THE DEAD BECOME ALIVE BY THE GRACE OF AHLUL BAYT....
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An English Translation of Mawlaana Jalaaluddin
Abdur Rahman Suyuti's Radhi Allahu ‘anhu “Ihya al Mayyit Bi Fadhaail Ahli Bayt”
60 Ahadith Concerning the Meritorious Benefits
of the Beloved Ahlul Bayt of Sayyidinaa wa Mawlaana Muhammad Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim
A Brief Introduction to the Author Mawlaana
Jalaaluddin As-Suyuti
In Egypt, during the
reign of the Mamluk Sultans of all those heroes and scholars of Islam who
emerged, the historian,
Jalaaluddin As-Suyuti,
is the most famous. Undoubtedly, he was one of the greatest scholars and
thinkers of the fifteenth Century.
As-Suyuti's full name
was Abu'l Fadl Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamalal -Din Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Sabiq
al-Din, Jalal al-Din al-
Misri
al-Suyuti al-Shafi'. He was born in upper
Egypt, on the night of Saturday 1st Rajab in 849 A.H. (3rd October 1445 A.D.)
in a
place called Asyut from which he took his
surname of as-Suyuti He lost his father early in life, but he was left
financially
independent and so he faced no difficulty in
pursuing his studies. Born to a Turkish mother, and a non-Arab father, he was
raised as
an orphan in Cairo. His memory was very
retentive. At the age of eight, he became a hafiz of the Qur'an. His mother,
being a very
intelligent lady, arranged for his education
with all the best contemporary scholars. He learnt tafsir, hadith, fiqh, 'ilm
al-Kalam,
history, philosophy, philology and rhetoric
under them. He completed works of Sacred Law, fundamentals of
jurisprudence, and Arabic grammar; after which
he devoted imself to studying the Sacred Sciences under about a hundred and
fifty shaykhs.
Among them the foremost Shafi' and Hanafi
jurisprudence shaykhsat the time, such as the hadith master and Shaykh al-Islam
Siraj al-
Din Bulqini, with whom he studied Shafi'
jurisprudence until his death; the hadith scholar Shaykh al-Islam Sharaf al-Din
al-
Munawi, with whom he read Qur'anic exegesis and
who commented al-Suyuti's al-Jami' al-Saghir in a book entitled 'Fayd
al-Qadir'; Taqi al-Din al-Shamani in hadith and
the sciences of Arabic; the specialist in the principles of the law Jalal
al-Din al-
Mahalli, together with whom he compiled the most
widespread condensed commentary of Qur'an in our time, 'Tafsir al-Jalalayn';
also studied under Burhan al-Din al-Biqa'i;
Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi. He also studied under the Hanafi shaykhs Taqi al-Din
al-
Shamni, Shihab al-Din al-Sharmisahi, Mohyi
al-Din al-Kafayji, and the hadith master Sayf al-Din Qasim ibn Qatlubaghah.
As-Suyuti travelled in the pursuit of knowledge
to Damascus, the Hijaz, Yemen, India, Morocco, the lands south of Morocco, as
well
as to centers of learning in Egypt such as
Mahalla, Dumyat, and Fayyum. After having finished his studies, Suyuti went to
the
University of Cairo and became a professor of
several subjects, one after another. Since he was well schooled in almost all
the
subjects, he soon became the head of the
professors.
In 1501 his opponents conspired to implicate him
in the misappropriation of university funds and he resigned out of regret.
He then devoted the rest of his life to studies
and writings and to the worship of Allah (azza wa jalla). He retired into
scholarly
seclusion, never to go back to teaching. He
selected a lonely place on the island of Rawda in the Nile, and dedicated
himself to
writing his celebrated books, and here he died
after four years, at the age of sixty-two, on Thursday 18th Jumada al-Ula 911
A.H.
(17th Oct 1505 C.E). He was buried in Hawsh
Qawsun in Cairo, Egypt. Wealthy Muslims and princes would visit him with offers
of
money and gifts, but he put all of them off, and
when the sultan requested his presence a number of times, he refused. He once
said
to the sultan's envoy: "Do not ever come
back to us with a gift, for in truth Allah has put an end to all such needs for
us."
Ibn Iyas in Tarikh Misr states that when
al-Suyuti reached forty years of age, he abandoned the company of men for the
solitude of
the Garden of al-Miqyas by the side of the Nile,
avoiding his former colleagues as though he had never known them.
