وَإِنَّ اللَّطِيفَ الْخَبِيرَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُمَا لَنْ...
وَإِنَّ اللَّطِيفَ الْخَبِيرَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُمَا لَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ. فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ تُخَلِّفُونِي فِيهِمَا.I am about to be called, and I shall certainly respond. I am thus leaving behind amongst you the two weighty things—the Book of the Exalted and Majestic Allah and my progeny. The Book of Allah is a rope extending from the heavens to the earth. My progeny are the members of my household.
The All-subtle and All-aware Lord has informed me that these two shall never separate from each other until they join me on the Divine Pond. Now, consider how you shall regard me through these two things.Ahmad ibn Hanbal, al-Musnad 3:17.
[^7]: - The Holy Prophet (S) is reported to have said: إِنَّمَا أَهْلُ بَيْتِي مِثْلُ سَفِينَةِ نُوحٍ: مَنْ رَكِبَهَا نَجَا وَمَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا غَرِقَ.Verily, the parable of my Household is like the parable of Noah’s ark—whoever embarks on it shall be saved, but he who fails to join it shall be drowned.Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Kanz al-’Ummal 6:216. For further details, refer to al-Fayruzabadi’s Fadha'il al-Khamsah fi’l-Sihah al-Sittah. Previous…
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