Can you provide sources that clarify who is included in the category of Sayyid? Are only descendants of Imams Hassan and Husayn considered Sayyids, or are descendants of Imam Ali (a) through his other wives also included?
Can you provide sources that clarify who is included in the category of Sayyid? Are only descendants of Imams Hassan and Husayn considered Sayyids, or are descendants of Imam Ali (a) through his other wives also included?
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
Bani Hashim are the family of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) who have special rules in Islamic Sharia including the rule of obligatory Sadaqa being not allowed for any of them. Bani Hashim are all the grandchildren of Hashim who was the great grandfather of the Prophet (SAWA).
Sayyeds are known as children of Ali and Fatima (AS). Children of Imam Ali (AS) from other wives are from Bani Hashim but not from Fatima (AS).
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