Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Zir bin Hubaish (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By the One Who split the grain and created the human being, surely the unlettered Prophet ﷺ made a covenant with me that only a sincere believer will love me, and only a hypocrite will harbor enmity towards me.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever I am a friend to, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend."

Hazrat Umm Musa narrates that Hazrat Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I swear that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) among the people in terms of covenant. She says: We were visiting the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day he passed away in the house of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept repeatedly asking every little while in the morning, "Has Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) come?" She says: I thought that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent him on some errand. Then, after a little while, he came, and we felt that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had some task with him, so we left the house and sat by the door. Among all of us, I was the closest to the door. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) towards himself and kept whispering to him. Then, on that very day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away. Thus, he (Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in terms of covenant.

Hazrat Sa’d bin Ubaidah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man asked Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): “Tell me about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).” He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: “Whenever you wish to ask about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), just look at the house near the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is his house and this is the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).” The man said: “I have enmity towards him!” He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: “Then Allah also has enmity towards you.”

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to send me to the people of Yemen so that I could judge between them. So I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! I do not know anything about judging. He (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace be upon him) struck his hand on my chest and supplicated: O Allah! Grant guidance to his heart, and make his tongue straight. After that, I never doubted in making a decision between two people, until today as I am sitting in this place.

Hazrat Amr bin Murrah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Al-Bakhtari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: People asked Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Tell us about yourself." He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Whenever I used to ask something, it was granted to me. And when I remained silent, the conversation would be started with me."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Hind al-Jamali (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for something, he (peace be upon him) would grant it to me. And when I remained silent, he (peace be upon him) would initiate (the conversation) with me himself.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq narrates that Hazrat Hubshi bin Junadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Upon this, Hazrat Shareek (may Allah have mercy on him) asked him: O Abu Ishaq! Did you (may Allah have mercy on you) see him here? He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: Hazrat Hubshi (may Allah have mercy on him) stayed in our gathering and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is from me and I am from him, and no one will fulfill on my behalf except Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we were at the place of Juhfa on the occasion of Ghadir Khumm when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, then he took the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Whoever I am a friend of, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend."

Hazrat Riyah bin Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that while Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in an open place, suddenly a man arrived upon whom the signs of travel were evident. He said: O my friend, peace be upon you. Hazrat Ali asked: Who is this person? The people replied: This is Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him). Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever I am a friend to, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend.

Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy. So he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Are you leaving me among women and children? Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Are you not pleased that you are to me as Harun (peace be upon him) was to Musa (peace be upon him)?

Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): “Are you not pleased that you are to me as Harun (peace be upon him) was to Musa (peace be upon him)?”

Hazrat Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "You are to me as Harun was to Musa (peace be upon him), except that there is no prophet after me."

Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "You are to me as Harun was to Musa (peace be upon him), except that there is no prophet after me."

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Sabit (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came on the occasion of Hajj, so Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him. Then people mentioned Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), upon which Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said some words. Hazrat Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and said: You are saying this about such a man that I myself heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say three qualities about him. And for me, to have even one of these qualities would be dearer than the world and whatever is in it. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Whoever’s friend I am, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend.” I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “You are to me as Harun (peace be upon him) was to Musa (peace be upon him), except that there is no prophet after me.” And I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “I will surely give the flag to such a man whom Allah and His Messenger love.”

Hazrat Abu Sulaiman Al-Juhani, may Allah have mercy on him, that is, Zaid bin Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that I heard Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, saying on the pulpit: I am the servant of Allah and the brother of His Messenger ﷺ. No one before me has ever said this, and no one after me will say it except a liar.

