Loving him is recompense of prophethood...

Loving him is recompense of prophethood: Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives…[^1] His being is purified of every physical and spiritual filth and impurity: Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying.[^2] He is the son of the Prophet.

Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and our near people and your near people, then let us be earnest in prayer, and pray for the curse of Allah on the liars.[^3] He is the flower of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w). He is from the Prophet and the Prophet is from him. His Imamate is neither based on an armed uprising nor allegiance of the people. He is the chief of the youths of Paradise. He was infallible since the beginning of his life until the last moments.

The infallibility of the Holy Imam is the special belief of the Shias, which is not shared by any non-Shia sect. (Although many Ahl al-Sunnah researcher scholars consider them protected from sins).

As for the non-Shia sects, among them also all Hanafi, Shafei and most Hanbali consider Imam Husayn (a.s) on the right and Yazid on the wrong – quoting references here would unnecessarily prolong the discussion, hence I am just giving here a few names of scholars and the books in which they have mentioned those points: (1) Allamah Qastalani (Shahabuddin Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad died 923 A.H..) – Irshad as-Saari Sharh Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 10, Pg.

139 (2) Ibn Jauzi (died 1200 A.D.), Ar Raddo A’laal Mutasibul Aneed al Maane min dhimme Yazeed (3) Sibte Ibn Jauzi (died 1257 A.D.), Tadkeratul Khawaasul Ummah (4) Allamah Ahmad bin Hajar al-Haithami (died 974 A.H.) Sawaiqul Mohreqa, Pg.

132-134 (5) Imam Jalaluddin Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr as-Suyuti (died 911 A.H.), Tarikhul Khulafa (6) Allamah Taftazani (Saaduddin Masud bin Umar, died 1389 A.D.), Sharh Aqaid Nasafi (7) Shaykh Muhammad Sabban (Muhammad bin ‘Ali, died 1792 A.D.), Isafur Raghibeen (8) Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (died 1824 A.D.), Madarijun Nubuwwah, Jazbal Quloob (10) Maulana Abdul Hayy Farangi Mahli: Fatawi, Vol. 3, Pg. 7 (11) Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan Bhopali (died 1889 A.D.), Baghiyatur Rayed Fee Sharhul Aqaid, Pg.

97 (12) Maulana Muhammad Mateen Farangi Mahli, Waseelatun Najaat, Pg. 290 (13) Mufti Muhammad Ikramuddin, Sadatil Kaunain fee Fazailil Hasnain (14) Qadi Muhammad Sulaiman, Rahmatallil Aalameen, Pg.