The virtue of the Ahl al-Bayt

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am leaving among you two things as successors: the Book of Allah, which is a rope extended between the earth and the heaven (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) a rope extended from the heaven to the earth; and my 'itrah (close kin), my Ahl al-Bayt. These two will not separate from each other until they both come to me at the Pond."
Ahmad recorded it, and its chain is jayyid (good).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am leaving behind among you two things; after them you will never go astray: the Book of Allah and my lineage (that is, my descendants). These two will not separate from each other until they both come to me at the Pond."
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Salih bin Musa al-Talhi, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will pass away, and I am leaving among you two things, namely the Book of Allah and my Ahl al-Bayt, and after these two you will not go astray. The Hour will not be established until the Companions of the Messenger of Allah are sought as a lost thing is sought, and they are not found."
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, al-Harith, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) conquered Makkah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) went towards Ta'if. He (peace and blessings be upon him) kept it under siege for seventeen or perhaps nineteen days. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to deliver a sermon. He (peace and blessings be upon him) praised and extolled Allah Almighty and then said: "I urge you to treat my 'itrah (close kin) well. Your meeting place with me is the Pond. By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will surely establish the prayer and you will surely pay the zakah, or else I will send to you a man from among myself (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) I will send to you a man who is like myself, and he will strike your necks." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) by the hand and said: And it will be this one.
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Talhah bin Jabr, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The last thing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said was: "Take care of my Ahl al-Bayt after me."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, Asim bin Ubaydullah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am leaving among you two things, one of which is greater than the other: the Book of Allah, which is a rope extended from the heaven to the earth, and my 'itrah (close kin), my Ahl al-Bayt. These two will not separate from each other until they both come to me at the Pond."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains narrators about whom there is disagreement.

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encamped at al-Juhfah. Then he turned towards the people, and he (peace and blessings be upon him), after praising and extolling Allah Almighty, said: "Every prophet I have found had half the lifespan of the prophet before him, and soon I will be called and I will have to go. So what do you say? The people said: You have given sincere counsel. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you not bear witness that there is no god but Allah, that Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger, that Paradise is true and that Hell is true? The people said: We bear witness to this. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed hand, placed it on his chest and said: I bear witness along with you. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you not hear? The people said: Yes indeed! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will be your forerunner at the Pond, and you will come to me at the Pond. Its width is as great as the distance between San'a' and Busra. At it there are cups made of silver, as many as the stars of the sky. So consider how you will deal with the two things after me. A caller called out: O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by the two things? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Book of Allah, one end of which is in the hand of Allah and the other end in your hands; hold fast to it and you will not go astray. And the other is my kinsfolk. The Subtle, the All-Aware has informed me that these two will not separate from each other until they both come to me at the Pond, and I have asked my Lord for this for the two of them. So do not try to go ahead of them, or you will be ruined; do not fall short regarding them, or you will be ruined; and do not try to teach them, for they know more than you." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) by the hand and said: "Whoever I am closer to than his own self, Ali too is his wali (patron). O Allah! Love whoever loves him, and be the enemy of whoever is his enemy."

One narration is shorter than this, and contains these words: "At this Pond there will be cups made of gold and silver, as many as the stars." This narration also contains these words: "The greater thing is the Book of Allah, and the lesser thing is my 'itrah (close kin)."

