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Publishers Note ix

About This Book xi

Transliteration and Footnotes xi

PART ONE 1
Brief Introduction to Part One 1

Foreword by Dr Mostafa al-Badawi 2

Preface 9
The Sha Perspective 10
The Khawrij Perspective 11
About Fail Literature 13
Who are Ahl al-Bayt? 14
Etymology and Definition of Some Important Terms 14
Ahl al-Bayt in the Qurn 16
adth Ahl al-Kis People of the Cloak 19
The aba Making Tawassul through the Ahl al-Bayt and the
Recommendation for Doing So 23

PART TWO Virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt 26

Brief Introduction to Part Two 26
Biographies of Principle adth Scholars Used in this Work 27
Virtues of the Prophetic Lineage 35

Al-Suys Iy al-Mayt bi-Fail Ahl al-B ayt R eviving the Dead: the
Virtues of the Prophetic Household 37

Fail of the R elatives of the Messenger of Allah a 53

The Virtues of Jafar ibn Ab lib al-Hshim g 53
The Virtues of the Relatives of the Messenger of Allah a and of Fima, the
Daughter of the Prophet a, of whom He Said, Fima is the Leader of the
Women of Paradise 56
Concerning amza ibn Abd al-Mualib by Ibn Kathr 59

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Imam al-Shfis Poetry on the Ahl al-Bayt 61

PART THREE The Virtues of Lady Fima h 63

Brief Introduction to Part Three 63

Al-Suys Al-Thughr al-B sima f Manqib Sayyidatin Fima

The R adiant Smile On the Virtues of Our Lady Fima 64
The Unique Distinctions and Virtues of Fima 68
Concerning Her Age and Her Death 71
Fimas h Funeral Washing, Prayer and Burial 72
Fimas h Funeral Bier 73
On the Continuance of the Messenger of Allahs a Line
Through Fima h 73
The Narrations of Fima, Daughter of the Messenger of Allah a 73
Poetry Attributed to Fima h 75

Ibn Shahns Fail Fima The Virtues of Lady Fima j 76

The Leader of All Women after Maryam, and the Daughter of the Messenger
of Allah a 76
Fimas immediacy in obeying Allah and his Rasl s and her unparalleled
generosity 76
Journeys of the Prophet s started and finished with Fima and the Unique
Prophetic declaration to Sayyidah Fima may my mother and father be
your ransom 77
The Prophets s sharing secrets with Fima and Fimas sharing secrets
with isha 77
The Prophets sharing secrets with Fima and Fimas sharing secrets with
Umm Salama 78
Allah has forbidden the hellfire to Fima and her progeny 79
Fima is the leader of all women 79
The household of Fima blessed with Divine provision 80
The Prophets s special exhortation for Fima and Al 82
The Prophets s war and peace for Fima 82
Fima is a part of the Prophet and Fimas hurt is the Prophets hurt 82
The Prophets s naming of Al as Ab Turb 82

The Virtues of Fima from the Jmi al-a of Imam al-Bukhr with
the Commentary of Sheikh al-Islam Imam Ibn ajar al-Asqaln 83
The Virtues of Fima h of Whom the Prophet a Said, Fima is the
Leader of the Women of Paradise 83

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The Virtues of Fima from the a of Imam Muslim with the

Commentary of Sheikh al-Islam Imam Z akariyy al-Nawaw 85
The Virtues of Fima h, Daughter of the Prophet s 85
The Injuries the Prophet a Received At Uud [the Bravery of and the Role
of Lady Fima in Nursing him)] 89
Hadiths About the Marriage of Fima j 92
Al not allowed to marry again during the lifetime of Fima 95
The Prophet married his daughter to the best of people 97
Al selling his armour to make arrangements for his marriage 97
Divine instructions for the marriage of Al to Fima 99

PART FOUR The Virtues of Al ibn Ab lib g 100

Brief Introduction to Part Four 100
Biography of Imm Al g 101
His lineage, birth and his embrace of Islam 101
His knowledge and virtue 102
His asceticism and piety 102
His caliphate and assassination 102
Definition of the Important Term Mawl 103

Al-Nass Khai Imam Al The Unique Distinctions of Imam Al ibn Ab

lib g 106

The Virtues of Al ibn Ab lib al-Qurash al-H shim, Ab al-asan g 181

The Virtues of Al g 191

Q Iys Response to the Sha 191
The adth al-Thaqalayn of Two Weighty Matters and the Wives of the
Prophet as Ahl al-Bayt 197

The Incident at Ghadr K humm by Ibn K athr 201

PART FIVE The Virtues of Imams al-asan and al-usayn 215

Brief Introduction to Part Five 215

The Virtues of al-asan g and al-usayn g 216

On Those That Resembled the Messenger of Allah a 219

Further Virtues From a al-Bukhr with Ibn ajars Commentary from

Fat al-B r 225
Imam al-asans Role in Reconciling the Umma 225
The Relationship Between Al and Ab Bakr 238

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The Virtues of al-asan g and al-usayn from a Muslim g 241

The aba Crying on Seeing Imam al-asan g 243

PART SIX The Virtues of the Awaited Imam al-Mahd 244

Brief Introduction to Part Six The Virtues of the Awaited Imam al-Mahd 244

adth about the M ahd from a al-Bukhr with commentary by Ibn

ajar al-Asqaln 246
Virtues of the Mahd g 247
The Imams and Scholars Who Declared That the Hadiths of the Mahd Are
Mass-Transmitted 251
The Sunnis Position on the Mahd 254
The Importance Given by Scholars Past and Present to the Issue of the
Mahd 255
Prophetic Hadiths About the Mahd 257
Sayings of the Salaf al-li about the Mahd 259

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