IMAM HUSSAIN-the true Imam

Hurting the Companion is hurting the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)

 

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has emphasized respect of His Family and along with them, respect of the Companions that Allah Most High should be feared about them, as given in Jame’ Tirmidhi:

 

Translation:  It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mughaffal (May Allah be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Fear Allah about my Companions.  Fear Allah.  Do not make them the target of your condemnation after me.  Whoever loves them, loves them out of love for me.  Whoever hates them, hates them out of his hate for me.  Whoever hurts them, hurts me and whoever hurts me, hurts Allah and whoever hurts Allah, He will hold him to account very soon.  (Jame’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, Pg No. 225, Hadith No: 3797)

 

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has declared relations with His Family as a means of deliverance and a means of safety from misguidance.  Whoever attaches himself/herself with them, will never be misguided.  Please consider, will those pure souls fall prey to chasing this material world?

 

Thus, on the occasion of the Hujjatul Wada’a, when the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) gave the whole world a message of peace, on the same occasion, He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) also gave the order for attaching oneself to the Holy Quran and the Prophet’s Family.  Following them is a means of eternal blessings and is a strong guard against wrong beliefs and the wrong path.  There is a Hadith in Sunan Baihaqui and in Jame’ Tirmidhi:

 

Translation:  It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him):  I saw the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) on ‘Arafah.  He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was on His she-camel, Qaswa and was giving a sermon.  I heard Him say: O people, I leave with you 2 great bounties.  As long as you hold on to them, you will never be misguided.  They are: the Book of Allah and my Family.

(Jame’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, Pg No. 219, Hadith No: 3718)

 

When according to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), His Family saves people from misguidance and whoever attaches oneself with them cannot be on the wrong path, then is it correct to blame them with the love of this material world? Is it correct to label their struggle as a political struggle?  Even after Allah declares their purity in Surah Ahzaab-33?

 

Even after the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) prayed for them thus:

 

O Allah! These is my Family (Ahle Bait).  You remove all uncleanliness from them and grant them absolute purity.  (Jame’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, Pg No. 219, Hadith No: 3129)