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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shia Rebuts Question 1 : Which is correct, “wa ‘itrati” {and my progeny}, or “wa sunnati” {and my tradition}? The hadith scholars { muhaddithun } have narrated hadith ath-thaqalayn {Tradition on the Two Weighty Things} in two ways and it has been recorded in the books of hadith .

An examination must be made to see which way is correct: “ Kitab Allah wa ‘itrati ahli bayti ” {“The Book of Allah and my progeny, the members of my Household”}, or “ Kitab Allah wa sunnati ” {“The Book of Allah and my tradition”}. Reply: The authentic { sahih } and established { thabit } hadith of the Holy Prophet (S)[^1] is the one with the phrase, “ wa ahl bayti ” {and the members of my Household}.

The chain of transmission { sanad } of the narration which contains the phrase, “ sunnati ” {my tradition} instead of “ ahla bayti ” {the members of my Household} is invalid, therefore it is rejected { mardud } and the chain of transmission of the hadith , “ wa ahla bayti ” is absolutely sound.

The chain of transmission of the narration, “wa ahli bayti” {and my Household} This text has been narrated by two prominent muhaddith s { hadith scholars}: In his Sahih , Muslim narrates from Zayd ibn al-Arqam, thus: One day Allah’s Messenger (S) stood up to deliver sermon near a pool known as Khumm situated between Mecca and Medina.

In the said sermon, he extolled Allah and exhorted the people, and then he said: "ألا أيها الناس فانما أنا بشر يوشك أن يأتي رسول ربِّي فأجيب وأنا تاك فيكم الثَّقلين: أولهما كتاب الله فيه والهدى النور فخذو بكتاب الله واستمسكوا به – فحث لى كتاب والله رغب فيه ثم قال: أذكركم الله في أهل بيتي." Now to our purpose: O people, I am a human being.

I am about to receive a messenger (the angel of death) from my Lord and I, in response to Allah’s call, (would bid goodbye to you), but I am leaving among you two weighty things: the one being the Book of Allah in which there is right guidance and light, so hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it. He exhorted (us) (to hold fast) to the Book of Allah and then said: The second are the members of my Household; I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family.

I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family. I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family.[^2] Darmi has also mentioned this text in his Sunan .[^3] It must be said that the chain of transmission of each of the two is as bright as the sun and there is no room for doubt about it.