Ahl al-Bayt

Ahl al-Bayt (أهل البيت‎, Persian: اهلِ بیت‎), also Āl al-Bayt or Ahlul Bayt, is a phrase meaning, literally, "People of the House" or "Family of the House". Within the Islamic tradition, the term refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.In Shia Islam the Ahl al-Bayt are central to Islam and interpreters of the Quran and Sunnah. Shias believe they are successors of Muhammad and consist of Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali, Hasan, and Husayn (known collectively as the Ahl al-Kisa, "people of the mantle") and the rest of the Imams from The Fourteen Infallibles.

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Sunni . Sufism . Sunni-Shi'a . Ahl al-Bayt

What evidence can Shia present to demonstrate that they are more reliable than Sufism in preserving the teachings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and Imam Ali ar-Rida, since many Silsilas of Sunni Sufism like Qadiriya go back to those Imams?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Shia Muslims have the most authentic evidence that they following the Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS) through the most authentic chains of narrators.

Sufi Silsila needs to prove that they really following Ahlul Bayt in every matter in faith and Shariah.

Wassalam.

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Vow . God (Allah) . Du'a (Supplication) . Ahl al-Bayt

Can I supplicate or make a vow to the Ahl al-Bayt in the same manner as I do to Allah for forgiveness, guidance and increase in life?

Believing that every good is from Allah and every wish is granted by Allah, seeking from Ahlul Bayt (AS) their intercession to Allah to grant us our wishes is very good.

'Wassalam.

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Shirk . Ahl al-Bayt . Hadith al-Nur

Are the Ahlul Bayt created from Allah's Nur? Is God not independent of His creation and their limits? How can any creation be a part of Allah? How is this distinct from the shirk of Christians?

No one is part from Allah. Allah, The Glorious Has Created the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) and his Progeny Ahlul Bayt (AS) from His Noor but no one is part from Allah. Allah Says in Quran abiut the creation of Adam: When I Have Completed creating him and breathed on him from My Spirit, then you fall down prostrating for him. (Sura Al-Hijr, verse 29). This does not mean that Adam was created from a part of Allah.

'We believe that no one and nothing can be part of Allah.

'Wassalam.

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Ahl al-Bayt . Banu Abbas . Sunni-Shi'a

Are there any narrations in Sunni sources that mention the animosity and hatred of the Abbasids towards the Ahlul Bayt (as)?

Sunni books of history are full of narrations about the crimes of many Abbasid rulers against Ahlul Bayt (AS) including including killing Imam Al-Sadiq (AS) by Al-Mansour Al-Abbasi, and killing Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (AS) by Haroon Al-Abbasi and killing Imam Al-Redha (Aas) by Al-Ma'moon Al-Abbasi and killing other Imams of Ahlul Bayt (AS) by other Abbasid rulers. You can read more details in Tareekh Al-Tabari and Maqaatil Al-Talibiyyeen by abu Al-Faraj Al- Isfahan I.

'Wassalam.

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Du'a (Supplication) . God (Allah) . Ahl al-Bayt . Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin . Hadith al-Nur

I have read that in the Monday dua of Imam Sajjad (as) it reads that there was no witness when Allah created the heavens and Earth. If the Noor of the Prophet (s) and Ahlulbayt (a) had already been created, would they not have been witnesses?

Allah The Exalted Has Created the Noor of the Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS) with out any witness. They were the first creatures. Creating these most sacred servants of Allah (SWT) is the start of the creation of the heavens and earth and took place with out any witness.

‘Wassalam.

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Majlis . Hadith . Ahl al-Bayt

Could you share Hadith narrations that affirm the happiness of Ahl al-Bayt (as) when their merits, virtues, and teachings are recited and propagated through Majalis?

There are many authentic narrations in this regard. Ahlul Bayt (AS) encouraged their followers to mention their truth , merits and virtues. Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq (AS) said: Keep our truth alive. May Allah bestow His Mercy on every one who keeps our truth alive among peopleأحيوا أمرنا رحم الله من أحيا أمرنا . Biharul Anwaar, V. 44, page 282.

