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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Leading The Ummah Chapter 26 At this final chapter we have to note two important topics: I. When Talking of the Thaqalain narrations, some Sunnite scholars use the expression “ كتاب الله وسنتي ” “God's book and my tradition” in place of “كتاب الله وعترتى” “God's book and my household”. II. When praising the Prophet, they would not mention the Prophet's Household. These two viewpoints are the source of dispute between these two groups.

In turn we shall deal with both viewpoints. Which Interpretation Is Correct: “God's Book And My Household” Or “God's Book And My Tradition”? Which Interpretation Is Correct: “God's Book And My Household” كتاب الله وعترتي اهل بيتي Or “God's Book And My Tradition” كتاب الله وسنتي?

Question: The Imamat-relying scholars, such as Saduq, Mofid and Tusi (may God bless them) in their religious issues, refer to the narrations related to the Prophet's Household, stressing the Thaqalain narration in particular, while other scholars report this narration in another form (using “My tradition” for “My Household). With this disagreement, how can we discuss the following topic?

But since in some narrations the term “ سنتي ” my tradition” is used for عترتي ” “ “my household” the validity of either one of the expressions becomes questionable. Concerning this issue the Shiite scholars have written some treatises one of which is the publication called دار التقريب بين المذاهب الاسلاميه which is published in Cairo. Recently one Jordanian scholar called Sheikh Hasan Ibn Ali Saqqaf has answered this question.

Here we will present a translation of it (since it is a research paper we will not add anything to it). Question: I have been asked the issue of Thaqalain and the authenticity of either عترتي” “وأهل بيتي or “سنتي ” (please answer this question based on documents). Answer: The authentic narration from the great prophet is with the term “وأهل بيتي ” [and my Household]. The narration which appears with the word سنتي “my tradition” is wrong.