Jalaaluddin was a great genius and a great
scholar. He continued throughout his life to write extensively on the Qur'an,
hadith,
Shari'ah, History, philosophy, rhetoric, etc,
and contributed a great deal to the world of knowledge. He authored works in
virtually
every Islamic science. It is said that his books
number nearly six hundred. The editors of the 'Dalil Makhtutat al-Suyuti'
(Guide to
al-Suyuti's Manuscripts) have listed 723 works
to al-Suyuti's name. As-Suyuti concentrated on the demands of his readers. He
had the
capacity to write books on subjects which would
attract the reader and he is famous throughout the Muslim world for writing
excellent and attractive books. His books
continue to be read with interest in Egypt, Morocco, and
Syria and even in the Indian sub-continent. It
is undoubtedly true that it was he who presented Muslim history and culture to
his
readers in a scientific was and in an
accessible, enjoyable manner. In this way, his contribution to the Muslim
reading public
throughout the world has been tremendous and
most effective. His most popular and acclaimed books are the ten volume hadith
works, 'Jami al-Jawami' (The Collection of
Collections), Al-Itqan fi 'ulum al-Qur'an' (Precision and Mastery in the
Sciences of the
Qur'an), 'Tafsir al-Jalalayn' (Commentary of the
Two Jalals), written partly by Jalaluddin Al-Mahalli, and the rest by himself,
'Manhaj al-sawi wa al-manhal al-rawi fi al-tibb
al-nabawi' (The straight path and quenching spring: the medicine of the Prophet
(Sall Allahu alaihi wa sallam)), 'Manaqib
al-khulafa' (Virtues of the well-guided Caliphs), 'Husn al-Muhadarah Misr wa'l
Qahira' (),
'Tarikh al-Khulafah' (History of the Khalifahs),
his classic commentary on the sciences of hadith 'Tadrib al-Rawi fi Sharh
Taqrib al-Nawawi' (The Training of the Hadith
Transmitter: An Exegesis of Nawawi's 'The Facilitation').
'Tafsir al-Jalalayn' (Commentary of the Two
Jalals) is a very famous tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), and it is very popular
throughout
the whole of the Islamic world. It is very
simple and lucid and dependable. The 'Misr wa'l Qahira' is a voluminous book on
the
history of Egypt, and is very popular among
Egyptian readers. All these books and writings indicate his unusual talent and
foresight as a writer, as a reformer and as a
keen observer. His wonderful and skilful writing, his faultless narration and
his lucid
language have endeared him to generations of
readers, and for centuries it has been the great and enlightening as-Suyuti
whose
writings have inspired the Muslims.11 Compiled
from articles by M. Atiqul Haque & G. F. Haddad
Rahimahullahi 'alaiIhyaa al Mayyit bi Fadhail
Ahlul Bayt
In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful
Praise be to Allah and benediction upon those purified
personalities who were the chosen ones from all
of humanity-Muhammad and Aale Muhammad. This is a collection of sixty
traditions and I have given it the title “Ihyaa
al Mayyit bi Fadhail - Ahlul Bayt ” (Excellences of Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allah
ta ‘ala
alaihim ajma’een) that bring the dead back to
life). By this endeavor the writer's aim is to awaken the people from
their slumber like the revivification of a dry
tree. So that, the excellences of Aale Muhammad inculcates in the people love
for
these noble personages and by following their
example they may achieve success in this world as well as the hereafter.
Tradition No. 1
It is recorded in the Sunan of Saeed Ibn Mansoor
from Saeed ibne
Jubair that, the people whose love has been made
obligatory in the
Quranic ayat, “Say I do not ask for any
recompense for this except
the love of my nearest relatives”; are the
nearest of the Holy
Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim). 2
Tradition No. 2
It has been recorded in the commentaries of Ibne
Mundhir, Ibne Ibi
Hatim and Ibne Murduwya; and also in the
Mu’jamul Kabir of
Tibrani that Ibne Abbas said: “When the verse,
‘Say I do not ask
for any recompense for this except the love of
my nearest relatives'
was revealed, I asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah who
are your nearest
relatives whose love is obligatory for us’? The
Holy Prophet (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) replied,
“Sayyidinaa ‘Ali,
Fatima, and their two sons.”