One narration has these words: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Farewell Hajj, he encamped at the place of Ghadir Khumm. There, at his command, the ground beneath the trees was swept. Then he stood up and said: It seems as if I will be called and I will have to go. At the end of this narration are these words: I asked Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him): Did you yourself hear this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Everyone who was present at that place at that time was seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with his own two eyes and hearing the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with his own two ears. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Part of this narration is mentioned in the Sahih, and in al-Tirmidhi, from it,
this narration is mentioned: "Whoever I am the mawla (patron) of, Ali too is his mawla."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. The first and second chains contain a narrator, Hakim bin Jubayr, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was returning from the Farewell Hajj, he instructed his Companions not to go beneath some scattered trees and not to encamp under them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to those people and ordered: Get up and clean beneath these trees. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to those trees and prayed there. Then he stood up and said: "O people! The Subtle, the All-Aware has informed me that every prophet whom He sent into the world had half the lifespan of the prophet before him. I think that soon my call will come and I will have to go. I will be called to account and you too will be called to account; so what will you say? The people said: We will bear witness that you conveyed the message, strove to the utmost and gave sincere counsel; may Allah Almighty grant you the best reward. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you not bear witness that there is no god but Allah, that Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger, that Paradise is true, that Hell is true, that death is true, that being raised again after death is true, that the Hour is coming and there is no doubt about it, and that Allah Almighty will raise again those who are in the graves? The people replied: Yes, we bear witness to this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Be witness! Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Indeed Allah Almighty is my mawla (patron), and I am the mawla of the believers, and I am closer to them than their own selves. So whoever I am the mawla of, this one too is his mawla. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) meant Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed:) "O Allah! Love whoever loves him, and be the enemy of whoever is his enemy." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! I will be your forerunner, and you will come to me at the Pond. It is a Pond wider than the distance from Busra to San'a', and at it there are cups made of silver, as many as the stars. When you come to me at the Pond, I will ask you about two things, so you will have to consider how you dealt with these two things after me. The greater of them is the Book of Allah, one end of which is in the hand of Allah and the other end in your hands; hold fast to it and you will not go astray, and do not alter it. (And the other thing) is my 'itrah (close kin), my Ahl al-Bayt. The Subtle, the All-Aware has informed me that these two will not separate from each other until they both come to me at the Pond."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Zayd bin al-Hasan al-Anmati; Abu Hatim says: He is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected), while Ibn Hibban declared him thiqah (trustworthy). The remaining narrators of one of its two chains are thiqat (trustworthy).

Ali bin Ali al-Hilali relates from his father: "I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the illness at the end of which he passed away. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was at the head of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator says: She began to weep until her voice rose. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his gaze, looked at her and said: My beloved Fatimah! Why are you weeping? She said: I fear being left helpless after you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O my beloved! Do you not know that Allah Almighty looked upon the earth and chose your father from among them and sent him with His message; then He looked once more and chose your husband from among the people of the earth, and He revealed to me that I should marry you to him. O Fatimah! We, the Ahl al-Bayt, are people to whom Allah Almighty has given seven distinctions that were not given to anyone before us and will not be given to anyone after us. I am the one who seals the line of prophets, the most honoured of the prophets before Allah Almighty, and the most beloved of creation to Allah Almighty, and I am your father. My wasi (appointed successor) is the best of all awsiya' and the most beloved of them to Allah Almighty, and he is your husband. Our martyr is the best of all martyrs and the most beloved of all martyrs to Allah Almighty, and he is your paternal uncle, Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), who is also your husband's paternal uncle. Among us is one who has two green wings; he flies with the angels in Paradise wherever he wishes, and he is your father's paternal cousin and your husband's brother. Among us are the two 'sibt' (grandsons) of this Ummah, and they are your two sons, Hasan and Husayn. They are the leaders of the youth of the people of Paradise, and their father is better than both of them. By the One who sent me with the truth! O Fatimah! By the One who sent me with the truth, from the descendants of these two will come the Mahdi of this Ummah, at a time when killing and bloodshed have become widespread in the world, tribulations have appeared, roads have been cut off, and people are attacking one another. At that time no elder will show mercy to a younger one, and no younger one will show respect to an elder. At that time Allah Almighty will send the Mahdi from their descendants, who will conquer the fortresses of misguidance and open sealed hearts. In the last age he will establish the religion just as I established it in the first age, and he will fill the world with justice just as it was previously filled with oppression. O Fatimah! Do not grieve and do not weep, for Allah Almighty is kinder and more merciful to you than I am, and that is because of the place you hold in my heart. Allah Almighty has married you to a man who is the most honoured of your household in lineage, the most esteemed in rank, the most merciful to the subjects, the one who judges most excellently with fairness, and the one with the greatest insight into judicial decisions. I have asked my Lord that, of my Ahl al-Bayt, you be the first to join me." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) lived only seventy-five days after him, until Allah Almighty joined her to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as well.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, al-Haytham bin Habib; Abu Hatim says: He is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected), and he has been accused regarding this hadith.

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Our Prophet (that is, the Prophet of our family) is the best of all the prophets, and he is your father. Our martyr is the best of all martyrs, and he is your father's paternal uncle, Hamzah. Among us is one who has two wings, with which he flies wherever he wishes in Paradise, and he is your father's paternal cousin, Ja'far. Among us are the two 'sibt' (that is, grandsons) of this Ummah, namely Hasan and Husayn, and they are your two sons. And from among us will be the Mahdi."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir. Its chain contains a narrator, Qays bin al-Rabi', who is da'if (weak), though he has also been declared trustworthy; the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in my house when the servant said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) are at the door (or: are coming). Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Get up and move a little away from my Ahl al-Bayt for me! Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I moved and sat to one side in the house. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came in, and with them were their children, Hasan and Husayn, who were both small children. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the two children, sat them in his lap and kissed them both. He embraced Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) on one side, and with the other hand embraced Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and kissed her; he also kissed Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Then he spread a black cloak over them and said: "O Allah! To You we shall come, not to the Fire: I and my Ahl al-Bayt." Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Me too? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You too.
Ahmad recorded it.

