Another important verse of the Quran that talks about the Ahlul Bayt is 42:23 in which Allah, subhanahu wa taala, says: (O Muhammad) Say, I do not ask for any reward for this (bringing of Allahs message) except the love for the near kinship”. The fact that this verse was revealed concerning the Ahlul Bayt, the family of the Prophet, is beyond any doubt. Imam Shafíi, the founder of the Sunni Shafíí school of law, has explained the meaning of this verse in a poem: يا اهل بيت رسول الله حبكم فرض من الله في القرآن انزله من لم يصل عليكم لا صلاة له كفاكم من عظيم القدر انكم O Ahlul Bayt of the Messenger of Allah, your love, Is a duty from Allah, mentioned in the Quran. In your honour, it is sufficient that ones prayer, Is incomplete without praying for blessings on you. Muhammad bin Idrís ash-Shafií, Diwanu sh-Shafií, ed. Muhammad al-Khafaji (Jeddah: Maktabah Dar Hira, n.d.) p. 106.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 22:03:50 +0000
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