Reference: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2223
'There will be twelve Emir after me."' He said: "Then he said something that I did not understand. So I asked the one who was next to me, who said that he(s.a.w) had said: 'All of them are from Quraish."'
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2223 |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 66 |
- Sahih al-Bukhari 7222, 7223, Book 93, Hadith 82
- Sahih Muslim 1821a, Book 33, Hadith 5
- Sahih Muslim 1821b, Book 33, Hadith 6
- Sahih Muslim 1821c, Book 33, Hadith 7
- Sahih Muslim 1821d, Book 33, Hadith 8
- Sahih Muslim 1821e, Book 33, Hadith 9
- Sahih Muslim 1821f, Book 33, Hadith 10
- Sahih Muslim 1822a, Book 33, Hadith 11
- Sunan Abi Dawud 4279, Book 38, Hadith 1
- Sunan Abi Dawud 4280, Book 38, Hadith 2
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 49, Hadith 185
"I saw the Messenger of Allah during his Hajj, on the Day of 'Arafah. He was upon his camel Al-Qaswa, giving a Khutbah, so he said: 'O people! Indeed, I have left among you, that which if you hold fast to it, you shall not go astray:1 The Book of Allah and my family, the Ahlul-Bayt (people of my house).'"
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3786 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 185 |
Note: 1. Separating from the Quran and the Ahlulbayt leads one to go astray, or enter into misguidance from the path of Allah swt.
Reference: Quran: Al-Ma'idah 5:67
O Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allāh will protect you from the people. Indeed, Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.
O Messenger, convey all that has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then, you have not conveyed His message (at all). And Allah shall protect you from the people. Surely, Allah does not take the disbelieving people to the right path.
| Reference | : Quran: Al-Ma'idah 5:67 |
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 952
‘Ali adjured the people at ar-Rahbah, saying: Whoever heard the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) speak on the day of Ghadeer Khumm, let him stand up. And (of the people) around Sa’eed, six men stood up, and (of the people) around Zaid, six men stood up, and they testified that they had heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say to ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) on the day of Ghadeer Khumm. “Isn`t it Allah Who is closer to the believers?” They said: Yes. He said: `O Allah, if I am a person`s mawla then ‘Ali is also his mawla; O Allah, take as friends those who take him as a friend, and take as enemies those who take him as an enemy.”
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 952 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 377 |
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 49, Hadith 187
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed, I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall not be misguided after me.1 One of them is greater than the other: The Book of Allah is a rope extended from the sky to the earth, and my family - the Ahlulbayt - and they shall not split until they meet at the Hawd,2 so look at how you deal with them after me."
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3788 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 187 |
Note: 1. It is incumbant to "hold fast" to both of "them" for you to not go astray.
2. The fact that they will not separate until the day of judgement, means they are the path of truth and guidance after the Prophet. If one takes the Quran as infallible, then the fact that the Ahlulbayt does not split from the Quran, implies the Ahlulbayt too are infallible, as confirmed by Quran 33:33
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 49 Hadith 116
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "'Ali is from me and I am from 'Ali. And none should represent me except myself or 'Ali."
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 49 Hadith 116 |
| In-book reference | : Vol.1 Book 46, Hadith 3719 |
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 670
I adjure you by Allah, did any Muslim man hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say what he said on the day of Ghadeer Khumm? And twelve men who had been at Badr stood up and testified.
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 670 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 104 |
Reference: Quran: Al-Ma'idah 5:3
Today I have perfected your religion for you and have completed My blessings upon you, and I have approved Islam as a religion for you.
| Reference | : Quran: Al-Ma'idah 5:3 |
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 49 Hadith 108
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dispatched an army and he put 'Ali bin Abi Talib in charge of it. He left on the expedition and he entered upon a female slave. So four of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) scolded him, and they made a pact saying: "[If] we meet the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we will inform him of what 'Ali did." When the Muslims returned from the journey, they would begin with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and give him Salam, then they would go to their homes. So when the expedition arrived, they gave Salam to the Prophet (ﷺ), and one of the four stood saying: "O Messenger of Allah! Do you see that 'Ali bin Abi Talib did such and such." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned away from him. Then the second one stood and said as he said, and he turned away from him. Then the third stood before him, and said as he said, and he turned away from him. Then the fourth stood and said as they had said. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) faced him, and the anger was visible on his face, he said: "What do you want from 'Ali?! What do you want from 'Ali?! What do you want from 'Ali?! Indeed 'Ali is from me, and I am from him, and he is the wali of every believer after me."
