verse of purification in the light of quran & hadithtype and kind of kisa (a) according to the...
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VerseofPurificationintheLightofQuran&Hadith
Author(s):
SayyidMurtadhaal-'Askari
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Atatimewhenourreligionisbeingattackedfromallsides,sectariandivisionappearingsooften,herecomesabookletthatunderlinesthefactthatinmanyinstancesbothSunniandShi'asourcesagreeregardingthehistoryandeventsthattookplaceatthetimeofourProphet(S).
OneofsuchexamplesistherevelationoftheVerseofPurificationofwhichthisbookletoffersextensiveinformation.
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Preface
‘AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOpeopleoftheHouseandtopurifyyoua
(thorough)purifying’
(Suraal-Ahzaab,33:33)
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IntheNameofAllahtheCompassionate,theMerciful.
MayAllahshowerHisblessingsuponMuhammad(S)andhisPurifiedProgeny(a.s).ImamJafaras-Sadiq(a.s)says:
‘Write(downthetraditions)andpropagatetheknowledgeamongyourbrothers.Whenyoudie,bequeaththesebooksasyourlegacytoyoursons.Verily,therewillcomeonthepeopleatimeofdisturbance,whennothingwillgivethemanysatisfactionandtonothingwilltheypayanyheedexcepttotheirbooks.’(Al-Kafi)
Inthelightoftheabovetradition,WorldIslamicNetwork(WIN)hastakenupthetaskofdiffusingIslamicteachingsaccordingtotheSchoolofAhlulBayt(a.s).Thisbookletisthefirstoftheseriestitled:IntheLightofQuranandHadith.
CompiledbythegreatscholarAllamaSayyidMurtadhaAskarithesebookletsdealwithsomeoftheimportantissuesoffaith.WepraythatAllahgiveusthetawfeeqtocontinuethisnobleendeavour.
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Introduction
InTheNameofAllahtheCompassionate,theMerciful.
PraisebetoAllahtheLordoftheworlds.BenedictionsbeuponMuhammad(S)andhisPurifiedProgeny(a.s).Peacebeupontherighteouscompanions.
SomeofthecontroversialissueshavedividedtheMuslims.TheseissueshavebeenmisusedbytheenemiesofIslamtodividetheMuslimsandtoweakenthem.ThereforeinordertounitetheMuslimsandtodefendtheboundariesofIslamitisnecessarytoclearthemisunderstandingsregardingthesedifferences.Insortingouttheseissueswehavebeenorderedtoconfineourselveswithinsomelimits.AstheAlmightyAllahsays:
‘AndobeyAllahandHisApostleanddonotquarrelforthenyouwillbeweakinheartsandyourpowerwilldepart...’(Suraal-Anfal,8:46)
Itisamustforustoday,andforalltimestorefertoQuranandHadithincaseofanydifferenceofopinion.AstheAlmightyAllahsays:
‘...thenifyouquarrelaboutanything,referittoAllahandtheApostle...’(Suraan-Nisa,4:59).
IntheseseriesweshallrefertotheQuranandHadithtoguideusonthecorrectpathinvariouscontroversialtopics.WeseekthehelpoftheAlmightyinthis.
AlAskari
TheVerseofPurificationinSunniSources
RevelationoftheVerse
InTheNameofAllah,theCompassionate,theMerciful
Inhisbookentitled‘MustadrakSahihayn’HakimquotesfromsonofJa’farsonofAbuTalib1assaying:
‘WhentheHolyProphet(S)observedthattheDivineblessingwasforthcominghesaid,‘Callforme!Callforme!’Safiaasked‘OProphetofAllah!WhomshouldIcallforyou?’Hesaid,‘Callformethemembersofmyfamily,namely,Ali,Fatima,Hasan,andHusain’(Maypeaceandbenedictionbeuponthem).TheywerethuscalledtocomeclosetotheHolyProphet(S)andwhenallofthemweregathered,theHolyProphet(S)placedhiscloakonthemandthereafterraisedhishandsinsupplicationandsaid,‘OAllah!Thesearethemembersofmyfamily.Sendyourkindblessingsonmeandmyprogeny’.InthemeantimeAlmightyAllahrevealedtheverse:
‘OpeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’(Suraal-Ahzaab,33:33)
AfterquotingthishadithHakimsays,‘Thishadithisauthenticandcorrectasregardsitssources.’
TypeandKindofKisa
(a)AccordingtothehadithquotedbyUmmal-MomineenAyesha
Muslim(in‘Sahih’),Hakim2(in‘Mustadrak’),Baihaqui(in‘Sunanal-Kubra’)andTabari,IbnKathirandSuyuti(intheir‘Tafsirs’)quotefromAyesha3withregardtothisverseashavingsaid:
‘OnedaytheHolyProphet(S)cameoutofthehouse4carryingaprintedcloakonhisshoulder.AtthattimeHasan(a.s)cameuptohimandtheHolyProphet(S)accommodatedhimunderthecloak.ThencameHusain(a.s)andtheHolyProphet(S)accommodatedhim,too,underthecloak.Thereafter,Fatima(s.a)approachedandwasaccommodatedunderthecloak.Ali(a.s)wasthelasttocomeandtheHolyProphet(S)accommodatedhimalsounderthecloak.Thereafter,he(theHolyProphet)recitedthissacredverse:
‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’(Suraal-Ahzaab,33:33)
(b)AccordingtothehadithquotedbyUmmal-MomineenUmmSalma
(b)AccordingtothehadithquotedbyUmmal-MomineenUmmSalma5
Inhis‘Tafsir’,TabarihasquotedUmmSalmaashavingsaidinconnectionwiththesacredverseinquestionasunder:
‘Whentheverse,‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!’wasrevealedtheHolyProphet(S)calledAli,Fatima,Hasan,andHusain(Maypeaceandbenedictionbeuponthem)tohimselfandcoveredthemunderhiscloak.’
InanotherhadithUmmSalmaisreportedtohavesaid:‘Heplacedhiscloakonthem.’ThishadithhasalsobeenquotedbySuyutiinhis‘Tafsir’andhassimilarlybeennarratedbyIbnKathirinhis‘Tafsir’.
PositionofthePeopleoftheProphet’sFamilyUndertheCloak
(a)AsnarratedbyUmarsonofAbuSalma
TabariandIbnKathir(intheir‘Tafsirs’),Tirmizi(inhis‘Sahih’)andTahavi(in‘Mushkilal-Athar’)havequoted‘Umar6sonofAbuSalmaashavingsaid:
‘Theverse,‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!...’wasrevealedtotheHolyProphet(S)inthehouseofUmmSalma.AftertherevelationofthisversetheHolyProphet(S)calledHasan,Husain,andFatima(s.a)andmadethemsitinfrontofhimself.ThenhecalledAli(a.s)aswellandmadehimsitbehindhisback.Thenhecoveredhimselfandallofthemwithhiscloakandsaid:‘ThesearethePeopleofmyHouse.OAllah!Keepuncleannessawayfromthemandmakethemcleanandpure!’
