The status of the Prophet's Family

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><br /> <br /> By virtue of their relationship with Him, Allah Most High has accorded great status to the family of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The Lord Almighty has declared their superiority in the Holy Quran:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Allah only intends to remove all the impurity of sins from you, O People of the House (of the Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of shortcoming]) and make you absolutely pure and clean by blessing you with (perfect) purity and wholesomeness.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Surah Ahzaab (33:33)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">This verse of the Holy Quran proves that Allah Most High has kept the family of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) free of all kinds of flaws and defects, be them moral, ethical, intellectual, outward or inward.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Ummul Momineen Hadhrat Umme Salma (May Allah be well pleased with her) says about the background of the revelation of this verse:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Translation: When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was in my room, this verse was revealed:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Allah only intends to remove all the impurity of sins from you, O People of the House (of the Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of shortcoming]) and make you absolutely pure and clean by blessing you with (perfect) purity and wholesomeness.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Then the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) summoned Hadhrat Fatima, Hadhrat Ali, Hadhrat Hasan and Hadhrat Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: These are my family members (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Ahle Bait</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Hadhrat Umme Salma (May Allah be well pleased with her) asked:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Am I not from among the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ahle Bait</i>?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Allah-willing, you are also from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Ahle Bait</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>(Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol. 5, Pg. No. 316)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">A Hadith has been mentioned in Imam Baihaqui&rsquo;s Shua&rsquo;bul Iman that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Translation: There are 6 people whom I curse and Allah curses and the supplication of every Prophet is accepted.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Among them are:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The one who considers things declared Haraam (impermissible) by Allah as Halal (permissible) and the one who considers those things permissible about my family, which Allah has declared as forbidden i.e. who disrespects the Prophet&rsquo;s Family.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;text-kashida: 0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">This shows that disrespecting the Prophet&rsquo;s Family leads to misguidance and destruction of faith.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span></span></p>