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 49 Hadith 108 |
| In-book reference | : Vol.1 Book 46, Hadith 3712 |
Note: "And he is your wali after me" clearly restricts wilayat to him and only him. Support, friendship, love, and the like are clearly not confined to one single person. As such it would then exclude the wives and other companions of the Prophet (ﷺ).
Reference: Quran: Al-Ahzab 33:6
The Prophet is worthier as a guardian of the believers than they are of themselves, and his spouses are(as) mothers to them. And blood relatives are worthier than the(other) believers or the immigrants1as heirs of one another according to Allah’s Scripture—except that youpl may do an upright act to your allies; that has been inscribed in the Scripture.
The Prophet has more authority over the believers than themselves. His wives are their mothers. The relatives are closer to each other, according to the Book of God, than the believers and the emigrants. However, you may show kindness to your guardians. This also is written in the Book.
The Prophet has a greater claim on the faithful than they have on themselves, and his wives are (as) their mothers; and the possessors of relationship have the better claim in the ordinance of Allah to inheritance, one with respect to another, than (other) believers, and (than) those who have fled (their homes), except that you do some good to your friends; this is written in the Book.
| Reference | : Quran: Al-Ahzab 33:6 |
Reference: Quran: Al-Ma'idah 5:54
O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, strong against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
| Reference | : Quran: Al-Ma'idah 5:54 |
- Musnad Ahmad Bin Hambal (Arabic) Volume 1, Page 118 & 119
- Musnad Ahmad Bin Hambal (Arabic) Volume 4, Page 281
- Al-Tabarani in Al-Mo’ajam Volume 5, Page 170, 171, 192, 194, 195
- Al-Tabarani in Al-Mo’ajam Al-Awsat Volume 2, Page 24, 375, 369
- Al-Tabarani in Al-Mo’ajam Al-Sagheer Volume 1, Page 65
- Al-Tabarani in Al-Mo’ajam Al-Kabeer Volume 4, Page 17 & 174
- Tafseer al-Tabari by al-Hafidh Muhammad ibn Jareer al-Tabari in Sura al-Maa’idah
- Al-Mustadrak ‘Alal Saheehain by al-Haakim al-Neesabori, 3:113
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- Mawaddatul Qurba by al-Hamadani, chapter 5
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- Omdatul Qari Fi Shar-h Saheeh al-Bukhari, by Badruddin al-Ayni al-Hanafi, 18:206
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- Ibn al-Sabbagh al-Maaliki in al-Fossool al Muhimmah, 42
- Mataalib al-Sa’ool by Abu Saalim al-Shafi’ee, page 16
- Tafseer Ghara’ib al-Quran by al-Nisabori, 6:194
- Tafseer al-Manaar by Shaikh Muhammad Abduh (Sheikh al-Azhar, Egypt), 6:463
- Musnad Abu Ya’la by Al-Mosuli, Volume 1, Page 429
- Musnad Abu Ya’la by Al-Mosuli, Volume 11, Page 307
- Tafseer Rooh al-Ma’ani by al-Aaloosi, 6:192
- Tafseer Fat-h al-Qadeer by al-Shawkani, 2:60
- Shaikhul Islam al-Hamaweeni in Fara’id al-Sibtain, 1:158
- Shawaahid al-Tanzeel by al-Hafidh al-Hasakani, 1:255
- Asbaab al-Nozoul by al-Waahidi, page 13
- Al-Khasa’is by ibn al-Batreeq, page 53
- Al-Hafidh Abu Na’eem in his book Maa Nazala Minal Quran Fi Ali, page 86.