Hazrat Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him), Hazrat Minhal (may Allah have mercy on him), and Isa (may Allah have mercy on him)—all these personalities state that Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to go out in winter wearing a lower garment and a sheet, both of thin cloth. And in summer, he would go out in a warm cloak and heavy clothes! So people began to say to Hazrat Abdur Rahman: If you (may Allah have mercy on him) ask your father, he will tell you, because he converses with him at night. So I asked my father: People see something in the Commander of the Faithful that they find strange? He asked: What is that? I said: In intense heat, you (may Allah be pleased with him) go out in a warm cloak and heavy clothes, and you do not care about it. And in severe cold, you (may Allah be pleased with him) go out in two thin garments and small sheets, and you do not care about it at all, nor do you protect yourself from the cold. Have you (may Allah have mercy on him) heard anything from him about this? Because people have told me to ask you to inquire from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when you speak to him at night about this matter. So when at night he conversed with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: O Commander of the Faithful, people have observed something about you. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What is that? He said: In intense heat, you (may Allah be pleased with him) go out in a warm cloak or heavy clothes. And in severe cold, you (may Allah be pleased with him) go out in two thin garments and sheets, and you do not care about it, nor do you try to protect yourself from the cold! Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Abu Laila, were you not with us at the Battle of Khaybar? I said: Why not! By Allah, I was with you. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he went with the people, but he returned defeated. Then he sent Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), but he too returned defeated. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, I will give the flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) love him. Allah will grant him victory. He is not one who turns his back and flees. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a messenger to call me. I presented myself, and I was suffering from an eye ailment and could not see anything. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) put his saliva in my eye, then prayed: O Allah! Protect him from cold and heat. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Since then, neither cold nor heat has ever harmed me.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O group of Quraysh! Allah, the Exalted, will surely send a man from among you. Indeed, Allah has chosen his heart for faith. So he will kill you, or he said: he will strike your necks. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Am I that person? The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: No. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Am I that person? The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: No, rather it is the one who mends shoes. And the Prophet (peace be upon him) had given a shoe to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in which he had put a patch.

Hazrat Raja’i, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Abu Sa’id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said: We were sitting in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came and sat with us. None of us was speaking, as if birds were sitting on our heads. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There will be a man among you who will fight the people over the interpretation of the Qur’an just as you were fought over its revelation. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Am I that person? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No. Then Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Am I that person? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No, rather it is the person who is mending the shoe in the room. The narrator says: Then Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, came to us in that state that he had the shoe of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, which he had repaired.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "There is a treasure for you in Paradise and you are its owner. When your gaze falls upon someone, do not cast a second glance. For the first glance is forgiven, but the second is not forgiven."

Hazrat Abbad bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am the servant of Allah, and the brother of His Messenger (peace be upon him). And I am the greatest truthful one (Siddiq Akbar). No one will say this after me except a lying impostor. And indeed, I performed prayer before the people by seven years.

Hazrat Habbah al-‘Urani (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am the first person who performed prayer with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) conquered Makkah, he (peace be upon him) turned towards Taif. And he (peace be upon him) besieged Taif for eighteen or nineteen days. But he could not conquer it. Then he (peace be upon him) departed in the morning or evening: then he (peace be upon him) stopped, then he (peace be upon him) started to travel at noon, then he (peace be upon him) said: O people! Surely, I will reach before you, and I advise you to do good to my family. And the place of promise with you is the Hawd (Pond) of Kauthar. By Him in Whose hand is my soul, you must establish prayer and pay zakat, or else I will send to you a man from myself, or a man like myself. Then he will surely strike the necks of those who fight among them, and will take their children as captives. The narrator says: People thought that this person would be Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) or Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Then he (peace be upon him) took the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: This is that person.

Hazrat Hubaira bin Yareem, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was given a garment as a gift which was adorned with silk. Either its warp was of silk or its weft was of silk. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent that garment to me. I took that garment and presented myself before the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and I asked: What should I do with it? Should I wear it? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No! Indeed, I do not like for you that which I do not like for myself.

The same previous statement of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is also narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Najiyah bin Ka'b (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Abu Talib passed away, I went to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Indeed, your old misguided uncle has passed away." So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You go and bury him. Then do not do anything further until you come to me." He (may Allah be pleased with him) says: So I buried him. Then I came to the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed me to take a bath. So I took a bath, then the Prophet (peace be upon him) made some supplications for me. I would not like to have such-and-such things on earth in exchange for those supplications for me.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: You are from me and I am from you.

Hazrat Zaid bin Yathi’ narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) received news that some people were saying certain things about him. So he (may Allah be pleased with him) ascended the pulpit and said: I adjure by Allah any companion of Muhammad (ﷺ) who heard anything from the Prophet (ﷺ) about me, let him stand up. So about six people stood up, and among them was Hazrat Sa’eed bin Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) as the sixth. Then all of them said: We bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever I am a friend to, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is also his friend. O Allah! Befriend whoever befriends him, and be the enemy of whoever is hostile to him.

