Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shiite Apologetics Question Five Why do Shiites include the descendants of Muhammad when blessing him, saying, O Lord, bless Muhammad and his descendents? Answer: It is obvious that the holy Prophet himself taught Muslims to bless him. When the following verse was revealed: Surely Allah and His angels bless the Prophet; O, ye who believe! Call for (Divine) blessings on him and salute him with a (becoming) salutation.
(33:50), the Muslims asked the Prophet, How shall we salute you? Dont salute me incompletely, the Prophet answered. -How, then, shall we salute you? they repeated. Say, he replied, O Lord, bless your apostle Muhammad and his descendants.[1] [1] Ibn Hajar, Al-Sawa`iq al-Muhriqah, book 11, chap. 1, p. 146; al-Durr al-Manthur, vol.
5; commenting on verse 56 of Chapter al-Ahzab, the traditionists as well as the authors of Sihah and Masanid (anthologies of traditions) such as `Abd al-Razzaq, Ibn Abi-Shaybah, Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu-Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, Ibn Mardawayh-all quoted similar statements from Ibn `Ajrah, who himself quoted from the Holy Prophet. Saluting Muhammads descendants is so important that Shafii, in his famous poem says: O descendants of our holy Prophet!
Loving you is a precept recommended by God in the Quran. Of the importance and elevation of your position it suffices to say that whoever salutes you not, has performed no prayers. [1] [1] Ibn Hajar, Al-Sawa`iq al-Muhriqah, book 11, p. 148; al-Shabrawi, al-Ithaf, p. 29; al-Hamzawi al-Maliki, Mashariq al-Anwar, p. 88; al-Zarqani, al-Mawahib, p. 119; Sabban, al-Is`af, p.119. Back Index Next Previous Next