Reciprocatory praise between the Ahlul Bayt and Sahabah

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Foreword   All praise is due to Allah, we praise Him, seek His aid, and ask His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls and our misdeeds. The truly guided person is one who Allah guides and there is no guide for the person whom Allah has caused to go astray. I bear witness that Muhammad salla Llahu […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter One Who Are The Ahlul Bayt And The Sahabah?   Who are the Ahlul Bayt? There are a number of opinions which the scholars have adopted with regards to who are the Ahlul Bayt. However, the preferred opinion is that the Ahl al–Bayt are the progeny of Hashim. The reason being, it is not permissible to distribute Zakat amongst them.[1] This is […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Who Are The Sahabah?   Ibn al Hajar says:   The most correct definition which I have found regarding the Sahabah is: That person who met the Rasul of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam in the condition of believing in him and had passed away as a Muslim.[1]   So, based on the aforementioned, the Ahlul Bayt who accepted Islam in the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Those who had the honour of being from the Sahabah and the Ahlul Bayt   Among the men: ‘Abbas, Hamzah, Jafar, ‘Ali, Hassan, Hussain, ‘Abdullah ibn Jafar, Muhammad ibn Jafar, Abu Sufyan ibn Harith, Nawfal, Rabi’ah, ‘Ubaidah from the tribe of Banu Harith ibn Abdul Muttalib, the children of ‘Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib, and ‘Aqil ibn Abi Talib radiya Llahu ‘anhum. Among the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Two The praise of the Ahlul Bayt for the Sahabah   إن الله نظر في قلوب العباد فوجد قلب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم خير قلوب العباد فاصطفاه لنفسه فابتعثه برسالته ثم نظر في قلوب العباد بعد قلب محمد فوجد قلوب أصحابه خير قلوب العباد فجعلهم وزراء نبيه يقاتلون على دينه Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala looked into the hearts of his […]