The Prophet (S) returned his Salam...

The Prophet (S) returned his

Salam, stood up and while smiling, embraced him and kissed his

forehead. The Prophet then asked him to sit near to him."

Al-Abass asked: "Messenger of Allah, do you love him?"

The Prophet replied: "Uncle of Allah's Messenger! By Allah, Allah

loves him more than I do. Surely Allah made every Prophet's progeny

proceed from him, and made my progeny proceed from this one."

Apostle declared: "Surely Allah made every Prophet's progeny

proceed from his own loins, and made my progeny proceed from Ali's

This narration was reported by the following writers: Muhib Ad-Din-

Tabari in Dhakhaer al-Uqbi, Hamueeni in Faraed As-Semtain, Dhahabi

in Mizan al-Etedal, Ibn Hajar in al-Sawa'iq al- Muhriqa p.74, Mirza

Hindi in Muntakhab Kanz al- Umal, Zarqani in Sharh Mawahib

authority of Muhammad Ibn Usama Ibn Zaid, that his Father said:

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"Allah's Messenger said: 'As for you Ali, you are my son-in-law and the

father of my offspring; you are from me and I am from you.'"

The same narrator reported that Usama said: "I went to visit the

Prophet of Allah one night; he (S) came out carrying something that I

didn't recognize under his cloak. When I finished my work with him I

said. `What do you have under your cloak?' When he opened his

cloak, I saw Al- Hassan and Al-Hussain on his lap. The Prophet then

said: `These are my children and my daughter's sons; O Allah, you

surely know that I love them, therefore love them. "

Despite the large number of traditions, which declare that Al-Hassan

and Al-Hussain are the Prophet of Allah's children, some ignorant

writers try to deny this fact. These writers quote the Quranic verse:

"Muhammad is not the Father of any of your men," to prove that he (S)

was not anyone's Father. These writers use this verse even though it

is an uncontested fact that it was revealed to prove that Zaid, the