Tradition No. 3
Ibn Abi Hatim narrates from Ibne Abbas regarding
the ayat of
Quran: “...and whoever earns good,” Ibne Abbas
said that it refers
to those who love Aale Muhammad.” And it is
narrated from Imam
Hasan (Radhi Allahu ‘anhu) that he said,
“earning of good is
loving us Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu alaihim
ajma’een).” It is
the honor achieved only through the love and
attachment of the
Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim
ajma’een)3
That is (the Bounty) whereof Allah gives Glad
Tidings to His Servants who believe and do righteous
deeds. Say: "No reward do I ask of you for
this except the love of those near of kin." And if any one earns
any good, We shall give him an increase of good
in respect thereof: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready
to appreciate (service). Al-Qur'an, 42:23
(Ash-Shura [Council, Consultation])
3 Ibid...
Tradition No. 4
Ahmed, Tirmidhi, Sehah, Nasai and Hakim have all
narrated
through Matlab bin Rabi’ that the Messenger of
Allah (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) said: “By Allah!
Faith cannot enter the
heart of anyone if he does not love my nearest
relatives for the
sake of Allah and for the sake of the nearest
relatives.”
Tradition No. 5
Muslim, Tirmidhi and Nasai have recorded from
Zaid bin Arqam
that the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim.)
said: “Fear Allah! Beware that you do not
distance yourself from
my Ahlul Bayt .” The same tradition is recorded
in Sahih Muslim
in the chapter of the excellences of Sayyidinaa
‘Ali Ibne Abi Talib
(Karam Allahu wajhahu). The Messenger of Allah
(Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) has repeated the
words “Fear Allah”
thrice.
Tradition No. 6
Tirmidhi, Husna and Al-Hakim record from Zaid
bin Arqam that
the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi
wa sallim) said: “I
am leaving amongst you those things that if you
remain attached to
them you will not deviate after me. (they are)
the Book of Allah
and my Progeny (‘Itriy), my Ahlul Bayt . They
will not separate till
they reach me at the pool. So be careful how you
behave with them
(after me).
Tradition 7
Abd bin Hameed has mentioned in his Musnad that
Zaid ibne
Thabit reported from the Messenger of Allah
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi
wa Aalihi wa sallim): “I leave amongst you those
things that if you
remain attached with them you will not deviate
after me. (They
are) the Book of Allah and my Progeny (‘Itriy),
my Ahlul Bayt .
They will not separate till they meet me at the
Haudh (of Kauthar).
Tradition 8
Ahmad and Abu Yaala relate from Abu Saeed Khudri
that the
Prophet of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi
wa sallim)
remarked: “In the near future I would be
summoned by Allah and I
would respond. I leave amongst you two weighty
things, The Book
of Allah and my Progeny, my Ahlul Bayt . The
All-Aware and the
Kind Allah has informed me that these two will
not separate till
they reach me at the Haudh (Tank of Kauthar). So
take care as to
how you behave with them.
Tradition 9
Tirmidhi, Husnah and Tibrani quote Ibne Abbas
that the
Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim.) said:
“Love Allah for His countless bounties upon you
and love me
because you love Allah, and my Ahlul Bayt
because of me. The
Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim) also
said: “The love of Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu
ta’ala alaihim
ajma’een) for a single day is better than a
worship of whole year.”
Tradition 10
Bukhari has narrated from Abu Bakr that he said:
“Muhammad
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) should
be considered to
belong to his Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala
alaihim
ajma’een).”
Tradition 11
Tibrani and Hakim have reported through Ibne
Abbas that the Holy
Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim.) said: “O sons of
Abdul Muttalib. I pray to Allah that He
maintains and establishes
three things among you; that is your ignorant
may acquire
knowledge, your misguided ones receive guidance
and may you be
bestowed, generosity, helpfulness and mercy.
One who prays and fasts all his life and dies
between Rukn and
Maqam, but harbors malice against the Ahlul Bayt
of Muhammad
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) will
be made to enter
(Hell) Fire.”
Tradition 12
Tibrani has also quoted the Messenger of Allah
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi
wa Aalihi wa sallim) through Ibne Abbas: “Hatred
of Bani Hashim
and the Ansar (supporters) is (equivalent to)
disbelief and hatred of
the Arabs is hypocrisy”.
