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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hayat Al-Qulub Vol.3 Part 6: Necessity of having love and devotion for Ahlul Bayt Necessity of having love and devotion for Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) because their love is the recompense of Messengership. Allah Almighty says: وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً. And certainly We sent apostles before you and gave them wives and children.

13:38 And says: قُلْ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى وَمَنْ يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ. Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives; and whoever earns good, We give him more of good therein; surely Allah is Forgiving, Grateful.

(Sura Shuraa 42:23) In the explanation of the first verse, Shaykh Tabarsi has quoted Ibne Abbas that the unbelievers taunted about the multiple marriages of the Holy Prophet (S) saying that had he been a messenger of Allah he would have engaged only in spreading the message instead of marrying many women. It is narrated from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) that he recited this verse and pointing towards his chest, said: By Allah, we are the progeny of Allah’s Prophet (S).

And explaining the other verse he said that people have differed in the matter of the cause of the revelation of this verse: First opinion: O Muslim! I do not want any return for the propagation work from you but want love and affection of the thing which may be means of nearness to Allah. Second opinion: That it may mean: Befriend me because of my nearness to you.

Third opinion: The meaning may be that: I do not want from you any remuneration for the job of Messengership except that you may befriend and love my relatives who are my progeny and protect my honour in their favor. Regarding this meaning Ali bin Husain (a.s.) and Saeed bin Jubair, Amr bin Shuaib, Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq (a.s.) and also a group have been quoted and in Shawahidut Tanzil , Ibne Abbas is quoted that when this verse was revealed the companions asked: O Messenger of Allah!

who are the people whom we have been commanded to love? The holy Prophet (S) replied: They are Ali and Fatima and Hasan and Husain (a.s.). Likewise, it is narrated from Abu Amama Baahili that the Holy Prophet (S) said that the Lord Almighty Allah created the messengers from various trees and I and Ali are the products of one and the same tree.

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