Gardens of the Righteous — Page 79
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 43. 79. On Honouring the Members of the Family of the Holy Prophet. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 137. Allah desires to remove from you all uncleanness, members of the Household, and to purify you completely (33. 34). 138. Whoso venerates the sacred signs of Allah may be sure that it counts as righteousness of the heart for him (22. 33). 349. Yazid ibn Hayyan relates that Husain ibn Sabrah, Amr ibn Muslim and he went to Zaid ibn Arqam and when they had sat down with him Husain said to him: Zaid, you have gathered a great amount of good. You saw the. Holy Prophet, you heard him talk, you fought along with him, you performed the salat behind him. You have indeed garnered a great amount of good, Zaid. . Now relate to us what you heard from the Holy Prophet. He said: Nephew, I have arrived at old age and have become ancient, and some of the things that I used to remember from the Holy Prophet I have forgotten. So what I might relate that accept, and do not force me to recall that which I leave out. The. Holy Prophet addressed us at Khumma, a spring between Mecca and Medina. . He rendered praise to Allah and glorified Him and admonished and exhorted us and then said: O ye people, I am but a man and soon the messenger of my. Lord will come and I shall respond to him. I am leaving with you two weighty things. The first is the Book of Allah, in it there is guidance and light. Take fast hold of the Book of Allah and adhere to it. He emphasised this and urged recourse to the Book of Allah. Then he said: The second are the members of my family. I admonish you in the name of Allah concerning members of my family, I admonish you in the name of Allah concerning members of my family. Husain said: Zaid, who are the members of his family? Are not his wives the members of his family? Zaid said: His wives are members of his family and also those who are forbidden to accept alms after him. Husain asked: Who are they? Zaid said: They are the descendants of Ali, Aqil, Ja'far and Abbas. They have all been forbidden to accept alms? Zaid said: Yes (Muslim). Another version is: Hearken, I am leaving with you two weighty things. One is the Book of Allah; it is the rope of Allah. He who follows it will be rightly guided; and he who discards it will be astray. 350. Ibn Umar relates that Abu Bakr said: Honour Muhammad by honouring the members of his family (Bokhari).