Explanation of traditions alluded to in these verses and prominent Ahle Sunnat scholars, who have narrated them
As for the statement of the poet:
- We narrate a report regarding this tradition, that others have narrated.
Hafiz Darqutni and Ibne Asakir1 narrate:
Two persons came to Umar bin Khattab and asked him regarding divorce of slave girls. He arose and came to some people present in the Masjid and among them was a balding man.
Umar asked: “O bald one, what is your opinion regarding divorce of a slave girl?”
He raised his hand showing his index and middle fingers (two fingers) and
Umar said to those two men: “Two divorces.”
One of them remarked: “Glory be to Allah, we came to you and you are the
chief of believers; but you came with us till you stood before this man and posed
the question to him and you were satisfied at his gesture.”
Umar asked: “Do you know who that is?”
“No,” they replied.
He said: “It is Ali Ibne Abi Talib. I testify that I heard from the Messenger
of Allah (s) that: ‘Indeed if the seven heavens and earths are placed in one pan of
the balance and the faith of Ali is placed in the other pan, faith of Ali Ibne Abi
Talib will be heavier.’”
As for the statement of the poet:
6. And Akrama has narrated in a report that none has doubted.
Abu Abdullah Mulla in his book of biography,2 has narrated from Ibne
Abbas that he passed by some people after he had lost his eyesight. They were
abusing Ali (a.s.).
So he asked the one who was leading his mount: “What do you hear from
them?”
He replied: “They are abusing Ali.”
He said: “Take me back to them.”
So he took him back and Ibne Abbas asked them: “Which of you cursed
Allah, the Mighty and Sublime?”
They replied: “Glory be to Allah, one, who curses God, has become a
polytheist.”
He asked: “Which of you cursed the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)?”
They replied: “Glory be to Allah, one, who curses the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.a.), has become a denier.”
He asked: “Which of you cursed Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.)?”
They replied: “We are doing this.”
He said: “I make God as witness and testify that I heard from the Messenger
of Allah (s.a.w.a.) that one, who curses Ali (a.s.) has cursed me and whoever
curses me, has cursed Allah, the Mighty and Sublime and one, who curses God,
Almighty Allah will throw him headlong into Hell fire.”
Then he turned away and asked the driver of his mount: “Did you hear what
they said?”
He replied: “They did not say anything.”
He asked: “What was the expression on their faces when I said that?”
He recited the following couplet:
“They looked at you with reddened eyes, like a sheep looks at the knife of the butcher.”
Ibne Abbas said: “May my parents be sacrificed on you, continue.” He said:
“They were looking at you through the corner of the eyes in a humiliated manner.”
Ibne Abbas said: “May I be sacrificed on you, continue.”
He said: “I knew only this much.”
Ibne Abbas said: “These living men are shameful for the dead and the dead
are lessons for their survivors.”
As for the statement of the poet:
“Muhammad, his brother, his daughter and her two sons are the best of those, who walked barefoot or wearing sandals.”
It is narrated from Abu Huraira from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) that
he said: “When Almighty Allah created Adam, the father of humanity and blew
His soul into him, Adam glanced at the right side of the throne (Arsh) and decried
five images amidst effulgence, who were in prostration and genuflection.”
Adam asked: “Did you create anyone from clay before me?”
“No, O Adam.” He said.
He asked: “Then who are these five, whom I see in my shape?”
He said: “These five are from your progeny; and if they had not been there, I
would not have created you. These five are such that I have derived their names
from My names. If they had not been there, I would not have created Paradise,
Hell, Throne, Chair, heavens, earth, angels, humans and Jinns. Thus, I am
Praiseworthy (Mahmood) and he is Praised (Muhammad) and I am the Highest
(Aali) and this is Ali; and I am the Originator (Fatir) and this is Fatima; and I am
the best (Ahsaan) and this is Hasan; and I am doer of favor (Mohsin) and this is
Husain. I swear by My honor that if one has even the least enmity to one of them,
I would throw him into Hell and will not care. O Adam, these are my chosen
ones. I give salvation through their means and I destroy through their means.
Thus, if you have some need from Me, contact Me through their means.”
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: “We are the ark of salvation; such that
whoever boarded it, was saved and those, who turn away from it, would be
destroyed. Thus, whoever has a need from the Almighty Allah, he should seek
through the means of us, Ahle Bayt.”
Shaykhul Islam, Hamawaini has mentioned this report in the first chapter of his book of Faraidus Simtain3.
As for the statement of the poet:
“Allah does not accept the deed of any creature unless it is accompanied by sincere affection for them.”
It is narrated from Ibne Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said:
“If a person prays between Rukn and Maqam and keeps fast; in addition to that
he meets God being inimical to the Ahle Bayt of Muhammad, he would be sent to
Hell.”
Hakeem has mentioned this report in his book of Mustadrak.4
In his book of Awsat,5 Tibrani has narrated from Abu Laila from the
martyred grandson of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) from his grandfather that he
said:
“Love for us, Ahle Bayt (a.s.) is obligatory. Indeed if someone meets Allah,
the Mighty and Sublime while he is affectionate to us, he would be admitted to
Paradise through our intercession. And by the one, in whose hands my life is, the
deeds of no one would benefit, except if he recognizes our rights.”
Hafiz Samman has narrated from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) through
his chains of narrators in his Amali:
“If a person worships God for a period equal to seven thousand years of this
world and after that meets Allah, the Mighty and Sublime with malice to Ali Ibne
Abi Talib (a.s.), denial of his rights and non-acceptance of his mastership
(Wilayat), Allah would destroy his goodness and throw him headlong into Hell.”6
In his book of Manaqib,7 Khwarizmi has narrated from the Messenger of
Allah (s.a.w.a.) that he said to Ali (a.s.):
“If a person worships Allah, the Mighty and Sublime for a period equal to
the lifespan of Prophet Nuh (a.s.) and gives in charity, gold, equal to the weight
of Mt. Uhad and his life is prolonged so much that he performs a thousand Hajjs
on foot; then he dies oppressed between Safa and Marwa, while he is not devoted
to you, O Ali, he will not smell the fragrance of Paradise and would not be
admitted into it.”
As for the verse:
“And the prayer of no one is complete and perfect; and supplication does not become pure, except with their remembrance.”
This couplet hints that Almighty Allah has made it obligatory to invoke
blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny during prayers; and there are a large
number of traditions and statements regarding this in books of jurisprudence,
exegesis and traditions.