The Prophet’s ﷺ Household and the Ruling on Loving Them, and the Shari’ah-Compliant Form of This Love
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The questioner:
The first question in this episode is from listener A.A. from Riyadh. In his first question, he asks: Who are the people of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household? What is the ruling on loving them? Is it obligatory or a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his household and all his Companions. The people of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household are his wives and his daughters. This is because when Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, addressed the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with His words[Al-Ahzab 33:32] [the verses], He said [Al-Ahzab 33:33] [the verses]. Included in the people of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household are his relatives, namely the sons of his uncle al-Abbas and the sons of Abu Talib. These people are included in the people of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household. Likewise, al-Hasan and al-Husayn, the grandsons of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), are among the most excellent of the people of the household. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: What is the ruling on loving them? Is it obligatory or a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
Loving them is obligatory. The love of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) necessitates loving them, honoring them, respecting them, and believing in their virtue over others. All of this is obligatory and is among their rights over the Muslims. This is included in the right of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for among his rights (peace and blessings be upon him) is the love of his household, honoring them, and respecting them. However, this must be without exaggeration and without excess, such as believing in the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household that they benefit or harm without Allah, Mighty and Majestic, as the misguided sects do; or that they have the right of legislation and abrogating whatever they wish from the Shari’ah, as the extremists among the Shi’ah believe. All of this is among false matters. Or that Allah singled them out with something the rest of the Ummah did not receive, singling them out with knowledge the rest of the Ummah did not receive. All these beliefs are false. Likewise, it is false for a person who claims to be from the people of the household to abandon action and think that his kinship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) suffices him from action. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invalidated this by saying: “O people of Quraysh, buy yourselves [from the Fire]; I cannot avail you of anything from Allah. O al-Abbas, the uncle of the Messenger of Allah, O Safiyyah, the aunt of the Messenger of Allah, O Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, I cannot avail you of anything from Allah.” So mere kinship and affiliation to the house of the Messenger, without righteous action and without uprightness upon the religion of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is not sufficient. Yes.
The first question in this episode is from listener A.A. from Riyadh. In his first question, he asks: Who are the people of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household? What is the ruling on loving them? Is it obligatory or a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his household and all his Companions. The people of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household are his wives and his daughters. This is because when Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, addressed the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with His words
O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah, then do not be soft in speech
يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ لَسْتُنَّ كَأَحَدٍ مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ إِنِ اتَّقَيْتُنَّ فَلَا تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِAllah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًاThe questioner:
He asks: What is the ruling on loving them? Is it obligatory or a recommended practice?
The Shaykh:
Loving them is obligatory. The love of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) necessitates loving them, honoring them, respecting them, and believing in their virtue over others. All of this is obligatory and is among their rights over the Muslims. This is included in the right of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for among his rights (peace and blessings be upon him) is the love of his household, honoring them, and respecting them. However, this must be without exaggeration and without excess, such as believing in the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) household that they benefit or harm without Allah, Mighty and Majestic, as the misguided sects do; or that they have the right of legislation and abrogating whatever they wish from the Shari’ah, as the extremists among the Shi’ah believe. All of this is among false matters. Or that Allah singled them out with something the rest of the Ummah did not receive, singling them out with knowledge the rest of the Ummah did not receive. All these beliefs are false. Likewise, it is false for a person who claims to be from the people of the household to abandon action and think that his kinship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) suffices him from action. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invalidated this by saying: “O people of Quraysh, buy yourselves [from the Fire]; I cannot avail you of anything from Allah. O al-Abbas, the uncle of the Messenger of Allah, O Safiyyah, the aunt of the Messenger of Allah, O Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad, I cannot avail you of anything from Allah.” So mere kinship and affiliation to the house of the Messenger, without righteous action and without uprightness upon the religion of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is not sufficient. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5459- أهل بيت النبي ﷺ وحكم محبتهم والصورة الشرعية لهذه المحبة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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