(b)AsnarratedbyWasilatsonofAsqaaandUmmSalma
(b)AsnarratedbyWasilatsonofAsqaa7andUmmSalma
Hakim(in‘Mustadrak’)andHaithami(in‘Majmaal-Zawaid’)havequotedfromWasilatsonofAsqaathattheHolyProphet(S)madeAli(a.s)andFatima(s.a)sitinfrontofhimselfandplacedHasan(a.s)andHusain(a.s)onhiskneesortooktheminhisarms.AndthishadithhadalsobeenquotedbyIbnKathirandSuyuti(intheir‘Tafsirs’)andBahiqui(in‘Sunan’)andAhmadbinHanbal(in‘Musnad’).
PlaceWhereMembersoftheHolyProphet’sHouseAssembledTogether
(a)AsnarratedinthehadithquotedbyAbuSaeedKhudri
(a)AsnarratedinthehadithquotedbyAbuSaeedKhudri8
SuyutihasquotedAbuSaeedin‘Durral-Manthur’ashavingsaid,‘TheHolyProphet(S)wasinthehouseofUmmSalmawhenJibraeeldescendedandbroughttheverse,‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse...’
AbuSaeedsays,‘AtthattimetheHolyProphet(S)calledHasan,Husain,Fatima,andAli(Peacebeuponthem)andmadethemcomenearhimandspreadhiscloakonthemwhenUmmSalmatoo,wassittingbehindthecurtain.TheHolyProphet(S)said:‘OAllah!Thesearethemembersofmyfamily.Keepuncleannessawayfromthemandmakethempure’.
(b)AsnarratedinthehadithquotedbyUmmal-MomineenUmmSalma
IbnKathir,Suyuti,Bahiqui,TahaviandKhateebin‘Tareekhal-Baghdad’havequotedUmmSalmaashavingsaid,‘Theverse,‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse...’,wasrevealedinmyhouseandFatima,Ali,Hasan,andHusain(a.s)wereintheroom.TheHolyProphet(S)spreadhiscloakonthemandsaid:‘Thesearethemembersofmyfamily.(OAllah!)Removeuncleannessfromthemandmakethempure’.AndHakimtoohasquotedUmmSalmain‘Mustadrak’ashavingsaid,‘Thisversewasrevealedinmyhouse’.
UmmSalmahasbeenquotedinthefollowingbooks:
Tirmizinarratedinhis‘Sahih’inthechapterrelatingtotheattainmentsofFatima(s.a)andsimilarlyin‘Riazal-Nuzrah’and‘Tehzibal-Tehzib’thattheHolyProphet(S)said,‘OAllah!Thesearethemembersofmyfamily.Wardoffuncleannessfromthemandmakethempure.’
Ahmadalsonarratesinhis‘Musnad’thatUmmSalmasaid,‘Iputmyheadintotheroomandasked,‘AmIalsoamongyou?’TheHolyProphet(S)said,‘Youhaveagoodfuture’.
Hakim,too,narratesthatUmmSalmasaid,‘OProphetofAllah!AmInotoneofthemembersofyourfamily?’TheHolyProphet(S)replied:‘Youhaveagoodfuturebutonlythesearethemembersofmyfamily.OLord!Themembersofmyfamilyaremoredeserving.’
HowManyPersonsWerePresentintheHouseWhentheVerseWasRevealed?
Inthe‘Tafsir’ofSuyutiandin‘Mushkilal-Athar’UmmSalmahasbeenquotedtohavesaid:‘Theverse,‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!...’wasrevealedinmyhouseandatthattimethereweresevenpersonspresentintheroomnamely(besidestheHolyProphet)Jibraeel,Mikaeel,Ali,Fatima,HasanandHusain(Maypeaceandbenedictionbeuponthem)andIwasstandingatthedoorofthehouseandsaid:‘OProphetofAllah!AmInotoneofthemembersofyourfamily?’Hereplied,‘Youhaveagoodfutureandyouareoneofthewivesofthe
Prophet(S).’
InWhatPositionandPostureWeretheMembersoftheHolyProphet’sFamilyWhentheVerseWasRevealed?
In‘Tafsir’ofTabari,AbuSaeedKhudriisreportedtohavenarratedthatUmmSalmahadsaid,‘ThisversewasrevealedinmyhouseandIwassittingatthedoorofthehouse.’Ithasalsobeennarratedinthesame‘Tafsir’thatUmmSalmasaid,‘ThemembersoftheHolyProphet’sfamilygatheredaroundhimandhecoveredthemwithacloakwhichhewascarryingonhisshoulderandsaid,‘Thesearethemembersofmyfamily.Wardoffuncleannessfromthemandmakethempure’.Andthisversewasrevealedwhentheyweresittingontheground.Isaid,‘OProphetofAllah!AmInotalsooneofthemembersofyourfamily?’IswearbytheAlmightythattheHolyProphet(S)didnotgrantmeanydistinctionandsaid:‘Youhaveagoodfuture’.
ExplanationandInterpretationoftheWordsoftheVerse
Inhisbookentitled‘Mufradatal-Qur’an’Raghibsaysundertheroot‘Rawada’.Whenitissaid,‘AradAllah’itmeansthattheAlmightyAllahorderedthatsuchandsuchthingshouldtakeplaceorshouldnottakeplace.Andundertheroot‘Rijs’hesays:‘Rijs’meanssomethingwhichmanhates.Headdsthat‘Rijs’isoffourkinds,namely:natural,intellectual,legalorcombinationofallthesethreeinone.Forexample,adeadbody,anactofgamblingandaprofessionofpolytheismarerepulsivefromtheviewpointofnature,intellectandlaw.ThestatementofRaghibendshere.
Inthe30thverseofSuraal-Hajj,theAlmightyAllahsays,
‘Shuntheabominationofidols.’
Andinthe125thverseofSuraal-An’amAllahsays,
‘ThusdoesAllahheapignominiouschastisementonthosewhobelievenot.’
Andinthe145thverseofSuraal-An’amHesays,
‘Unlessitbedeadmeat,orbloodpouredforth,orthefleshofswine,foritisanabomination’.
AndinSuraal-Tauba,Hesaysaboutthehypocrites,
‘Keepalooffromthemfortheyarehypocrites.’
Andinthe71stverseofSuraal-A’rafAllahsays,aboutthepeopleofNoah,
‘Noahsaid,“PunishmentandwrathhavealreadycomeuponyoufromyourLord”.
Themeaningoftheword‘Tathir’inthisverseisthesameasintheremarksaboutMary(s.a)inthe42ndverseofSuraAalImranwhentheangelssaid,
‘OMary!Allahhaschosenyouandpurifiedyouaboveallthewomen’.
And‘Kisa’mentionedinthehadithwasanuppergarmentlike‘Aba’(acloak).
TheVerseAsInterpretedintheNarrations
Inhis‘Tafsir’SuyutiquotesIbnAbbas9assaying:
‘TheHolyProphet(S)said:‘AlmightyAllahdividedHiscreationintotwopartsandplacedusinthebestofthem!Laterhesaid:‘ThenHesub-dividedtribesintofamiliesandplacedusamongthebestofthosefamilies.AndAlmightyAllahmeansthiswhenhesays:‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification’.Hencemyselfandthemembersofmyfamilyarefreefromallsortsofsinandcontamination.’
