Umm Salamah says, “When the ayah , ‘Allah only intends to keep away the uncleanliness from you, O people of the house, and to purify you a thorough purifying.’ was revealed to the Prophet (S), he summoned ‘Ali, Fatimah, al-Hasan and al-Husayn (as) and said, ‘These are my ’.”[^4] Imam al-Husayn (as) said, «إنّا اَهْلُ بَيْتِ النُّبُوَّةِ.» “We are the of the Holy Prophet (S).”[^5] On his authorized chain of narration, Muslim quotes ‘A’ishah narrating, “One morning the Prophet (S) left my house with a piece of cloth called “ Kisa ” woven out of black wool hanging on his shoulder.
Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali joined the Prophet and was permitted to enter the Kisa . Then, al-Husayn joined them and was permitted to enter the Kisa also. After him came Fatimah and the Prophet made her enter the Kisa as well. Lastly, ‘Ali came and he too was permitted to enter the Kisa .
Then, the Holy Prophet (S) recited the Qur’anic verse, ﴿ اَنَّما يُريدُ اللهُ لِيذْهِبَ عَنْکُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ البَيْتِ وَيطَهِّرَکُمْ تَطْهيراً ﴾ ‘Allah only intends to keep away the uncleanliness from you, O people of the house, and to purify you a thorough purifying’. ” [^6] Ahmad ibn Hanbal says, “When the Verse of Mubahalah was revealed to the Holy Prophet (S), he called for ‘Ali, Fatimah, al-Hasan and al-Husayn. Then, he said, ‘O my Lord!
These are my !’”[^7] The Holy Qur’an and love of the (as) In the Holy Qur’an, Allah, the Exalted, says, ﴿ ... قُلْ لا اَسأَلُکُمْ عَلَيْهِ اَجْراً إِلاَّ المَوَدَّةِ فِي الْقُرْبي... ﴾ “… Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love of my near relatives…” [^8] This Qur’anic verse is popularly known as “the Verse of Love” [ mawaddah ]. In most books of Qur’anic commentary, Islamic traditions and history, the Verse of Love is known to have been revealed about the .
Suyuti has interpreted this verse. While commenting on it, he quotes from Ibn ‘Abbas, “When this verse was revealed to the Noble Prophet (S), his companions asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah! Who are your near relatives, the ones whom loving has been made incumbent upon us?’ The Holy Prophet (S) said, ‘Ali and Fatimah and their two children’.”[^9] After praising and glorifying Allah in a sermon that he delivered after the martyrdom of Imam ‘Ali (as), Imam al-Hasan (as) said, ...