead of six persons, seven persons are mentioned. b) Imâm Hâkimت in Mustadrak, Vol. 2, pg. 573 c) Imâm Tabrâniت in Al-Moh’jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 17, pg. 43 21 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 3, pg. 126 b) Al-Moh’jam al-Sagheer, Vol. 1, pg. 162 22 a) Sahih Muslim, Vol. 4, pg. 1873 b) An-Nisâ’ee, Vol. 5, pg. 51 c) Imâm Tirmidi also narrates this Hadith d) Imâm Ahmad in Musnad, Vol. 5, pg. 492 e) Imâm Ibn Hazeema in his Sahih, Vol. 4, pg. 62 23 Refer: a) Sahih al-Bukhari, Chapter Manaqib Qarabate-Rasoolillah , Vol. 3, pg. 25 b) Sahih al-Bukhari, Chapter Manaqib Al-Hasan wal Husain, Vol. 3, pg. 32 c) Imâm Samhoodi in Jawahirul-Aqdain, Vol. 2, pg. 311 who directs his source to Al-Bukhari. d) Imâm Dara-Qutni narrates this Hadith Shareef with numerous authorities and in some Hadith he narrates on the authority of Saŷiduna Abdullah ibne Omar with this word, “احنظوا ” i.e Protect the Habeeb regarding his Household, meaning show love and respect to them. 24 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jamul-Kabeer, Vol. 11, pg. 142 6 Imam Tabrani narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said: Malice to Bani Hashim (Muhajir) and Ansar is Kufr and hatred for Arabia is hypocrisy25. Imam Ibn-Adi records in his Al-Ikleel on the authority of Sayyidina Aba-Saeed al-Khudri that said: Whoso has malice for us Ahlul-Bayt, is a Munafiq (Hypocrite)26. Imam Ibn-Habban in his Sahih and Imam Hakim in Mustadrak narrate on the authority of Sayyidina Abu-Saeed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah said: I swear an oath on Him Who controls my life that whosoever has malice for us Ahlul-Bayt, Allah will send him to the fire of Hell27. Imam Tabrani narrates from Sayyidina Imam Hasan bin Ali who once said to Moawiya bin Khadeej: Oh, Moawiya bin Khadeej! Protect yourself from having hatred for us because verily the Messenger of Allah stated, ‘Anyone who has hatred and jealousy for us, on the Day of Judgment he will be chased away with a whip of fire from the sacred Fountain of Kauthar.’28 Imam Ibn Adi and Imam Bay’haqi in Shoubul-Imân narrate from Sayyidina Ali Al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah said: The Messenger of Allah said, “One who has not understood the rights of my Ahlul-Bayt and the Ansar, will certainly have one of these three dispositions: he will either be a Munafiq or a Waladuz-Zina (illegitimate child born of adultery) or a child of impure state (his mother conceived while in menstruation29). Imam Tabrani in his Awsat narrates from Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Omar that the Messenger of Allah stated: The Messenger of Allah said (before he departed from this world), “It is essential on you to Love and respect me and my Ahlul-Bayt.”30 Imam Tabrani in his Awsat narrates from Imam Hasan ibn Ali that the Messenger of Allah stated: The Messenger of Allah said, “It is essential on you to Love and respect me and my Ahlul-Bayt. Anyone who meets Allah in a state that he loves us then he will be sent to Jannah by our intercession. I take an oath in the b) Al-Mustadrak, Vol. 3, pg. 161. Imam Hakim states that this Hadith is Sahih according to Imam Muslim and Imam Zahbi also agrees with this. There are two versions of this Hadith. One has the word قتىوكخل and the other قىكمكخل . The former refers to Allah protecting their hearts to remain steadfast on Deen and the later means Allah will keep steadfast all those who stand up to protect Islam. I have read many printed and hand-written manuscripts. With the exception of one, all other hand-written manuscripts had the former word i.e. قتوكخل . 25 Refer: Al-Moh’jamul-Kabeer, Vol. 11, pg. 118 26 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 11, pg. 118 b) Imam Samhoodi in Jawahirul-Aqdain, Vol. 2, pg. 311 and directs his reference to Imam Daylami. He also states that Sayyidina Jabir said that they recognized the hypocrites by their hatred for Sayyidina Ali. c) Musnad Imam Ahmad. 