Wassalam.

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Tattoo . Body . Hadith . Qur'an . Qur'anic Verse . Ahl al-Bayt

Is it permissible to tattoo part of a Quranic verse on one's body or a Hadith from the Ahlul Bayt?

Mateen Charbonneau, Sheikh Mateen Joshua Charbonneau achieved a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies. He undertook Howza classes under esteemed scholars since 2013 and has been teaching at Imam Mahdi... Answered 2 years ago

we should not do this.

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Traditions . Salawat . Ahl al-Bayt

What are the traditions, with their proper references, about the reward of Salwaat and Durood on the Prophet Muhammad Al Mustafa (s) and Aale Muhammad (a)?

There are hundreds of authentic narrations on the great reward of reciting Salawaat on the Prophet and his holy Progeny. You can find many of them in main the books of Hadeeth, like A-Kari,Al-tahtheeb,Al-faqeeh and Al-istebsar. There are full books on this subject. There are authentic narrations that any believer who recites Salawaat, the angels will pray for him as far as he is reciting Salawaat. And they don't stop praying for him unless he stops reciting Salawaat.

wasalam.

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Muslims . Kitab . Marriage . Ahl al-Bayt

Are Muslims allowed to marry the people of the book (Ahlul Kitab)?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

There are difference of opinion among our esteemed jurists, so this is something you will need to specifically find out what the fatwa is of your Marja' Taqleed.

I would add that for us Muslims, compatibility is extremely important, not just in life ambitions, or personal preferences or feelings, but in lifestyle and ideology. For example, if you are a Muslim, you would like to have an Islamic environment in your household, and create a spiritual atmosphere, with correct divine direction, under Allah ta'ala. If you are a follower of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.), you want your family members, and your children to live and breath the Imams as, and follow their lifestyle and represent them.

This can only happen if there is synchronisation in belief and ideology as well.

With prayers for your sucess.

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Hadith . Ahl al-Bayt . Qur'an

Is there any evidence from the Masoomeen (as) that advises to disregard any Hadith that contradicts the teachings of the Quran by discarding it?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 2 years ago

It is narrated that Imam al-Sadiq (A) said, "Any Hadith that is in accordance with the Book of Allah then take it, and what is contrary to the Book of Allah then reject it."

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Love . Martyrdom . Death . Ahl al-Bayt

I understand to be a martyr one must die with the love of both the Prophet (S) and the Ahlul Bayt (AS). So with the situation in Palestine, would one who dies there be considered a martyr if they did not die with the love of Ahlul Bayt (AS)?

Allah (SWT) Knows what is in the heart of every one and we are not entitled to judge the intentions of people. Allah Knows why there were killed and what was in their hearts when they were defending their homes and families. We read in the Hadeeths that a person who dies while defending his family or land will get the reward of Shaheed.

'Our responsibility as followers of Ahlul Bayt (AS) is to support the oppressed against the oppressors as Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS) ordered us: Be against the oppressor and with the oppressed.

Wassalam.

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Ahl al-Bayt . Palestinian . Mu'awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan

Why should we support the Palestinians when the majority of them love the enemies of the Ahlulbayt (a) such as Muawiya. Why should we support such people?

We must support the oppressed wherever they are. Palestinians have been severely oppressed for over 70 years by Zionist terrorist gangs and regime and their children and women are massacred by the enemies of Islam and humanity. We must support them in every possible way as human beings if we respect our human values beside our faith. Our enemy is trying to mislead some people by creating doubts about supporting Palestinians under different excuses. Our greatest Islamic scholars who are the Maraaje' of Taqleed have clearly supported Palestinians and we must follow them and never listen to the misleading propaganda against Palestinians especially when their enemy is our enemy who occupied and still occupying Masjid Al-Aqsa and the whole Palestinian land which is a Muslim land and killed thousands of children, women and civilians and still killing more.

Wassalam.