Tradition 13
Ibne ‘Adi mentions in his book from Abu Saeed Al
Khudri that the
Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim.) said: “One
who hates us, the Ahlul Bayt, is a hypocrite.”
Tradition 14
Ibne Hayyan records in his Sahih and Hakim has
also quoted Abu
Saeed that the Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim)
said: “By the one who controls my life! Whoever
hates us, Ahlul
Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim ajma’een);
will made to
enter the fire (of Hell) by Allah.”
Tradition 15
Tibrani mentions that Al-Hasan ibne Sayyidinaa
‘Ali (Karam
Allahu wajhahu) told Muawiya ibne Khudij: “I
warn you against
hating us, for surely the Messenger of Allah
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim) has said: “None hates us and
none envies us
except that on Yawmul Qiyaamah he will be chased
away from the
Haudh (Pool) by maces of fire.”
Tradition 16
Ibn Adi mentions and Baihaqi in his book Shuayb
Al-Imaan relates
from the Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi
wa Aalihi wa
sallim) thus: “One who is not cognizant of my
progeny and the
16
Ansar belongs to one of the three groups: Either
he is a hypocrite,
or an illegitimate born or he was conceived when
his mother was
menstruating.”
Tradition 17
Tibrani writes in his book Al-Awsat that Ibne
Umar remarked:
“The last words of the Messenger of Allah (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim) were, ‘You have ignored my
successors who are
from my Ahlul Bayt .’ (that is, I can see how
you behave with the
trusts that I leave behind among you).”
Tradition 18
Tibrani also mentions the following tradition in
his book Al-
Awsat. Imam Hasan ibne Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam
Allahu wajhahu)
reports from the Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi
wa sallim) that he said: “Strive hard to achieve
love and affection
of us Ahlul Bayt , and considers it as
obligatory for yourselves,
always. The truth is that whoever meets Allah
while he loves us
will enter Paradise through my intercession. By
the One who
controls my life! No deed can benefit a servant
if he does not
recognize our rights.”
Tradition 19
Tibrani in book Al-Awsat quotes from Jabir Ibne
Abdullah that the
Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim) addressed
thus: “O People! One who hates us Ahlul Bayt
will be gathered
along with the Jews by Allah on the Day of
Qiyamat.”
Tradition 20
In the book Al-Awsat, Tibrani narrates from
Abdullah ibne Jafar
that the Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi
wa Aalihi wa
sallim) says: “O the sons of Hashim! I pray to
Allah that you may
always be generous and merciful. And I pray to
Him that He may
guide the misguided ones from you, and bestow
tranquility upon
the fearful ones, and satiate the hungry ones.
By the one who
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controls my life, none can achieve tranquility
except that he loves
you and loves you for the sake of me, and wishes
that I will
intercede for him to be allowed to enter
Paradise. But all of the
sons of Abdul Muttalib are not like this.”
Tradition 21
Ibn Sayyidinaa ‘Ali Sheba and Musdad in their
respective
Musnads, and Al-Hakim Al-Tirmidhi in the book
Nawadirul Usool
and Abu Yaala and Tibrani relate from Salmah bin
Alkao that the
Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim) said:
“The stars are the safety for the inhabitants of
the sky and my
Ahlul Bayt are the safety for my Ummah.”
Tradition 22
Al-Bazzaz narrates from Abu Hurayra that the
Holy Prophet (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) remarked:
“Surely I leave
behind me amongst you two things, you will not
deviate if you
follow them. (They are) the book of Allah and my
relatives. And
they will not separate till they reach me at the
pool (Haudh
Kauthar).
Tradition 23
Al-Bazzaz quotes Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu
wajhahu) that
the Prophet of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim.)
said: “Certainly I am to leave you shortly! And
I leave among you
two weighty things, the book of Allah and my
Ahlul Bayt
(Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim ajma’een). If
you follow them
you will not go astray.”
Tradition 24
Al-Bazzaz narrates through Abdullah ibne Zubair
that the Holy
Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
Sallim) mentioned: “The
simile of Ahlul Bayt is like that of the Ark of
Nuh (alaihi salaam).
One who boards it, is saved and those who leave
it are drowned.”
Tradition 25
Ibne Abbas has also mentioned, according to
Al-Bazzaz, the
following prophetic tradition: “My Ahlul Bayt
(Ridhwaan Allahu
ta’ala alaihim ajma’een) are like the Ark of Nuh
(alaihi salaam),
whoever boards it is saved whoever remains aloof
is drowned.”
