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Sunni Feedback on the Issues of Infallibility and Ahlul-Bayt 3 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Sunni Feedback on the Issues of Infallibility and Ahlul-Bayt 3 2022-12-03 393 Views Infallibility , Sunni and Ahlul-Bayt In this part of the article titled “Sunni Feedback on the Issues of Infallibility and Ahlul-Bayt “, we continue with a reply to the comments of the Sunni brothers on the infallibility of Ahlul-Bayt.

Now, similarly, it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Husain is from me and I am from al-Husain.” (1) Again, if we suppose that the only meaning of “min” is “one of”, then the saying of the Prophet will become: “Husain is one of me and I am one of al-Husain”. So this does not make sense either (especially the second phrase which is “The Prophet is one of al-Husain”).

One meaning for the saying of the Prophet (PBUHH) who said: “Husain is from me and I am from al-Husain,” is that al-Husain is attached to him and he is attached to al-Husain. In other words, the path of the and the path of al-Husain are non-separable. And their instructions are the same and will not contradict each other.

Another contributor commented that if based on Sunni references we quoted, Ahlul-Bayt are the Prophet, Fatimah, Ali, al-Hasan and al-Husain, then how can you include the nine descendants of al-Husain? As we have already pointed out, only five members of Ahlul-Bayt were alive at the time of the Prophet (PBUH&HF). They were , Lady Fatimah, Imam Ali, Imam al-Hasan, and Imam al-Husain.

They were mentioned as Ahlul-Bayt by the Prophet (PBUHH) and the most important Sunni collections testify to this fact. However, the nine descendants of Imam al-Husain were not alive at that time so that the Prophet could not cover them by his mantle! But the Prophet did, in fact, mention their names and their numbers.

Let us review some traditions from Sihah Sittah: The Prophet (PBUHH) said: “al-Mahdi is one of us Ahlul-Bayt.” (2) Also, the Prophet (PBUHH) said: “The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah (the Prophet’s daughter) (3). By the above traditions, the Prophet extended Ahlul-Bayt up to Imam al-Mahdi (AS).

So Ahlul-Bayt are not just those five, and Imam al-Mahdi is the last member of Ahlul-Bayt, but he was not born at the time of the Prophet so that he could take him into the Cloak as well! Also, the messenger of Allah said: “There shall be twelve Imams/Caliphs/Amirs for my nation” (4).