Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Lady Zaynab (peace Be Upon Her) The Ahlul-bayt in The Qur’an and Sunnah Introduction: His Eminence Shaykh Musa Muhammad Ali’s al-Sayyidah Zaynab [^3] All praises belong to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Peace and Blessings be upon our master Muhammad (s.a.w.a.), the most honorable of the prophets and the chief of the Messengers of Allah (a.s.), and upon his Household (a.s.), companions, and progeny.
Almighty Allah says: رَحْمَتُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهٗ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ۚ إِنَّهٗ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ The mercy of Allah and His Blessings are on you, O people of the house, surely He is Praised, Glorious.[^4] إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا Allah (s.w.t.) only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House, and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.[^5] قُلْ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives.[^6] In his book entitled al-Sahih, Muslim records the following: Zayd ibn Arqam narrated: In a place between Mecca and Medina called ‘Khumm’, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) once delivered a speech to us.
After statements of praising and thanking Almighty Allah, as well as statements of preach and reminding of Him, the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: أَلَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَنِي رَسُولُ رَبِّي فَأُجِيبَ وَ اَنَا تَارِكٌ فِيكُمْ ثَقَلَيْنِ: أَوَّلُهُمَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ فِيهِ الْهُدٰى وَ النُّورُ فَخُذُوا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ اسْتَمْسِكُوا بِه...
وَ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي. O people, I am no more than an ordinary person, and the Messenger of my Lord (i.e. Angel of death) will shortly come to me and then I will respond. Among you, I have left two weighty things: first, the Book of Allah (s.w.t.) that includes right guidance and illumination. Preserve in the Book of Allah (s.w.t.) and hold fast on it.
Second, my Household; remember Allah (s.w.t.) concerning my Household, remember Allah (s.w.t.) concerning my Household, remember Allah (s.w.t.) concerning my Household.” The first thing one can learn from the previous directive of the immaculate Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is that one who loves something must prefer it to himself, lest such love will be false and untrue.