Hazrat Abu Yazid Al-Awdi, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that his father, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Hazrat Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, came to the mosque, so we gathered around him. Then a young man stood up and said to him: I ask you by Allah, did you hear the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say this: "Whoever's friend I am, Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, is also his friend. O Allah! Befriend whoever befriends Ali, and be the enemy of whoever is hostile to him?" He (Abu Hurairah) replied: Yes! Then the young man said: I disassociate myself from you. I bear witness that indeed you have shown enmity to the one who befriends him, and you have befriended the one who is hostile to him. The narrator says: Then the people pelted that young man with pebbles.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a delegation from the Sarh tribe of Yemen came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: You must absolutely establish prayer and pay zakat. And listen and obey. Otherwise, I will send to you a man who is like me; he will fight your fighters and take your children as captives. By Allah! He is either me or someone like me. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Asim bin Damrah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: When Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, Hazrat Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon in which he said: O people of Kufa, or he said: O people of Iraq! Indeed, there was a man among you who was martyred at night, or he said: who passed away today. Those before him did not surpass him in knowledge, nor will those after him attain his knowledge. Whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him in any army, Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) would be on his right side and Hazrat Mikaeel (peace be upon him) on his left side. Thus, that person would not return until Allah Almighty granted him victory.

Hazrat Amr bin Murrah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when people mentioned things about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the presence of Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah have mercy on him), he said: We have sat together, we have eaten and drunk together. And we are pleased with his deeds, so I have never heard the things that people say. Surely, it is enough for you that you say this: He is the cousin of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his son-in-law. He was present at the occasion of Bay'at al-Ridwan and participated in the Battle of Badr.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Surely, today I will definitely give the flag to a person who loves Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him)." The narrator says: So people started raising their feet to show themselves. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Where is Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)?" People submitted: "He has pain in both his eyes." The Prophet (peace be upon him) called him and put his blessed saliva in his palm and rubbed it on both eyes of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave him the flag. Thus, on that very day, Allah granted him victory.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that while a group of the companions was present with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace be upon him) sent a message to his wives for food, but none of his wives had anything to eat. Suddenly, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared from the front, covered in dust and in a disheveled state, with nearly a sa’ (a measure) of dates on his shoulder, which he had earned through labor. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Welcome to the one who carries the burden and to the burden he carries." Then he (peace be upon him) seated him near himself and brushed the dust from his head, then said: "Welcome, O Abu Turab!" Then he brought the dates close, until everyone ate to their fill. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a portion of it to all his pure wives as well.

Hazrat Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the flag to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: I am giving the flag to a person who loves Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him), and Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) love him. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) applied his saliva to both of his eyes because he was suffering from an eye ailment. And he prayed for him, so Allah granted him victory at Khaybar.

Hazrat Umar bin Asid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Hazrat Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was granted three distinctions. For me, attaining even one of them would be better than red camels. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave his daughter to him in marriage, from whom his progeny continued, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered all doors to be closed except his door. And on the day of the Battle of Khaybar, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him the flag.

Hazrat Iyas bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that my father informed me that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to call Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). And he said: "I will surely give the flag to such a man who loves Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) love him." The narrator says: So I brought him while I was walking ahead to show him the way because he was suffering from an eye ailment. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) applied his blessed saliva to his eyes, then granted him the flag. And on that very day, Allah granted victory at his hands.

Hazrat Jumai’ bin Umair (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I, my mother, and my maternal aunt went to the service of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). We asked her: What was the status of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the sight of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? She (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: You have asked me about a man who placed his hand on the body of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a place where no one else had placed it. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away while his soul was taken in those hands, and he (Ali) wiped his hand over the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he (the Prophet) passed away. It was asked: Where will you bury the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? So Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: There is no piece of land more beloved to Allah than the part in which this Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away. Therefore, we buried him (peace and blessings be upon him) at that very place.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out in the morning while he was wearing a black cloak on which there were pictures of camel saddles. Then Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) included him in the cloak. Then Hazrat Husain (may Allah have mercy on him) came, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) included him in the cloak as well. Then Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) included her in the cloak as well. Then Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) included him in the cloak as well. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited this verse: Translation: Allah only wishes to remove impurity from you, O people of the house (of the Prophet ﷺ), and to purify you completely.

Hazrat Shaddad Abu Ammarah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I went to Hazrat Wasila (may Allah be pleased with him) while some people were sitting with him. Those people mentioned Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and then began to abuse him, so I also spoke ill of him along with them. Then Hazrat Wasila (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not tell you about the hadith which I myself heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? I said: Why not, please do tell. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I went to Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). She replied: He has gone to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So I sat down and waited for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to arrive, while Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), and Hazrat Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) were also with him. All of them were holding each other's hands until they entered the house. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) close to him and seated them in front of him. He also seated Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Husain (may Allah be pleased with him); both of them were on his lap. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) covered all of them with his garment or cloak. Then he recited this verse: O people of the house of the Prophet! Allah only wishes to remove impurity from you. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! These are my household. And my household are the most deserving of me.