Tradition 26
According to Tibrani, Abu Dhaar (Radhi Allah
anhu) has quoted
the Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim)
thus: “My Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala
alaihim ajma’een)
among you is like the Ark of Nuh (alaihi salaam)
among the people
of Nuh. Those who board it are saved and those
who keep aloof
from it are destroyed.” And my Ahlul Bayt
(Ridhwaan Allahu
ta’ala alaihim ajma’een) are “like the door of
repentance of the
Bani Israel” (whosoever entered it was saved).”
Tradition 27
Tibrani records in his book Al-Awsat that Abi
Saeed Khudri heard
the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi
wa sallim) say:
“Verily the simile of my Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan
Allahu ta’ala
alaihim ajma’een) is like the boat of Sayyidinaa
Nuh (alaihi
salaam). One who boards it is saved and one who
leaves it is
drowned. And verily the simile of my Ahlul Bayt
(Ridhwaan
Allahu ta’ala alaihim ajma’een) among you is
like that of the door
of repentance which was among the Bani Israel.
Whoever entered
it was forgiven.”
Tradition 28
Ibne Anjaar in his history narrates from Imam
Hasan Ibne
Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu wajhahu) that the
Messenger of
Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim)
stated, “For
everything there is a foundation and the
foundation of Islam is the
love of the companions of the Messenger of Allah
and the love of
his Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim
ajma’een).”
Tradition 29
Umar is quoted by Tibrani that the Holy Prophet
(Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) said: “The sons of
every mother are
recognized by the relation with their respective
fathers except the
sons of Fatima (Radhi Allahu anha). For surely
they shall be
related to me. I am their father.”
Tradition 30
Tibrani narrates from Fatima az-Zahra (Radhi
Allahu anha) that
she quoted, the Holy Prophet of Islam to have
said: “The sons of
every mother are referred to by their relation
to their father except
the sons of Fatima (Radhi Allahu anha). I am
their guardian and
they are related to me (as sons).”
Tradition 31
Al-Hakim has also mentioned a similar tradition
through Jabir.
Jabir quotes the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim) to have said: “For the sons of all the
mothers, their agnation
returns to their fathers, except the sons of
Fatima, as I am their
guardian and agnation”.
Tradition 32
Tibrani quotes Jabir to have heard Umar ibn al
Khattab Radhi
Allahu anhu saying on the occasion of the
marriage of the daughter
of Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu wajhahu): “Will
you not allow
me to wish and congratulate? Because I have heard
the Messenger
of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim) say, “Every
relationship and ancestry shall be severed on
the day of Qiyamat
except my relationship and ancestry.”
Tradition 33
Ibne Abbas has been quoted by Tibrani, whereby
he relates from
the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi
wa sallim) the
saying, “On the day of Qiyamat every
relationship and kinship will
come to an end except my relationship and
kinship.”
Tradition 34
Ibn Asakir in his history has recorded from Ibne
Umar that he
quoted the Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim) thus:
“Every kinship and relationship (by marriage)
shall be severed on
the day of judgement except my kinship and
relationship (by
marriage).”
Tradition 35
Al-Hakim has recorded a tradition of the Holy
Prophet through
Ibne Abbas. The Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim)
remarked: “The stars are security for the people
of the earth against
drowning (when at sea) and Ahlul Bayt are a
security to the
people of the earth against discord. And if any
tribe or group
opposes my Ahlul Bayt it will itself become
fraught with discord
and become a party to Iblis.”
Tradition 36
Al-Hakim narrates through Anas that the
Messenger of Allah (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) mentioned:
“My Lord has
promised me that from my Ahlul Bayt whosoever
confesses to His
Oneness. Then without any delay it is announced
that Allah will
not send punishment upon them.”
Tradition 37
Ibne Jabir Tabari in his exegesis of the Holy Quran
narrates a
tradition of Ibne Abbas concerning the Quranic
verse, “And soon
will your Lord will give you that which you will
be well pleased
with.” (Surah Dhuhaa 93:5). He says: “The
Messenger of Islam
will be pleased when not a single member of his
family would
have to enter Hell.”