SuyutinarratesfromZahhaksonofMuzahim10thattheHolyProphet(S)said:‘WearethefamilywhomAllahhasdeclaredtobepure,andHehascreatedusfromthetrunkandthecentreofProphethood.Oursisthehousewhichisfrequentedbytheangelsandistheseatofblessingsandthespringofknowledgeandwisdom.’
Tabari(in‘Tafsir’)andMuhibTabari(in‘Zakhairal-Uqba’)quotefromAbuSaeedKhudrithattheHolyProphet(S)said,‘Theversehasbeenrevealedaboutfivepersonsnamely,myself,Ali,Fatima,HasanandHusain.In‘Mushkilal-Aathar’UmmSalmahasbeenquotedassaying:‘ThisversewasrevealedwithregardtotheHolyProphet,Ali,Fatima,HasanandHusain’(Maypeaceandbenedictionbeuponthemall).
InthepreviousnarrationsithasbeenstatedastohowtheHolyProphet(S)explainedandinterpretedthisverseandthrewlightuponthesubjectbywordsandconduct.
AccordingtoSahihMuslim,ZaidbinArqam,adistinguishedcompanionoftheHolyProphet(S)wasaskedastowhoweremeantbymembersoftheHolyProphet’sfamilyandwhetherhiswiveswerealsoincludedamongthem.Hereplied:‘Wivesdonotbelongtothefamily.ByAllah!Awomanliveswithherhusbandforsometimeandisthendivorcedandreturnstoherfatherandotherrelatives.ThemembersoftheHolyProphet’sfamilyarethosewhohavefamilytieswithhimandwhoareforbiddentotakealms.’
In‘Majmaal-Zawaid’HaithamireportsAbuSaeedKhudriassaying:‘MembersoftheHolyProphet’sfamilyarethosewhomAlmightyAllahhaspurifiedofallfilthandimpurityanddeclaredthemtobecleanandpure.’Thereafter,AbuSaeedKhudricountedthemonhisfingersandsaid:‘Theyarefivepersons,theHolyProphet,Ali,Fatima,HasanandHusain’(Maypeacebeuponthemall).
Inhis‘Tafsir’TabariquotesQatada11whointerpretedthesacredverseofTathirthatPeopleoftheHolyProphet’sfamilyarethosewhomAlmightyAllahhaspurifiedfromeverysinandshoweredspecialblessingsonthem.Healsosaidinexplanationoftheverse,‘ItisthisandnothingelsethatAllahwilledtowardoffeveryevilandindecencyfromthepeopleofthefamilyofMuhammad(S)andtopurifythemfromeverycontaminationandsin!’
WhatDidtheHolyProphetDoAftertheRevelationoftheVerse?
In‘Majmaal-Zawaid’AbuBarza12hasbeenreportedtohavesaid:‘IperformedmyprayersalongwiththeHolyProphet(S)forsevenmonths.
Asandwhenhelefthishouse,hewenttothehouseofFatima(s.a)andusedtosay:‘Peacebeuponyou!OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’
Inthe‘Tafsir’ofSuyuti,IbnAbbasisreportedtohavesaid:‘InoticedforninemonthsthattheHolyProphet(S)wenttothedoorofAli’shouseeverydaywhenitwastimeforprayersandusedtosay:‘Peaceandblessingsbeuponyou!OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.Andherepeatedthisactfivetimesaday.’
In‘Sahih’ofTirmizi,‘Musnad’ofAhmad,‘Musnad’ofTialsi,‘MustadrakSahihain’,‘Usudal-Ghaba’andinthe‘Tafsirs’ofTabari,IbnKathirandSuyuti,AnasbinMalik13isreportedtohavesaidthatforaperiodofsixmonthstheHolyProphet(S)usedtopassbythedoorofFatima(s.a)andsay:‘OPeopleoftheHouse,itistimetoperformprayers’.Andthenadded:‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’
In‘Isti’ab’,‘Usudal-Ghaba’,‘Majmaal-Zawaid’,‘Mushkilal-Athar’and
‘Tafsirs’ofTabari,IbnKathirandSuyuti,Abual-Humrahasbeenreportedtohavesaid:‘InoticedinMedinathatforaperiodofeightmonthswhenevertheHolyProphet(S)cameoutofhishousetoperformmorningprayershewenttothehouseofAli(a.s)andplacedhishandsonthetwosidesofthedoorandusedtosay,‘Prayers!Prayers!OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.”
Inoneofthenarrationstheperiodisstatedtobesixmonths,inanothersevenmonths,inthethirdeightmonthsandinfourth,ninemonths.
In‘Majmaal-Zawaid’and‘Tafsir’ofSuyutiithasbeenquotedfromAbuSaeedKhudriwithavariationinwordsthatforfortydaystheHolyProphet(S)approachedthehouseofFatima(s.a)everymorningandusedtosay:‘PeacebeuponyouOPeopleoftheHouse!Thetimefortheprayerhasarrived’.Andthereafterheusedtorecitethisverse:‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’Andthensaid:‘Iaminastateofwarwithhimwhofightswithyouandaminastateofpeacewithhimwhoisatpeacewithyou.’
ThoseWhoReliedonthisSacredVersetoProvetheVirtuesofthePeopleoftheHolyProphet’sHouse
(a)ImamHasan(a.s)
Hakim(in‘Mustadrak’)inconnectionwiththeattainmentsofImamHasan(a.s)andHaithami(inconnectionwiththeexcellenceofthePeopleoftheHolyProphet’sHouse)havenarratedthatImamHasan(a.s)addressedthepeopleafterthemartyrdomofhisfatherImamAli(a.s),andsaidduringhisspeech:
‘OPeople!Whoeverknowsme,knowsmeandwhoeverdoesnotknowmeshouldknowthatIamHasanbinAli.IamthesonoftheHolyProphet(S)andofhissuccessor(wasi).IamhissonwhoinvitedpeopletoAllahandwarnedthemofthetortureofHishell-fire.IamthesonoftheLuminousLamp.IbelongtothefamilyuponwhomJibraeelusedtodescendandfromthereascendtoheavens.IbelongtothefamilyfromwhomAllahhasremovedallimpuritiesandmadethempure.’
Ithasbeennarratedin‘Majmaal-Zawaid’and‘Tafsir’ofIbnKathirthatafterhisfather’smartyrdomImamHasan(a.s)attainedtheCaliphateandoneday,whilehewasperforminghisprayers,amanattackedhimandthrustaswordinhisthigh.Heremainedconfinedtobedforsomemonths.Thereafter,herecoveredanddeliveredasermonandsaid:‘‘OpeopleofIraq!FearAllah.WeareyourAmirsandyourguestsandbelongtothefamilyaboutwhomAlmightyAllahhassaid:‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyoutopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification’.ImamHasan(a.s)dweltonthissubjectsomuchthatallthosepresentintheMasjidbegantocry.’ThishadithhasalsobeenquotedbyTibraniandallthenarratorsarereliable.