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), the honoured wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her): Bring your husband and your two sons to me. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) brought them along, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spread over them a cloak that was beneath me; it was a cloak made in Khaybar which we had received from Khaybar. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! These are the family of Muhammad, so send down Your blessings and Your favours upon the family of Muhammad, just as You sent them down upon the family of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Al-Tirmidhi recorded this narration in abridged form, mentioning only the prayer of blessings.
Abu Ya'la recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Uqbah bin Abdullah al-Rifa'i, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). In one of her hands was also a cooking pot containing hot food. She brought it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and when she placed the pot before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her: Where is Abu al-Hasan? She replied: He is at home. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for him, and then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), Hasan and Husayn sat down and began to eat. Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not invite me to eat on that occasion, although before that, whenever he ate any food while I was with him, he would invite me to eat; but that day it did not happen. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished, he spread his garment over them and then said: "O Allah! Be the enemy of whoever is their enemy, and love whoever loves them."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its chain is jayyid (good).

Shaddad Abu Ammar narrates: I came to Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him), and some people were with him. Those people mentioned Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (and criticised him). When those people got up and left, he said: Shall I tell you what I saw from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? I replied: Yes. He said: I came to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). She said: He has gone with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Hasan and Husayn are with him. I waited for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, with Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) with him; he was holding each of them by one hand. He came into the house, and he came close to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). He sat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), each of them, on a thigh. Then he spread his garment (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) his cloak over them. Then he recited this verse: "O Ahl al-Bayt! Allah Almighty only intends to remove impurity from you and to purify you thoroughly." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: O Allah! These are my Ahl al-Bayt, and my Ahl al-Bayt have the greater right.
Ahmad recorded it, and Abu Ya'la recorded it in abridged form, adding the words: "To You! Not to the Fire."
Al-Tabarani also recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Mus'ab, who is da'if al-hadith (weak in hadith) and has a poor memory, though in himself he is a righteous man.

It is also narrated from Abu Ammar; he said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) when some people mentioned Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and spoke ill of him. When those people got up and left, Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will tell you about the person whom these people were speaking ill of. One day I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) came. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put his cloak over them and then said: "O Allah! These are my Ahl al-Bayt (household), so remove impurity from them and purify them thoroughly." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Am I also included among them? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You too. The narrator said: By Allah! In my view, this is my most reliable deed.

In one narration the words are: The thing for which I have the greatest hope is this.
Al-Tabarani recorded it with two chains. The narrators of this wording are the narrators of the Sahih, except Kulthum bin Ziyad; Ibn Hibban declared him thiqah (trustworthy), and there is weakness in him.

Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I went out wanting to meet Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). I was told that he was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so I went towards them. I found them in a shelter made of reeds: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was there, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was there, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was there, Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) was there, and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was there. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered them under a cloth and then made this supplication: "O Allah! Send down Your blessings, Your mercy, Your forgiveness and Your good pleasure upon me and upon them."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Yazid bin Rabi'ah al-Rahabi, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This verse was revealed concerning these five people: 'Indeed, Allah Almighty intends, O People of the House, to remove impurity from you and to purify you thoroughly.' (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It was revealed concerning these five people:) concerning me, and concerning Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Bakr bin Yahya bin Zabban, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: As for the Ahl al-Bayt from whom Allah Almighty has removed impurity and whom He has purified thoroughly, he counted them on his hand and said: They are five: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This verse was revealed in the house of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Atiyyah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of my Ahl al-Bayt is like the ark of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him): whoever boarded it was saved, and whoever stayed behind from it drowned. Whoever fights against us in the last era will be like the one who fights alongside the Dajjal."
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it in all three of his books. The chain of al-Bazzar contains a narrator, al-Hasan bin Abi Ja'far al-Jafri, and the chain of al-Tabarani contains a narrator, Abdullah bin Dahir, and both of them are matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of my Ahl al-Bayt is like the ark of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him): whoever boarded it was saved, and whoever stayed behind from it drowned."
Al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, al-Hasan bin Abi Ja'far, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The example of my Ahl al-Bayt is like the ark of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him): whoever boarded it remained safe, and whoever abandoned it drowned."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who is layyin (soft, i.e. weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The example of my Ahl al-Bayt among you is like the ark of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him): whoever boarded it was saved, and whoever stayed behind from it drowned. And the example of my Ahl al-Bayt among you is like the Gate of Hittah among the Children of Israel: whoever entered it will be forgiven."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains a group of narrators whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: When this verse was revealed: "Say: I do not ask you for any recompense for it, except love for kinship", the people said: O Messenger of Allah! Who are your relatives for whom love has become obligatory upon us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ali, Fatimah and their two sons.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a group of weak narrators who have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has three sanctities. Whoever safeguards them, Allah Almighty safeguards the affairs of his religion and his worldly life for him; and whoever does not safeguard them, Allah Almighty does not safeguard anything for him: the sanctity of Islam, my sanctity, and the sanctity of my kinship."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Ibrahim bin Hammad, who is da'if (weak).

