The validity of the statement: "My household is like the ship of Noah"
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Question:
Is it not one of the reasons for our lagging behind, which the scholars did not mention, that we appointed our deviants to rule over us, and we did not follow the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "My household is like the ship of Noah; whoever boards it is saved, and whoever leaves it drowns"? And we have been drowning for a long time today?
Answer:
This statement is from the words of the Shi'ah. "My household is like the ship of Noah" is a fabricated, false hadith with no basis. The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) household is not the ship of salvation. The people of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) household have the right to be advised, treated with kindness, taught if they are ignorant, and forgiven if their wrongdoing is of a nature that can be forgiven, among other benefits that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reminded us of.
But they are not the ship. The ship is the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him). This is the ship. Whoever takes hold of both is saved, and whoever lags behind them is destroyed. Among the people of the household are the truthful and the false. Among them is Abu Talib, who is from the people of the Fire, and among them is Abu Lahab, who is from the people of the Fire. Among them is Ali, who is from the people of Paradise, and among them are his descendants, such as al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and Muhammad ibn Ali, and a group after them from the good, righteous people of the household who are people of uprightness and guidance.
And better than them are Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction), Uthman ibn Affan, and the Rightly Guided Caliphs. They are better than those mentioned, and all of these are from the people of salvation and happiness. They are not only the people of the household. So whoever is upright upon the command of Allah, whether from the people of the household or not, is on the path of salvation and is in the ship. And whoever deviates from the obedience of Allah and His Messenger is from the people of destruction, even if he is from the descendants of the prophets, and even if he is from the household of the Prophet (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him). The Shi'ah and the followers of the Shi'ah should know this.
Likewise, another hadith they mention: "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate" is also fabricated. Its meaning is that there is no knowledge except through the path of Ali. This is fabricated. And his saying: "My household is like the ship of Noah" is also fabricated. Rather, the people of the household of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are the people of uprightness and the people of guidance, not those who deviate from that and stray from it.
Is it not one of the reasons for our lagging behind, which the scholars did not mention, that we appointed our deviants to rule over us, and we did not follow the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "My household is like the ship of Noah; whoever boards it is saved, and whoever leaves it drowns"? And we have been drowning for a long time today?
Answer:
This statement is from the words of the Shi'ah. "My household is like the ship of Noah" is a fabricated, false hadith with no basis. The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) household is not the ship of salvation. The people of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) household have the right to be advised, treated with kindness, taught if they are ignorant, and forgiven if their wrongdoing is of a nature that can be forgiven, among other benefits that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reminded us of.
But they are not the ship. The ship is the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him). This is the ship. Whoever takes hold of both is saved, and whoever lags behind them is destroyed. Among the people of the household are the truthful and the false. Among them is Abu Talib, who is from the people of the Fire, and among them is Abu Lahab, who is from the people of the Fire. Among them is Ali, who is from the people of Paradise, and among them are his descendants, such as al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and Muhammad ibn Ali, and a group after them from the good, righteous people of the household who are people of uprightness and guidance.
And better than them are Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction), Uthman ibn Affan, and the Rightly Guided Caliphs. They are better than those mentioned, and all of these are from the people of salvation and happiness. They are not only the people of the household. So whoever is upright upon the command of Allah, whether from the people of the household or not, is on the path of salvation and is in the ship. And whoever deviates from the obedience of Allah and His Messenger is from the people of destruction, even if he is from the descendants of the prophets, and even if he is from the household of the Prophet (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him). The Shi'ah and the followers of the Shi'ah should know this.
Likewise, another hadith they mention: "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate" is also fabricated. Its meaning is that there is no knowledge except through the path of Ali. This is fabricated. And his saying: "My household is like the ship of Noah" is also fabricated. Rather, the people of the household of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are the people of uprightness and the people of guidance, not those who deviate from that and stray from it.
Source
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