(b)Ummal-MomineenUmmSalma
In‘Mushkilal-Athar’TahavihasquotedUmraHamdaniaassaying:‘IwenttoUmmSalmaandsaidSalaamtoher.Sheenquired:‘Whoareyou?’Ireplied:IamUmraHamdania’.Umrasays,‘Isaid,OMotheroftheFaithful!Saysomethingaboutthemanwhohasbeenkilledamongustoday.Onegroupofthepeoplelikeshimandanothergroupisinimicaltowardshim’(meaningImamAliibnAbiTalib).UmmSalmasaid,‘Doyoulikehimorarehostiletohim?’Ireplied,‘Ineitherlikehimnoramhostiletohim.’
Herethenarrativeisdefectiveandthereafteritislikethis:‘Allahrevealedtheverse:OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’Therewasnoneintheroomatthattime,exceptJibraeel,theHolyProphetandAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(Maypeacebeuponthem).Isaid:‘OProphetofAllah!AmItoooneofthePeopleoftheHouse?Hereplied:‘Allahwillrewardyouandrecompenseyou.’Iwishedthathemighthavesaid‘Yes’andwouldhavevaluedsuchareplymuchmorethananythingelseintheworld.’
(c)Sa’adbinabiWaqas
In‘Khasais’NasaihasquotedAmirbinSa’ad14sonofAbuWaqasassaying:‘Mua’wiyyahsaidtoSa’adbinAbiWaqas:‘WhydoyourefrainfromabusingAbuTurab?’Sa’adsaid,‘Idon’tabuseAli(a.s)forthreereasonswhichIheardfromtheHolyProphet(S).IfevenoneofthemhadbeeninmyfavourIwouldhavevalueditmuchmorethananythingelseonearth.IheardfromtheHolyProphet(S):
‘WhenheleftAli(a.s)ashisrepresentativeinMedinaandproceededtofightabattle,Ali(a.s)said,‘AreyouleavingmewiththewomenandthechildreninMedina?’TheHolyProphet(S)replied:‘Don’tyoulikethatyourpositionvis-a-vismyselfshouldbelikethatofHaroonwithMusa(Maypeacebeuponthem)?YouenjoythesamepositionwithreferencetomeasHaroonenjoyedwithreferencetoMusa’(Maypeacebeuponthem)’.
OnthefatefuldayofKhyber,too,IheardtheHolyProphet(S)assaying:‘TomorrowIshallgivethestandardtoonewholovesAllahandHisProphet(S)andAllahandHisProphet(S)alsolovehim.’Allofuswerekeentobegracedandsingledoutinthefaceofthisdeclarationandthatthestandardmightbeinourhands.InthemeantimetheHolyProphet(S)said:‘BringAli(a.s)tome.’
ImamAli(a.s)cameinsuchaconditionthathehadsometroubleinhiseyes.TheHolyProphet(S)appliedhissalivatoAli’seyesandgavethestandardinhishand.
Moreover,whentheverseof‘Tathir’,‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremove(allsortsof)uncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification’,wasrevealed,theHolyProphet(S)calledAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(Maypeacebeuponthemall)nearhimselfandsaid:‘OAllah!Thesearethepeopleofmyfamily.’
IbnJarir,IbnKathir,Hakim(in‘Mustadrak’)andTahavi(in‘Mushkilal-Athar’)havequotedfromSa’adbinAbiWaqasthatatthetimeoftherevelationoftheverse,theHolyProphet(S)calledAli(a.s)withhistwosonsandFatima(s.a)andaccommodatedthemunderhisowncloakandsaid:‘OLord!Thesearethemembersofmyfamily.’
(d)IbnAbbas
Ithasbeennarratedin‘TarikhIbnAthir’thatUmar,whileconversingwithIbnAbbassaid:‘Fiebeuponyou,OBaniHashim!Youhavenothinginyourheartsexceptenvy,fraudandrancourwhichdonotleaveyourheartsandarenotexterminated.IbnAbbassaidinreply:‘BecalmOCommanderoftheFaithful!Don’tattributeenvytothoseheartswhichhavebeencleansedfromallthefilthbyAllahandmadepureandclean,becausetheheartoftheHolyProphet(S)too,isoneoftheheartsofBaniHashim.’
ImamoftheHanblis,Ahmad(inhis‘Musnad’),Nasai(in‘Khasais’)MuhibbeTibri(in‘Riazal-Nuzra’)andHaithmi(in‘Majmaal-Zawaid’)havereported‘AmrbinMaimun15ashavingsaid:‘IwaswithIbnAbbaswhenninepersons
cametohimandsaid:‘OsonofAbbas!Eithercomeoutwithusorprovideusprivacy.’Hesaid:‘Ishallgooutwithyou.’Thenarratorsays:‘InthosedaystheeyesofIbnAbbaswereallrightandhecouldsee.Thenarratorsays:TheyhadmutualconversationandIamnotawareastowhattheytalkedabout.’AftersometimeIbnAbbasreturnedtous.Hewasthenshakingoffhisdress16andsaying:‘Fiebeuponthem!Theyaretalkingaboutthemanwhoenjoystenexcellences’.
LaterinthenarrationIbnAbbasdetailsthevirtuesoftheImamtillhesays:‘TheHolyProphet(S)spreadhiscloakuponAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(Peacebeuponthem)andsaid:‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’
(e)WasilatsonofAsqaa
Tabari(whilecommentingontheverse),IbnHanbal(inhis‘Musnad’),Hakim(in‘Mustadrak’),Bahiqui(in‘Sunan’),Tahavi(in‘Mushkilal-Athar’)andHaithami(in‘Majmaal-Zawaid’)quoteAbuAmmar17ashavingsaid:‘IwassittingwithWasilatsonofAsqaawhenadiscussiontookplaceaboutAli(a.s)andthepeopleabusedhim.Whenthosepresentrosetoleavehesaidtome:
‘KeepsittingsothatImaytalkwithyouaboutthemanwhomtheyhadbeenabusing.IwaswiththeHolyProphet(S)whenAli(a.s),Fatima(s.a),Hasan(a.s)andHusain(a.s)approachedhimandtheHolyProphet(S)spreadhiscloakonthemandsaid:‘OAllah!Thesearethemembersofmyfamily.Removeuncleannessfromthemandmakethemcleanandpure.’
In‘Usudal-Ghaba’ShiddadsonofAbdAllahhasbeenquotedassaying:‘I
heardfromWasilatsonofAsqaathatwhentheheadofHusain(a.s)wasbrought,oneoftheSyriansabusedHusain(a.s)andhisfather.Wasilatstoodupandsaid:‘IswearbyAllahthateversinceIheardtheHolyProphet(S)sayaboutthem:‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification’,IhavealwayslikedAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(Peacebeuponthem).’
(f)AnotherNarrationfromUmmSalma
Ahmad(in‘Musnad’),Tabari(in‘Tafsir’)andTahavi(in‘Mushkilal-Athar’)havequotedShahrbinHaushabtohavesaid:‘WhenthenewsofthemartyrdomofHusain(a.s)reached(Medina)IheardUmmSalma,wifeoftheHolyProphet(S),saying:‘TheyhavekilledHusain(a.s)!ImyselfobservedthattheHolyProphet(S)spreadhisKhybercloakonthemandsaid:‘OAllah!Thesearethemembersofmyfamily!Removeuncleannessfromthemandmakethemcleanandpure!’