And soon will your Lord give you that which you
will be will be well-pleased with. 93:5 (Ad-Dhuhaa
[The Morning Hours, Morning Bright])
Tradition 38
Al-Bazzaz, Abu Yaala, Oqili, Tibrani and Ibne
Shahin in his
Sunnah has narrated from Ibne Masud that the
Holy Prophet said:
“Certainly my daughter is chaste, righteous and
discriminating
between the prohibited and permitted of Allah.
Moreover Allah has
prohibited the fire of Hell for her progeny (her
sons).”
Tradition 39
Tibrani mentions that Ibne Abbas quoted the
following prophetic
tradition addressed to Fatima (Radhi Allahu
anha): “Truly you and
your sons will be immune from Divine
chastisement.”
Tradition 40
Tirmidhi and Husna record from Jabir that the
Messenger of Allah
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) said:
“O People! I leave
among you those things which if you hold fast
you will never go
astray. They are the book of Allah and my
progeny, my Ahlul Bayt
(Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim ajma’een).”
Tradition 41
Khatib Baghdadi in this Tarikh (history) records
a tradition of
Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu wajhahu) wherein
he refers to the
words of Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim.):
“My intercession for my Ummah (people) is for
those who love
my Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim
ajma’een).”
Tradition 42
Tibrani quotes Ibne Umar that the Prophet of
Allah (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) said: “The first
people for whom I
shall intercede from my Ummah are my Ahlul Bayt
.”
Tradition 43
Tibrani writes from Al-Matlab bin Abdullah ibne
Hantab from his
father. He says that I heard the Holy Prophet
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi
wa Aalihi wa sallim.) announce at Johfa: “Am I
not more superior
to you than yourselves?” The people replied:
Yes, O Messenger of
Allah! The Prophet then said: “I will question
you (hold you
responsible) about two things; the Quran and my
Ahlul Bayt .”
Tradition 44
Tibrani
records through Ibne Abbas that the Prophet of Allah (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) said: “(on
the Resurrection
day) no foot of any servant (of Allah) will move
before being
asked about four things:
(1) his years and how he spent them
(2) his body and how he worn it out
(3) his wealth and how he spent it and
(4) about his love towards us, (the Ahlul Bayt
)?
Tradition 45
Daylami quotes Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu
wajhahu) to have
heard from the Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi
wa sallim.), “The first ones to arrive at the
pool (of Kauthar in
Paradise) will be my Ahlul Bayt .”
Tradition 46
Daylami has also mentioned the following
tradition of the Holy
Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim.) through
Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu wajhahu): “Teach
your children
three habits; to love your Prophet, to love his
(Prophet's) household
and to recite the Quran; because the carrier of
the Quran will be in
the shade of Allah along with His Prophet and
the chosen ones on
the day when there will be no shade except that
of Allah's.”
Tradition 47
Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu wajhahu) has also
been recorded
by Daylami to have quoted from the Messenger of
Islam (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) the
following tradition: “The
most sure-footed upon the bridge of Seraat will
be those who were
more deeply in love of my Ahlul Bayt and my
companions.”
Tradition 48
Daylami also mentions that Sayyidinaa ‘Ali
(Karam Allahu
wajhahu) quoted the Messenger of Allah as
saying: “I will
intercede for four kinds of people:
(1) Those who loved and respected my progeny.
(2) Those who fulfilled their needs and solved
their problems.
(3) Those who helped them in difficulties and in
times of needs.
(4) Those who maintained their respect and
friendship by words
and by heart.
Tradition 49
Daylami quotes Abu Saeed Khudri that the Prophet
of Allah (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) said: “The
Almighty Allah
shall be extremely infuriated at the one who
hurts my progeny.”
Tradition 50
Daylami has quoted Abu Hurayra that Messenger of
Allah (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) remarked:
“The Almighty
Allah will be infuriated with six types of
people:
(1) Those who eat in spite of a full stomach.
(2) Those who disobey Allah's commands.
(3) Those who disregard the practice of the
Messenger of Allah.
(4) One who disregards his responsibility after
accepting it under
oath.
(5) Those who continue to harbor enmity against
the Progeny of
the Messenger (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim.).
(6)And those who refrain from fulfilling the
rights of his
neighbors.
Tradition 51
Daylami narrates from Abu Saeed that the Holy
Prophet (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) said: “My
Ahlul Bayt and my
helpers (Ansars) are my legatees and successors.