27 Refer: a) Al-Ehsan Sahih Ibn-Habban, Vol. 15, pg. 435 b) Mustadrak, Vol. 3, pg. 162. Imam Hakim states that this Hadith is correct according to Sheikhain (Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim) but they did not narrate it in their Books. Imam Zahbi does not comment on this. 28 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 3, pg. 81 b) Al-Moh’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 3, pg. 203. The meaning of ذيد is to distance and to chase away. 29 Refer: a) Al-Kamil li Ibn-Adi, Vol. 3, pg. 106 b) Shoubul-Iman, Vol. 2, pg. 232 c) Imam Daylami in Al-Firdous, Vol. 3, pg. 662 d) Imam Samhoodi in Jawahirul-Aqdain narrates on the reference of Al-Thawab of Imam Abush-Sheikh. 30 Refer: Majmua al-Zawahid lil Haytami, Vol. 9, pg 163. Imam Haytami has classified this Hadith as Da’eef (weak). 7 Name of Him Who controls my life! No person will benefit from his good deeds until such time he does not recognizes our rights (respect and love us).31 Imam Tabrani in his Awsat narrates from Sayyidina Jabir bin Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) once addressed us as follows: The Messenger of Allah addressed us and we heard him say, “O people! Whosoever has malice and hatred for us Ahlul-Bayt, Almighty Allah will raise him (in Qiyamah) as a Yahoodi (Jew). (This points out to the fact that he will not die with Iman).32 Iman is in Loving the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) and his family The following Hadith has been acknowledged Sahih (sound) by Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal, Imam Tirmidi, Imam Nisa’i and Imam Hakim all narrate it on the authority of Sayyidina Muttalib bin Rabee that the Messenger of Allah said: I swear an Oath on Allah that Iman will not enter the heart of a Muslim until he does not love my family for the sake of Allah.33 Love Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Ali Al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah said: I will make special intercession (Shafa’at) for four people on the Day of Qiyamah. (a) one who respect my Ahlul-Bayt, (b) one who fulfils their needs, (c) one who runs their errands while they are in no position to do so (sick, etc.), (d) one who love and respect them sincerely (verbally and at heart).34 Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Abu-Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah said: Allah dislikes the following people: a) one who eats excessive food, b) one who is careless in the obedience of Allah, c) one who discards the Sunnah of his Nabi, d) one who intentionally does not fulfil his duties, e) one who has hate and disrespect for the family members of his Nabi, and f) one who harms his neighbours.35 Imam Khateeb in his Tareekh narrates from Sayyidina Ali Al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah said: My Shafa’at (intercession) is for those persons of my Ummah who love and respect my Family (Ahlul-Bayt).36 31 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 3, pg. 203 b) Imam Qadi Ayad in Ash-Shifa Ash-Shareef, Vol. 2, pg. 48 states that the meaning of recognizing their rights refer to the relation and bond between the Beloved Nabi and his family. One who understands this relation will certainly develop love and respect for them. 32 Refer: Al-Moh’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 5, pg. 14 33 a) Imam Ahmad in his Musnad, Vol. 1, pg. 342; Vol. 5, pg. 172 b) Imam Tirmidi in Sahih Tirmidi, Vol. 5, pg. 61 c) Imam Nisa’i in Nisa’i, Vol. 5, pg. 51 d) Imam Hakim in Mustadrak, Vol. 4, pg. 85 34 Refer: a) Imâm Tabri in Zakhâ’ir-al-Oqba, pg. 50 b) Imâm Muttaqi Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mâl, Vol. 16, pg. 456 c) Imâm Zubaidi in Ithâf al-Sadah al-Muttaqeen, Vol. 8, pg. 83 d) Imâm Samhoodi in Jawâhir al-Aqdain, Vol. 2, pg. 283 says that the Sanad of this Hadith is Da’eef (weak). 