The Prophet by gathering his daughter Fa-timah (‘a)...

The Prophet by gathering his daughter Fa-timah (‘a), her husband Imam ‘Ali- (‘a) and the couple’s two sons Imam Hasan (‘a) and Imam Husayn (‘a) under his cloak and reciting this ayah which was revealed in praise of this group, made it clear that who actually are the and who are not included in the concept of this ayah.[^46] An interesting point to note here is that although Ibn Hanbal’s narrations of the above aha-di-th have made clear the concept of the in Ayah al-Tathi-r (Verse of Purity), he has recorded under the section Musnad several hadith not only from Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn (‘a) but from their uncles ‘Aqi-l bin Abi- Ta-lib and Ja‘far bin Abi- Ta-lib as well as from their cousin ‘Abdulla-h bin Ja‘far.[^47] It is worth noting that the last three persons, despite being the meritorious scions of the Prophet’s clan, the Bani- Hashim, are not members of the in view of the canonical term of the Qur’a-nic ayah.

📌This slip on the part of Ibn Hanbal can be explained by the aha-di-th concerning Imam ‘Ali- (‘a) which he has included in the so-called group ‘Asharah al-Mubashshirah and also mixed up aha-di-th on the merits of Hazrat Fa-timah al-Zahra-’ (‘a) in the section titled Musnad al-Nisa-’.[^48] Notes: [^44] Musnad, vol. 4, p. 107 (Musnad Wa-thilah bin Asqa‘), Matba‘ah al-Maymaniyyah; also refer to vol. 6, pp. 292, 298, 304, 323 (Musnad Umm-i Salamah). [^45] Ibid, vol. 3, p.

259 (Musnad Anas bin Ma-lik); also refer to vol. 3, p. 286. [^46] On the identity of the . [^47] Al-Musnad, vol. 3, pp. 167, 199 (Ahmad Sha-kir) [^48] For hadith on Hazrat Fa-timah al-Zahra-’ (‘a) refer to al-Musnad, vol. 6, p. 282, Matba‘ah al-Maymaniyyah. Previous…

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