Ahl-al-Bait between the two schools The search of the true identity of Ahl-al-Bait across moderate and extremist schools. Written by: Mu¯ammad S«lim Al-Khi±hr Translated by: Abu Youssef Alaoui Edited by: Zakariyya King Dhari Al-Utaibi Obaidullah Muzaffar Contents The right to copy, distribute and transmit only unaltered copies of the work – not derivative works based on it- is granted to all those who love the Prophet`s family and noble companions. No part of this publication may be altered without prior consent of the publisher. (ISBN 978-99906-674-5-5) Published by: Charitable Foundation for the Prophet`s family and Companions (Kuwait) (مربة اﻵل واﻷصحاب, دولة الكويت) Tel. 22560203 – 22552340. Fax. 22560346 P.O.Box 12421 al-Shamiyah. Postcode 71655 Kuwait Website: www.almabarrah.net E-mail: [email protected] 2 Contents Contents Contents .......................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7 Chapter One: (Ahl-al-Bait and their rights) ......................................... 11 Who are Ahl-al-Bait? .................................................................................... 13 Meaning of (A«l) and (Ahl) in Arabic Language.......................................... 15 Word (A«l): ............................................................................................... 15 First Opinion – “A«l” is based on “Ahl”: .............................................. 15 Second Opinion (the accepted one): ..................................................... 16 Word (Ahl): ............................................................................................... 20 A«l–al- Bait ................................................................................................... 24 General Meaning: ...................................................................................... 25 Specific Meaning ...................................................................................... 25 Ahl-al-Bait .................................................................................................... 34 The Household of Lineage ........................................................................ 36 The Home of Residence ............................................................................ 37 The Home of Birth .................................................................................... 37 The Household of Lineage .................................................................... 38 Wives of the Prophet ............................................................................. 46 Al-‘Itrah ........................................................................................................ 55 Al-qar«bah and al-‘ash»rah (kinsfolk and kindred) ....................................... 60 Did Allah, the Almighty make the action of loving Ahl-al-Bait a reward for the Message? ................................................................................................. 64 Evidences from the Twelver tradition ........................................................... 73 3 Contents Some Twelver testimonies confirming what we have mentioned ................ 80 Ibn B«bawaih al-Qumm» “al-¶adûq” (d.381 A.H): ................................... 80 Al-Muf»d (d. 413 A.H.) ............................................................................. 82 The Twelver Shaykh, al-tûs» (d. 460A.H.): ............................................... 84 Ibn Idr»s al-®iliyy (d. 598A.H.): ............................................................... 85 Ibn al-Mu³ahhar al-®iliyy (d. 726A.H):.................................................... 85 Al-Mu¯aqqiq al-Kark» (d. 940A.H./1533C.E.): ........................................ 86 Al-Mawl« Mu¯ammad Taqiyy al-Majlis» (d. 1070A.H./1659C.E.): ........ 86 Al-Mawl« Mu¯ammad ¶«li¯ al-M«zindr«n» (d. 1081A.H./1670C.E.): .... 87 Al-Mawl« Mu¯ammad Ism«‘»l al-M«zindar«n» al-Khawajû’» (d. 1173A.H./1759C.E.): ................................................................................ 88 Ahl-al-Bait between honour and individuality .............................................. 89 The particularity of the people of (cloak) al-kis«’ and the wives ............. 95 The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are their (believers') mothers............................................................................. 103 Equitable Sh»‘ah testimonies ....................................................................... 108 Loving Ahl-al-Bait - its manifestation and ways to it ................................. 112 1- Mentioning their virtues, morals and their Islamic rights ................... 112 2- The prayer upon Ahl-al-Bait in the Ibrahimi prayer ........................... 113 3- Their declaration on the obligation to love Ahl-al-Bait along with knowing their rights without extremism or negligence: ......................... 115 4- Their concern of the lineage of Ahl-al-Bait and harshness towards those who claim to be of Ahl-al-Bait ............................................................... 126 Their noble characteristics .......................................................................... 129 1-Allah, the Almighty has honoured them by praying on them following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the prayer and other than that. ......................................................................................................... 129 2- Every lineage is cut off except theirs .................................................. 129 4 Contents 3- The Zak«h is made unlawful for them while they deserve the one fifth ................................................................................................................ 131 The honouring of the companions and those who trace their ways to Ahl-al- Bait .............................................................................................................. 133 The religion is given preference over lineage ............................................. 137 1- A righteous believer upon the correct creed (‘aqeeda). ...................... 141 2- He has to be following the authentic prophetic Sunnah. .................... 141 The companionship of the Prophet is given preference over lineage ......... 148 Establishing the lineage of Ahl-al-Bait ....................................................... 154 It is erroneous to be related to one who had no offspring ........................... 157 Chapter Two: (Ahl-al-Bait and the ghul«h (exaggerators) face to face) .... 164 The definition of the ghuluw ....................................................................... 167 The ghuluw in the religion is a dangerous situation ................................... 170 The ghuluw is stupidity and lack of enlightenment .................................... 179 Ahl-al-Bait against the ghuluw and false sanctification .............................. 184 Those that are cursed by Allah and cursed by Ahl-al-Bait ......................... 190 1-Those who ascribe to the Im«ms of Ahl-al-Bait the -tafw»± even by adding the expression (with the Permission of Allah)! ........................... 194 2- Those who ascribe to the Im«m of Ahl-al-Bait inerrancy and that they forget not: ................................................................................................ 198 3- Those who ascribe the knowledge of the unseen to Ahl-al-Bait! ....... 201 4- Those who ascribe to Ahl-al-Bait prophecy and prefer them over the Prophets! ................................................................................................. 206 5- Those who ascribe to Ahl-al-Bait that they can benefit and harm them! ................................................................................................................ 208 6- Those who ascribe to Ahl-al-Bait the hiding one of their Imam for the need of people. ........................................................................................ 212 7- Those who ascribe to Ahl-al-Bait the delaying of the Maghrib prayer from its prescribed time! ......................................................................... 213 5 Contents How do the Twelver scholars view the twelve Im«ms among Ahl-al-Bait?218 1- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« al-Khomeini: ...................................................... 218 2- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« al-Khoei: ........................................................... 224 3-Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« Jaw«d al-Tibr»z» .................................................. 224 4- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« Mu¯ammad ibn Mahd» al-®ussain» al-Sh»r«z» ... 227 5- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« Mu¯ammad Mu¯ammad ¶«diq al-¶adr ............. 228 6- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« Wa¯»d Khuras«n» ............................................... 234 7- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« M»rz« ®asan al-®«’ir» al-I¯q«f» ......................... 238 8- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« M»rz« ‘Abd al-Rasûl al-®«’ir» al-I¯q«q» ............ 240 9- Ayatollah al-‘Uµm« Mu¯ammad al-®ussain» al-Sh«hrûd» ................. 242 Chapter Three: (Ahl-al-Bait and the companions) ............................. 243 Ahl-al-Bait and how they respected the companions .................................. 244 The insulting of the companions is an act of disbelief according to Ahl-al- Bait .............................................................................................................. 263 Concluding section .....................................................................................