35 Refer: a) Imâm Muttaqi Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mâl, Vol. 12, pg. 93 refers his source to Imâm Daylami and the proof of some of the words of this Hadith is mentioned in Hadith numbers 14, 15, 19 & 49. 36 Tareekh al-Baghdâd, Vol. 2, pg 146 8 Imam Tabrani narrates from Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said: On the Day of Qiyamah everyone will be raised from their graves. They will not be able to make a single move before being questioned about four things. Firstly, how did you spend your life-span? Secondly, how did you use the strength of your body? Thirdly, how did you spend your wealth? And fourthly, how much did you love us – Ahlul-Bayt?37 Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Ali Al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah said: Teach your children three things, Love for your Nabi, Love for his Ahlul-Bayt and recitation of the Quran. Verily, on the Day of Judgment the people with the knowledge of the Quran will be with the Prophets and Pious under the Shade of Allah when there will be no other shade besides Allah’s Shade.38 Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Ali Al-Murtuda that the Messenger of Allah said: Tomorrow in Qiyamah when crossing the bridge (Pul-Sirat), the most confident and relaxed will be those who loved and respected my Ahlul-Bayt and Sahaba the most.39 Imam Tirmidi has rated this Hadith as Hasan and so did Imam Tabrani and both narrate from Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah stated: Love Allah because He feeds you with His Bounties and because of Allah’s love, Love me and because of my Love, Love my Ahlul-Bayt40. Imam Tabrani in his Awsat narrates from Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Ja’far that once the Messenger of Allah addressed us: We heard the Messenger of Allah say to us, “O children of Bani Hashim! I made Dua to Allah to make you wealthy and generous. I requested Allah to guide you on the right path and remove fear from your hearts and also fill your hearts and remove your hunger. I take an oath in the Name of Him, Who controls my life! None of you will be true believers until such time one does not love you (Ahlul-Bayt) because of my Love. Do you have hope that you will enter Jannah by my intercession and Bani Hashim does not have any Hope?41 Imam Ibn-Najjar in his Tareekh narrates from Imam Hasan ibn Ali that the Messenger of Allah said: Everything has a foundation and the foundation of Islam is the love for the Messenger of Allah, the companions and his Ahlul-Bayt.42 37 Refer: a) Maj’mooah al-Zawâ’id, Vol. 5, pg. 195 b) Al-Moh’jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 12, pg. 321. 38 Refer: a) Imam Muttaqi Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mal, Vol. 16, pg. 456 b) Imam Ajloni in Kashful-Khifa, pg. 74 39 Refer: a) Imam Muttaqi Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mal, Vol. 16, pg. 456 b) Imam Ibn-Adi in Kamil, Vol. 6, pg. 2304 40 Refer: a) Tirmidi, Vol. 5, pg. 622 b) Imam Tabrani in Moh’jame-Kabeer, Vol. 3, pg. 46 c) Imam Hakim in Mustadrak, Vol. 3, pg. 162. Imam Hakim states that this Hadith is correct according to Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim but they did not narrate it in their Books. Imam Zahbi also agrees with Imam Hakim. d) Imam Bay’haqi in Shoubul-Imam, Vol. 2, pg. 13 e) Imam Samhoodi in Jawahirul-Aqdain, Vol. 2, pg. 228. He also comments as follows, “I am surprised at Imam Ibn Jozi that he enlisted this Hadith with weak narrations (Da’eef).” 