(g)Alibinal-Husain(a.s)
Tabari,IbnKathirandSuyutihavestatedthusintheir‘Tafsirs’whilecommentingonthissacredverse:Alibinal-Husain(a.s)saidtoaSyrian:‘HaveyoureadthisverseinSuraal-Azhab,‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification.’TheSyriansaid:‘Doesthisversepertaintoyou?’TheImamreplied:‘Yes,itpertainstous.’
Khwarizmihasquotedthisverynarrationinhis‘Maqtal’inthefollowingmanner:
‘WhenafterthemartyrdomofHusain(a.s),thegrandsonoftheHolyProphet(S),Sajjad(a.s)andotherprisonersbelongingtotheHouseoftheHolyProphet(S)werecarriedtoDamascusandstationedinthejaillocatedbythesideoftheJamaMasjidofDamascus,anoldmanapproachedthemandsaid:‘PraisedbeAllahwhokilledyouandannihilatedyouandrelievedthepeoplefromyourmenandprovidedtheCommanderoftheFaithful(Yazid)withauthorityoveryou.’Alibinal-Husain(a.s)said:‘Ooldman!HaveyourreadtheHolyQuran?Hereplied:Yes.ThentheImam(a.s)said:Haveyoureadthisverse:
‘NorewarddoIaskyouforthis(thetoilsoftheofficeofProphethood)excepttheloveofthosenearofmykin.’(Suraash-Shura,42:23)
Theoldmansaid:‘Yes.Ihavereadit’TheImamsaid:‘Haveyoureadtheverse:
‘Sogivewhatisduetokindred(nearones),theneedyandthewayfarer.ThatisbestforthemwhoseekthecountenanceofAllah,anditistheywhowillprosper.’(Suraar-Room,30:38)
andtheverse:
‘Theyaskyouconcerning(thingstakenas)spoilsofwarsay:suchspoilsareatthedisposalofAllahandtheProphet,sofearAllahandkeepstraighttherelationsbetweenyourselves:ObeyAllahandHisProphet,ifyoudobelieveintheHolyQur’an.’(Suraal-Anfal,8:1)
Theoldmanreplied:‘Yes.Ihavereadthem’.TheImamsaid:‘IswearbyAllahthattheword‘nearones’referstousandtheseverseshavebeenrevealedaboutus.(TheImamadded):AndhaveyoureadthisverseintheHolyQur’anand
whereinAllahsays:
‘OPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!Allahintendsbuttoremoveallsortsofuncleannessandblemishfromyouandtopurifyyouwithathoroughpurification’?(Suraal-Ahzaab,33:33)
Theoldmansaid:‘Yes.Ihavereadit.’TheImamsaid:‘WhatismeantbyPeopleoftheProphet’sHouse!WearewhomAllahhasespeciallyassociatedwiththeverseof‘Tathir’.Theoldmansaid:‘ByAlmightyAllah!Areyouofthesamefamily?’TheImamreplied:‘IswearbymygrandfathertheProphetofAllah(S)wearethesamepeople.’
Theoldmanwasstunnedandexpressedregretforwhathehadsaid.Thenheraisedhisheadtowardstheskyandsaid:‘OAllah!IapologizeforwhatIhavesaidandforsakeenmityagainstthisfamilyandhatetheenemiesoftheProgenyofMuhammad(S)fromtheJinnandthemen.’18
Othertraditionsonthesubjecthavealsobeennarratedbutwehavedesistedfromquotingthem.19Thissufficesforourpurposeofprovingourassertions.
AndtheHolyQu’ransays:
Mostsurelythereisareminderinthisforhimwhohasaheartorhegivesearandisawitness.(SuraQaf,50:37)
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1.ThemotherofAbdAllahsonofJa’farsonofAbuTalibwasAsmadaughterof‘UmaisKhasamayya.’HewasborninEthiopiaandsawtheHolyProphet(S).Hediedattheageof80years.HisbiographyisrecordedinUsudAl-Ghaba(Vol.2Page33)
2.AbuAbdAllahMuhammadsonofAbdAllahofNishapur,popularlyknownasHakim,isoneofthetraditionalistsandisheldinmuchesteembytheSunnites.Hepassedawayin405A.H.
3.AyeshawasthedaughterofthefirstCaliphAbuBakr.TheHolyProphet(S)marriedherseventeenmonthsafterhismigrationtoMedina.Shepassedawayin57,58or59A.H.(exactyearisnotknown)andAbuHurayrahledherfuneralprayer.ShewasburiedinBaqi.Forherbiographypleaserefertothebookentitled‘AhadisAyesha’.
4.PerhapsAyeshameanttosaythattheHolyProphet(S)cameoutofherhousewiththecloakandwenttothehouseofUmmSalma.
5.UmmSalmaHind,daughterofUbiOmayyahQurayshiMakhzumihadthehonourofmarryingtheHolyprophet(S)afterthedeathofherhusbandAbuSalmasonofAbdal-Asad.HerhusbandAbuSalmadiedasaresultofawoundsustainedbyhimintheBattleofOhad.ShepassedawayafterthemartyrdomofImamHusain(a.s).ThelifehistoryofUmmSalmaisrecordedin‘Usudal-Ghaba’and‘Tehzibal-Tehzib’.
6.UmarwasthesonofUmmal-MomineenUmmSalmafromherfirsthusband(AbuSalma).He(Umar)wasborninEthiopia.HewasoneamongthefollowersofImamAli(a.s)intheBattleofSiffinandwasalsoappointedbyhimastheGovernorofBahrainandFars.UmarpassedawayinMedinain83A.H.Forhisbiographypleasereferto‘Usudal-Ghaba’(Vol.Vpage79).
7.Forhisbiographyreferto‘Usudal-Ghaba’(Vol.V,page77).
8.AbuSaeedKhudriKhazraji.HisnamewasSaeedsonofMalikAnsari.HeparticipatedintheBattleoftheDitchandinotherbattles.HediedinMedinawhenhewasabove60yearsor70yearsofage.Hisbiographyappearsin‘Usud
alGhaba’(Vol.II,page289).
9.AbdAllahsonofAbbasandcousinoftheHolyProphet(S)wasbornthreeyearsbeforetheHolyProphet’smigrationtoMedinaandpassedawayatTaifattheageof68years.Forhisbiographypleasereferto‘Usudal-Ghaba’.
10.Abual-QasimorAbuMuhammadZahhaksonofMuzahimHilali.Ibn-Hajarsays:‘Heistruthfulinnarratinghadithandhasnarratedmanyhadithbywayofreceivingitfromcorrectsources.Zahhakisconsideredtobebelongingtothefifthgroupanddiedafterattainingtheageof100years.Hisbiographyappearsin‘Tehzibal-Tehzib.’
11.Therearefourpersonsbythename‘Qatada’(viz.Saddusi,Rihawi,QaisiandAnsari)andallofthemarereliable.Itisnotknownastowhichoneofthemisreferredtohere.Fortheirbiographiespleasereferto‘Tehzib-al-Tehzib’.
