Who are Ahl al-Bait?

Who are Ahl al-Bait?

VALORE Verily, all those who belong to the household of the Messenger of Allah are Ahl al-Bait including his paternal uncles, their children, and all his noble wives, the mothers of ummah. “Ahl al-Kisa” those belong to sacred scarf, hold special status. According to Umar bin Abi Salamah the servant of Prophet, When the verse ‘Allah only intends to remove all the impurity of sins from you, O People of the House (of the Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of shortcoming]) and make you absolutely pure and clean by blessing you with (perfect) purity and wholesomeness.(Al-Ahzaab-33.)’ revealed on Prophet in the house of Umme Salamah. So, the Prophet called Fathima, Hasan, Husayn and took them in his sacred scarf, Ali was at his back, he also took him in it and said: ‘O Allah, this is my Household, purify them and remove every impurity from them.’ Umme Salamah said; ‘Am I not among them?’ Messenger of Allah replied: ‘You stay at your place. and you are upon a blessed position.”

Reported by al-Tirmidhi in al-Sunan-3787.

Abu Sa’eed al-Khudari said in interpretation of the verse ‘Allah only intends to remove all the impurity of sins from you, O People of the House (of the Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of shortcoming]) and make you absolutely pure and clean by blessing you with (perfect) purity and wholesomeness.”(Al-Ahzaab-33.): this verse was revealed for five pious personalities, the Messenger of Allah, Ali, Fathima, Hasan and Husayn.’ Reported by Tabaraini in al-Mu’jm al-Awsat 3456.

Hence pious

, it is established from the above sayings of Prophet that these five personalities hold superior status among Ahl al-Bait.