41 Refer: Al-Moh’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 8, pg. 373 42 The author directs his reference to the Tareekh of Imam Ibn-Najjar who narrates from Imam Hasan ibne Ali. 9 Misc Imam Hakim narrates with the authority of Sayyidina Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah states: Allah has promised my Ahlul-Bayt that if they testified in His Touheed and propagated the Deen, then He will not punish them43. Imam Ibn-Jareer in his Tafseer quotes the comments of Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas on the Ayah, و لسوو يعطيك ربك فترضى : That one of the desires of the Messenger of Allah would be that no member of his Ahlul-Bayt will enter Hell.44 Imam Tabrani narrates from Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Umar who said that the Messenger of Allah said, The first people that I will make intercession in my Ummah will be of my Family (Ahlul-Bayt)45.)”46. Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Ali Al-Murtuda that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: The first people to meet me at the Fountain of Kauthar will be my Family (Ahlul-Bayt).47 Imam Day’lami narrates from Sayyidina Abu-Saeed al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah said: My Family and the Ansar are my wealth and part of my body (Family are part of body and Ansar are wealth), they are my happiness and my Amana (trust). Acknowledge their good deeds and overlook their mistakes.48 Protection Imam Ibn Abi-Shayba and Imam Musaddad both in their Musnads, Imam Hakeem Tirmidi in Nawadirul-Usool and Imam Yahla and Imam Tabrani all narrate from Sayyidina Salma bin Aqwah that the Messenger of Allah said: The Messenger of Allah said, “The stars are protection for the dwellers of the skies and my Ahlul Bayt is a defence for my Ummah.”49 43 Al-Mustadrak, Vol. 3, pg. 163 44 Refer: a) Imam Ibn-Jareer in Jameh al-Bayan, Vol. 12, pg. 624 b) Al-Durre-Manthoor, Vol. 6, pg. 64 c) Imam Qartabi in Al-Jameh al-Ah’kamul-Quran, Vol. 10, pg. 84 d) Imam Daylami in Al-Firdous, Vol. 2, pg. 31. He narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Imran bin Haseen that the Messenger of Allah requested Allah not to sentence any member of his Ahlul-Bayt to Hell and Allah fulfilled his desire. 45 Refer: a) Al-Moh’jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 12, pg. 321 b) Maj’mooah Al-Zawa’id, Vol. 1, pg. 38 c) Al-Moudah, Vol. 2, pg. 48 d) Al-Firdous, Vol. 1, pg. 23 e) Al-Kamil, Vol. 2, pg. 79 46 Maj’mooah al-Zawa’id, Vol. 5, pg. 195 47 Imam Muttaqi Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mal, Vol. 12, pg. 100 48 Refer: a) Al-Firdous li Daylami, Vol. 1, pg. 407 b) Imam Tirmidi in Tirmidi, Vol. 5, pg. 671 narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abu-Saeed Al-Kudri that the Messenger of Allah said, “Beware! Verily! I have a cradle where I get comfort and security. Verily, my wealth and helpers are the Ansâr. So if you find any faults in them, overlook it and if you find any good in them, acknowledge it.” Imam Tirmidi rates this Hadith as Hasan (Approved). 49 Refer: a) Imam Ibn Hajr in Al-Matalibul-Aliya, Vol. 4, pg. 262 b) Mukhtasar Ithafus Sadatil Mahra lil Boseeri, Vol. 5, pg. 210 c) Nawadirul-Usool, Vol. 2, pg. 199 d) Al-Muh’jamul-Kabeer lit-Tabrani, Vol. 7, pg. 22 e) Imam Al-Fasawi in Al-Marifa wat Tareekh, Vol. 1, pg. 538 f) Imam Muhib Tabri in Zakha’irul-Uqba, pg. 49 g) Imam Muttaqi Al-Hindi in Kanzul-Um’mal, Vol. 12, pg. 101 h) Imam Royani in Al-Musnad, Vol. 2, pg. 253 10 Imam Hakim narrates on the authority of Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah states,: The stars are protection for the dwellers on the earth from drowning and my Ahlul Bayt are protection for my Ummah from fighting amongst themselves. If any tribe of Arabia disagrees with my Ahlul Bayt, then they will open the doors of disunity. They will then join the company of the cursed Shaytan.50 50 Al-Mustadrak, Vol. 3, pg. 162