12.AbuBarzaAslamiwasoneofthecompanionsoftheHolyProphet(S).HepassedawayatKufaattheageof60or64years.Hisbiographyisgivenin‘Usudal-Ghaba’(Vol.V,page146).
13.AnasbinMalikKhazraji.IthasbeenreportedthatheremainedintheserviceoftheHolyProphet(S)fortenyears.HepassedawayinBasraafterattainingtheageof90years.Forhisbiographypleasereferto‘Usudal-Ghaba’.
14.‘AmirbinSa’adsonofAbiWaqas.Hishadithhasbeenrecordedbyallthecompliersof‘Sihah’.IbnHajarsays:‘Heisconsideredtobeoneofthereliablenarratorsofthethirdgroup.Hediedattheageof104.(Taqribat-TahzibVolIPageno.387).
15.‘AmrbinMaimunisconsideredtobeoneofthereliableTabaeen.Hishadithhavebeenincludedinthe‘Sihah’.HepassedawayinKufaattheageof74.(‘TaqreebalTehzeeb’Vol.IIpage80).
16.InthosedaysshakingoffthedresswasconsideredtobeasignofdisgustforwhathadhappenedandastheninepersonshadusedunbecominglanguageforImamAli(a.s)IbnAbbasspokethus.
17.AbuAmmarShiddadsonofAbdAllahal-QarshiofDamascus.Heisincludedinthefourthgroupofreliablenarratorsandhishadithareavailableinthe‘Sihah’.(‘Taqreebal-Tehzib’Vol.1,page347).
18.MaqtalofKhwarizmiVol2Page61,printedatNajaf.
19.Forexamplethenarrationaboutthebiographyof‘Atiyya’asdetailedin‘Usudal-Ghaba’(Vol.III,page413)andin‘Asaba’(Vol.II,page479)and‘TarikhBaghdad’(Vol.X,page278),andthenarrationofHakimsonofSaeedin‘TafsirTabari’(Vol.22,page5)andothernarrationsquotedin‘Musnad’ofAhmed(Vol.VI,page304)and‘Usudal-Ghaba’(Vol.II,page12andVol.IV,page29)and‘Majmaal-Zawaid’(Vol.IX,pages206and207)and‘ZakhairalUqba’(page21).
TheVerseofPurificationinShiaSources
TheRevelationoftheVerseofPurification
(a)TraditionofUmmulMomineenUmmSalma
(a)TraditionofUmmulMomineenUmmSalma1
ShaharBinHoshalsays:IcametoUmmSalmathewifeoftheHolyProphet(S)andaftersalaamsaid:‘Haveyouseenthisverse,Omotherofbelievers,‘Allahonlydesirestokeepawaytheuncleannessfromyou,OpeopleoftheHouse!andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying’?’Shesaid:‘IandtheMessengerofAllah(S)wereuponthebedandunderthecloakofKhyberwhenFatima(s.a)camewithHasanandHusain(a.s).
TheHolyProphet(S)said:‘Whereisyourcousin?’shesaid,‘athome’.Hesaid:‘callhim’,shecalledhim.Thenhetookallofthemunderthecloakandraiseduphishands(inprayer)saying:‘OAllahthesearemyAhlulbayt(a.s).Soremovefromthemtheimpurityandpurifythemathoroughpurification.’IwassittingoppositetheMessengerofAllah(S).Isaid,‘OMessengerofAllah(S),maymyparentsbesacrificeduponyou,andwhataboutme?’Hereplied,‘Youhaveagoodfuture.’AndtheVersedescended,‘Allahonlydesiresto...’.ItconcernedtheProphet(S),Ali,Fatima,Hasan,andHusain(a.s).
Anotherreference
ThereisanothernarrationofUmmSalmawhichstatesthatthefollowingversewasrevealedfortheProphet(S),Ali,Fatima,Hasan,andHusain(a.s)2
UmmSalmasays:Theverseof“Allahonlydesires...”wasrevealedinmyhouse.AndthattheHolyProphet(S)coveredthemwiththecloak,raisedhishands(inprayer)andsaid:“OAllah,thesearemyAhlulBayt(a.s)soremovefromthemuncleannesslikeYouremoveditfromtheprogenyofIsmail,IshaqandYaqoobandpurifythemfromtheuncleannesslikeYoupurifiedtheprogenyofLut,progenyofImranandprogenyofHaroon(a.s).
FromAbiAbdullahAlJalali
FromAbiAbdullahAlJalali3
Hesaid:IcametoAyeshaandasked,‘wheredidtheverse“Allahonlydesires...”descend?’Shesaid:“ItdescendedatthehouseofUmmSalma.”ButUmmSalmasaidthatifAyeshaisaskedconcerningthis,shewillsaythatitdescendedatherhouse.TheHolyProphet(S)said:“IsthereanyonewhowillcallformeAli,Fatimaandtheirtwosons?”Shesaid,“Whoisthereotherthanme?”Hesaid,“ThendoasIsay.”Sotheyallcameandsat:Ali(a.s)betweenhishands,Husain(a.s)onhisright,Hasan(a.s)onhisleftandFatima(s.a)oppositehim.TheProphetcoveredthemwiththecloakofKhyberandsaidthrice,“Maythefireneverapproachyou,youaremysoul,myprogeny,myAhlulBaytfrommyfleshandmyblood.”
UmmSalmasaid,“OProphetofAllah!CanIenterwithyou?”TheHolyProphetsaid,“OUmmSalmayouarefrommyrighteouswives.”Thenthe
followingverseofQuranwasrevealed:
“Allahonlydesirestokeepawaytheuncleannessfromyou,OPeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
(Suraal-Ahzaab,33:33)
FromAbdullaIbnMoeen,theslaveboyofUmmSalma
FromAbdullaIbnMoeen,theslaveboyofUmmSalma4
InthistraditionalsoUmmSalmasaysthattheverse:“Allahonlydesirestokeepawaytheuncleannessfromyou,OPeopleoftheHouse!”wasrevealedinmyhouse.
TheHolyProphet(S)orderedmetosendAli(a.s),Fatima(s.a),Hasan(a.s)andHusain(a.s).Thentheycameandseatedwithhim.TheMessengerofAllah(S)said:‘OAllahthesearemyhousehold,myprogeny,soremoveuncleannessfromthemandpurifythema(thorough)purifying.’Herepeatedthisthrice.Isaid,‘AndI,O,MessengerofAllah?’Hereplied,‘YoushallhaveagoodfutureInshaAllah.’
FromImamReza(a.s)
UmmSalmasaid,“OnthedaytheverseofpurificationwasrevealedatmyhousetheMessengerofAllahsummonedAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s).WhentheyallgatheredJibraeel(a.s)came.TheMessengerofAllah(S)prayed,
‘OAllahthesearemyAhlulBayt,OAllahremoveuncleannessfromthemandpurifythema(thorough)purifying.’Jibraeel(a.s)said,‘AndamIfromyou,OMuhammad?’TheProphet(s.a)replied,‘YouarefromusOJibraeel.’