Amr bin Shu'ayb narrated that he went to Sayyidah Zaynab bint Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), and Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) told him: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the house of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her). He was carrying Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) on one side and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) on the other side, and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O People of the House! May the mercy of Allah Almighty and His blessings be upon you. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy and the Possessor of glory."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu al-Hamra' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) coming to the door of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) for six months, reciting: "O People of the House! Allah Almighty intends to remove impurity from you and to purify you thoroughly."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Abu Dawud al-A'ma (the blind), who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: For seventeen months I offered prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Whenever he came out of his house, he would come to the door of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and say: The time of prayer has come; may Allah Almighty send mercy upon you; Allah Almighty intends to remove impurity from you.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Umar bin Shabib al-Musalli, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: After Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was sent to her husband's home, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept coming to the door of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) for forty days, saying: "Peace be upon you, O People of the House, and the mercy of Allah Almighty and His blessings. O People of the House! Allah Almighty intends to remove impurity from you and to purify you thoroughly."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains narrators whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had spread out his sheet. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sat on it; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) were on it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of its edges, drew the sheet over them and said: "O Allah! Be pleased with them just as I am pleased with them."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Ubayd bin Tufayl, who is thiqah (trustworthy); his kunyah is Abu Sidan.

Sayyiduna Subayh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I was at the door of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and they sat down in a corner. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: You are upon goodness. The narrator said: At that time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a Khaybari cloak on him; he put that cloak over them and said: "I will fight against whoever fights against you, and I will be at peace with whoever is at peace with you."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains narrators whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: "I will fight against whoever fights against you, and I will be at peace with whoever is at peace with you."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Talid bin Sulayman, about whom there is disagreement, and the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to our house while I was asleep. Hasan and Husayn asked for something to drink, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and went to our goat, which gave little milk. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) milked it, and it gave plenty. Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved him aside. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: It seems as though, of the two, this one is dearer to you, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, rather he asked for a drink before him. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I, you, these two (children) and this sleeping man (that is, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)) will be in one place on the Day of Resurrection.
Ahmad and al-Bazzar recorded it, except that his wording is: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to our house while I, Hasan and Husayn were sleeping under one quilt. Hasan asked for something to drink. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and went to a vessel of ours; he poured water from it into a cup and brought it. Meanwhile Husayn also got up, and he gestured with his hand (or: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand to wait for now). Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: It seems as though, of the two, this one is dearer to you, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He asked first. Indeed, I, you, these two (children) and this sleeping man will be in one place on the Day of Resurrection.
Al-Tabarani recorded something similar, except that his wording is: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and went to our waterskin and began squeezing it into the cup, and he said: These two are of the same rank in my sight.
Abu Ya'la recorded it in abridged form. Ahmad's chain contains a narrator, Qays bin al-Rabi', about whom there is disagreement, and the rest of Ahmad's narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Imam Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali (that is, Imam al-Baqir (may Allah have mercy on him)) narrated: We said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him): Narrate to us a hadith that you heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself, or something you saw from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and do not narrate to us any hadith on the authority of anyone other than yourself, even if that other person is trustworthy. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "What lies between the navel and the knee is awrah (that which must be covered)."

And I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Charity extinguishes the anger of the Lord."

And I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The worst people of my ummah will be those who are born into luxuries and raised on luxuries; they will eat various kinds of food and will talk affectedly, chewing over their words."

And I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "O Banu Hashim! I have prayed to Allah Almighty for you that He make you nujaba' (noble) and merciful, and I have also prayed to Him that He guide the one of you who has gone astray, grant safety to the one of you who is afraid, and satisfy the one of you who is hungry."

I saw a cucumber in the right hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and dates in his left hand; he would eat from this one at times and from that one at times.