So have regard
for them and help them. Gather around them and
attach yourselves
to them. And keep aloof from those who disregard
them.”
Tradition 52
Abu Nuaym relates from Uthman bin Affan Radhi
Allahu anhu
that he quoted the Messenger of Allah thus: “One
who is kind
towards the sons of Abdul Muttalib and is not
recompensed for it
in this world shall be compensated by me on the
day of Qiyamat.”
Tradition 53
Khateeb records from Uthman bin Affan that the
Prophet (Sall
Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) said: “It
is obligatory for me
to reward on the day of judgement one who does a
single good to
one of the children of Abdul Muttalib or to one
of his progeny.”
Tradition 54
Ibn Asakir narrates from Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam
Allahu wajhahu)
that he quoted the Prophet of Allah (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi
wa sallim.): “I will recompense on the day of
Qiyamat one who
fulfills the rights of even one of my Ahlul Bayt
(Ridhwaan Allahu
ta’ala alaihim ajma’een).”
Tradition 55
Al-Bawardi relates from Abu Saeed that he mentions
from the
Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa
sallim.): “I leave
among you those things and as long as you hold
fast to them you
will not go astray. (They are) the book of Allah
(Quran) whose one
end is with Allah and other with you, and my
progeny, my Ahlul
Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim ajma’een).
And these two
will not separate till they reach me at the
Haudh (Pool of Kauthar
in Paradise).”
Tradition 56
Ahmad and Tibrani relate from Zaid ibne Thabit
that the
Messenger of Allah said: “I am leaving among you
the two
Khalifatain (two successors); that is the book
of Allah and my
progeny. The book of Allah is a rope stretching
between the
heaven and the earth, and my progeny are the
Ahlul Bayt
(Ridhwaan Allahu ta’ala alaihim ajma’een). They
would not part
(with each other) until they come to me at the
pool (in Paradise).”
Tradition 57
Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim record and Baihaqi in his
book Shaeb Al-
Imaan also quotes Ayesha that the Messenger of
Allah (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.) said: “I have
cursed six types of
people and Allah has cursed them too. And also
the Prophets
whose prayers are accepted:
(1) Those who make changes in the divine books.
(2) Those who deny the Might of Allah.
(3) Those who rule unjustly upon my Ummah
(people) and
respects those whom Allah has degraded and
degrades those whom
Allah has exalted.
(4) Those who permit the prohibited acts.
(5) Those who consider permissible for my
progeny whatever
Allah had prohibited regarding them.
(6) Those who leave my Sunnah (practice).
Tradition 58
Darqutni records in his Al-Afraad and Khatib in
his book Al-
Muttafiq from Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam Allahu
wajhahu) that the
Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa
Aalihi wa sallim.) said:
“The curse of Allah and the curse of the
Prophets whose prayers
are accepted, will be upon six types of people:
(1) Those who make additions to the book of
Allah.
(2) Those who deny the Might and Decree of
Allah.
(3) Those who leave my Sunnah (practice) and
indulge in
innovations (bidaat).
(4) Those who consider permissible for my Ahlul
Bayt (Ridhwaan
Allahu ta’ala alaihim ajma’een) whatever Allah
has made
prohibited with regard to them.
(5) Those who unjustly acquire rulership upon my
people and exalt
those whom Allah had degraded and degrade those
whom Allah
has exalted.
(6) Those who revert to disbelief after
accepting Islam.
Tradition 59
Al-Hakim in his history and Daylami has also
related from Abu
Saeed that the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi
wa Aalihi wa
sallim.) said: “Allah will protect the life and
the faith of those who
regard three things and Allah will not help
those who disregard
three things (that is he will be in loss in this
life as well as the
hereafter):
(1) Respect for Islam.
(2) Respect for Prophet of Islam (Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wasallim).
(3) And respect for the household of Prophet
(Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) i.e. Ahlul Bayt (Ridhwaan Allahu
ta ‘ala alaihim ajmaeen).
Tradition 60
Daylami narrates through Sayyidinaa ‘Ali (Karam
Allahu
wajhahu) that he quoted the Messenger of Allah
(Sall Allahu
‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim): “The best of the
people are Arabs, the
best of the Arabs are Quraish and the best of
the Quraish are Bani
Hashim (the sons of Hashim).” The High and the
Almighty Allah
is all Knowing.
Duago:
S.Ajmal Nizami