UmmSalmaasked,‘OMessengerofAllah,amIfromyourAhlulBayt?’andmovedforwardtoenterthecloak.TheMessengerofAllah(S)said,‘StayinyourplaceOUmmSalma,YouareonthegoodandyouarefromthewivesoftheMessenger.’
ThenJibraeel(a.s)said:‘ReciteOMuhammad!Allahonlydesirestokeepawaytheuncleannessfromyou,OPeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.’
(b)TraditionofAlHusainIbnAli(a.s)
FromZaid5binAlifromhisfatherfromhisgrandfather,Hesaid:TheMessengerofAllah(S)wasatthehouseofUmmSalmawhensheservedadishofHarira.HecalledAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s)andtheyatefromit.ThenhecoveredthemwiththecloakofKhyberandsaid:‘AllahonlydesirestokeepawaytheuncleannessfromyouOPeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.’UmmSalmasaid:‘AndamIoneofthemOMessengerofAllah?’He(S)said,‘Youhaveagoodfortune.’
(c)TraditionofAbuSaeedKhudri
(i)FromAbuSaeedKhudri
(i)FromAbuSaeedKhudri6
Hesays:TheVerseofPurificationwasrevealedwhentheMessengerofAllah(S)hadcollectedFatima,Ali,HasanandHusain(a.s)inthecloakandprayed‘OAllahthesearemyAhlulBaytsokeepawayuncleannessfromthemandpurifythema(thorough)purifying.’UmmSalmaasked,‘OMessengerofAllah!AmIincludedinthem?’Hesaid,‘Andyouhaveagoodfortune.’7
(ii)FromAtiyya
AtiyyasaysthatheaskedAbuSaeedKhudriabouttheholyverse:‘AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOPeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”AbuSaeedKhudrisaidthatitwasrevealedfortheMessengerofAllah,Ali,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s).
(d)FromAbuJafar
(d)FromAbuJafar8
RegardingtheQuranicverse,‘Allahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyou,OPeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying’hesaysthatthisversewasrevealedfortheMessengerofAllah(S),Ali,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s).ItwasrevealedatthehouseofUmmSalmathewifeoftheProphet(s.a).TheMessengerofAllah(S)calledAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s)andcoveredthemwiththecloakofKhyber.Thenhesaid,‘OAllah!ThesearemyAhlulBaytregardingwhomyouhavepromisedmewhateveryoupromised.OAllahkeepawaytheuncleannessfromthemandpurifythema(thorough)purification.’Thentheaboveversewasrevealed.UmmSalmasaid:‘AndamIincludedinthem?’Hesaid,‘Igiveyougladtidingsthatyoushallhaveagoodfuture.’
WhatDidtheHolyProphet(S)DoAftertheRevelationofthisVerse?
(a)FromAbuSaeedKhudri
(a)FromAbuSaeedKhudri9
Hesays,‘TheMessengerofAllah(S)usedtocomeatthedoorofAliandFatimaforfortydaysandsay,“PeacebeuponyouandtheMercyofAllahandHisBlessings,OAhlulBayt.AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOpeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.Iamatwarwiththeonewhomakeswaronyouandpeaceattheonewhoisatpeacewithyou.”’
(b)FromAbuHumra
(b)FromAbuHumra10
HesaysthatIwasintheserviceoftheMessengerofAllah(S)fornineortenmonths,ninemonthstobesure.IusedtoseethateverydaytheProphet(S)cameoutfromhishouseinthemorningandknockedatthedoorofAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s)saying,“PeacebeuponyouandtheMercyandBlessingsofAllah.RiseupforprayersthatAllahmayhavemercyonyou.”
Theyreplied,“AndPeacebeuponyouandtheMercyandBlessingsofAllah,OMessengerofAllah.”ThentheMessengerofAllah(S)said,“AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOpeopleofthehouseandpurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
Theabovetraditionhasbeenrecordedwithaslightvariationalso.
(c)FromAmirulMomineenAli(a.s)
Ali(a.s)said11,“TheMessengerofAllahcametouseverymorningandsaid,“Prayers!MayAllahhaveMercyonyou,Prayers!Allahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyou,OPeopleoftheHouseandpurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
(d)FromAbuJafar(a.s)
(d)FromAbuJafar(a.s)12
HenarratedfromhisfatherImamSajjad(a.s)thathesaidregardingtheholyverse,
“Andenjoinprayeronyourhouseholdandsteadilyadheretoit...”(SuraTaha20:132).
ItwasrevealedforAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s).TheMessengerofAllah(S)cametothedoorofFatima(s.a)everymorningandsaid,“Peacebeuponyou,OAhlulBaytandMercyofAllahandHisblessingsbeuponyou.Prayers!MayAllahhaveMercyonyou.”
“Allahonlydesirestokeepawaytheuncleannessfromyou,OPeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
Moreover,inTafsirofFurat13theexegesisoftheverse,“Andenjoinprayeronyourhousehold,andsteadilyadheretoit....”isasfollows:
Allahcertainlyorderedtheaboveforthepeopleofeveryhousehold.However,itwasnecessarytoshowthesuperiorityoftheProphet’shouseholdoverthatofthecommonpeople.ThuswhenthisversewasrevealedtheMessengerofAllah(S)approachedthedoorofAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s)everydaybeforethemorningprayersandsaid,“PeacebeuponyouandtheMercyofAllah.”
“Peacebeuponyou(too),OMessengerofAllah.”repliedAli,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s).ThentheMessengerofAllahknockedatthedoorandsaid,“Prayers!Prayers!MayAllahhavemercyonyou.Allahonlydesirestokeepawaytheuncleannessfromyou,OPeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
Hecontinuedwiththispracticetillhislastdays.
(e)FromImamas-Sadiq(a.s)
ImamSadiq(a.s)narratesfromhisforefathers:EverydayatthetimeofdawntheMessengerofAllah(S)approachedthedoorofAliandFatimaandsaid,“PraisebetoAllahthebestofthebenevolents,thegreatestbestowerofbounties,OnebyWhoseblessingsweachieverighteousness,OneWholistenstothosewhopraiseHim.MaywereceivethebestofHisbounties.WeseekrefugeinAllahfromthefire.WeseekrefugeinAllahfromthedayofthefireandthenightoffire.Prayers!OAhlulBayt.Allahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyou,OpeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
IthasalsobeenrecordedfromAbuSaeedKhudrithathesaid:WhenthisversewasrevealedtheMessengerofAllah(S)cametothedoorofFatimaandAliforninemonthsatthetimeofeveryprayerandsaid,“Prayers!MayAllahhavemercyonyou.Allahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyou.OpeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
AllamaMajlisisaysthatthistraditionhasbeennarratedthroughmanychainsofnarrators.
ThoseWhoReliedonthisVerse
(a)AmirulMomineenAli(a.s)
(a)AmirulMomineenAli(a.s)14
Ali(a.s)says:“CertainlyAllahtheAlmightyraisedthestatusofus,AhlulBayt.AndwhynotwhenAllahtheGreatandMightyhasmentionedinHisbook,“Allahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyou.OpeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”
ThusHepurifiedusfromeveryimpurity,externalandinternalandweareatthepinnacleoftruth.”
(b)AlHasanIbnAli(a.s)
(i)ImamHasan(a.s)addressedthepeopleafterthemartyrdomofhisfatherImamAli(a.s)andsaidduringhisspeech:‘Opeople!Whoeverknowsme,knowsmeandwhoeverdoesnotknowmeshouldknowthatIamHasanbinAli.IamthesonoftheHolyProphet(S)andofhissuccessor.Iamthesonofthegiverofgoodtidingsandthewarner.IamhissonwhoinvitedpeopletoAllahandwarnedthemofthetortureofHishell-fire.IamthesonoftheLuminousLamp.IbelongtothehouseuponwhereJibraeelusedtodescendandfromthereascendtoheavens.IbelongtothefamilyfromwhomAllahhasremovedallimpuritiesandmadethempure.”15
(ii)AtthetimeofthePeaceTreatywithMuawiya.
‘AndItellthistothegatheringofmen,solistentome.Youpossessheartsaswellashearing,sopayattention.WearetheAhlulBaytwhomAllahhonouredwithIslam.Heexaltedusandraisedourstatusandkepteveryimpurityawayfromusandpurifieduswithathoroughpurification.Andoneoftheimpurityisdoubt.AndwehavenodoubtthatAllahisthetruth.AndthatHisreligionisforever.AllahhaspurifiedusfromeveryinfamyandbestoweduswithHisbountiessincethetimeofAdam(a.s)tillHesaid,“AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOpeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.”’
‘SowhentheVerseofPurificationwasrevealedtheMessengerofAllah(S)tookmewithhim,andmybrother,andmymother,andmyfatherundertheCloakofKhyber,takenfromUmmSalma,anditwasinthehouseofUmmSalma.Onthatdayhe(S)said:“OAllahthesearemyAhlulbayt(a.s)andmyProgeny.Soremovefromthemtheimpurityandpurifythemwithathoroughpurification.”ThenUmmSalmasaid,“CanIalsoenter(theCloak)withyou?”TheMessengerofAllah(S)toldher,“MayAllahhaveMercyuponyou,youareupontherightandyouhaveagoodfuture,butyouarenotallowed(toenter),thisis(only)formeandforthem(theAhlulBayt).’
‘FromthatdayonwardstheMessengerofAllah(S)usedtoapproachourdoor
everydayatdawnandsay,“Prayers!MayAllahhaveMercyonyou.AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOpeopleoftheHouse!Andtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying.’16
(c)UmmSalma
ThefollowingnarrationhasbeenrecordedintheTafsirofFurat,AlKhisaalandAmaaliofSadooq,andBehaarulAnwaarfromUmratulHamadaniabinteAfaai:UmmSalmasaid,“AreyouUmra?”“Yes”,repliedUmra.ThenUmrarequestedUmmSalma,“Tellmeaboutthismanwhoisamongstyou,whoislovedbysomeandhatedbyothers.”UmmSalmaasked,“Doyoulovehim?”Umrasaid,“Ineitherlovehim-thatisAli(a.s)-norhatehim.”UmmSalmasaid,“TheAlmightyAllahhasrevealed,‘AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOpeopleoftheHouseandtopurifyyoua(thorough)purification.’AndtherewasnooneinthehouseexceptJibraeel,Mikaeel,Muhammad,Ali,Fatima,HasanandHusain(a.s)andmyself.AndIsaid,‘OMessengerofAllah(S),amIalsofromtheAhlulBayt?’He(S)said,‘Youarefrommyrighteouswives.’OUmraifhe(S)hadsaid‘Yes’,itwouldhavebeenmorelovedbymethananythingonwhichthesunshines(morethananythingintheworld).”17
(d)AliIbnHusainal-Sajjad(a.s)
ThegiventraditionhasbeenrecordedintheAmaaliofSadooq,IhtejaajofTabarsiandBehaarulAnwaar:
WhentheprisonersbelongingtotheHouseoftheHolyProphet(S)werecarriedtoDamascusandstationedintheprisonoppositetheJamaMasjid,anoldmanapproachedthemandsaid:“PraisebetoAllahwhokilledyouandannihilatedyouandrelievedthepeoplefromyourmischief.”
ImamSajjad(a.s)said,“Ooldman!HaveyoureadtheHolyQuran?”Hereplied,“Yes.”ThentheImam(a.s)said,“Haveyoureadtheverse:‘NorewarddoIaskforthisexcepttheloveofthosenearofmykin’?”Theoldmansaid,“YesIhavereadit.”TheImam(a.s)said,“Itisus!”
Thenhe(a.s)said,“Haveyoureadtheverse,‘Sogivewhatisduetokindered...’?”Theoldmansaid,“Yes.”Imam(a.s)toldhim,“Itreferstous.”
Thenhe(a.s)asked,“Havereadtheverse,‘AllahonlydesirestokeepawayuncleannessfromyouOpeopleoftheHouseandtopurifyyoua(thorough)purifying’?”Theoldmanreplied,“Yes,Ihavereadit.”TheImam(a.s)said,“Wearethosereferredtointhisverse.”
Theoldmansaid,“ByAlmightyAllah!Areyouofthesamefamily?”TheImam(a.s)replied,“Yes.”Theoldmanraisedhishandstowardstheskyandsaid,“OAllah!IapologizeforwhatIhavesaid,(herepeatedthisthrice)andforsaketheenmityagainstthisfamilyandhatetheenemiesoftheProgenyofMuhammad(S).IhadcertainlyrecitedtheQuranbutIdidnotunderstandthisbeforethisday.”18
(e)ZaidbinAlibinHusain
AbulJaroodsaysthatZaidIbnAlihasmentioned:
‘ThosepeopleareignorantwhothinkthatAllahonlyintendsbythisversethewivesoftheProphet(s.a).Theyliedandsinned.IfAllahhadintendedtomeanthewivesoftheProphet(s.a)Hewouldhavesaid,‘Leyudhebaa’nkunnarrijsawayutahherakunnatatheera’likeHehadusedthefemalegenderintheverse,
‘wadkurnamaayutlafibuyootekunna...’.’
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1.TafseerofFuratbinIbrahimAlKufi,page21
2.TafseerFuratPg.126
3.TafseerFuratPg.124
4.AlAmaaliofShaykhSadooq,Vol.1,Pg.270
5.JamealFawaid,Pg.203
6.BehaarulAnwaar,Vol.25,Pg.212,213
7.BehaarulAnwaarVol.35,Pg.208
8.BehaarulAnwaarVol.35,Pg.206
9.TafseerFurat,Pg.122
10.TafseerFurat,Pg.123,124
11.AmaaliofShaykhSadooq,Pg.55
12.BehaarulAnwaarVol.25,Pg.220
13.TafseerFuratPg.530,531
14.BehaarulAnwaar,Vol.25,Pg.213,214
15.BehaarulAnwaar,Vol.25,Pg.214
16.BehaarulAnwaarVol.10,Pg.141,142
17.BehaarulAnwaarVol.25,Pg.214
18.AlIhtejaajofTabarsi,Pg.157
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