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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: من زعم أن آل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم هم أهل دينه عامة
Chapter: Those who held that the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are the followers of his religion in general
Bayhaqi 2871 — Those who held that the family of the Prophet ﷺ
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ السُّوسِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ قَالَا: ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي وَاثِلَةُ بْنُ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِهِ هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ وَهُوَ إِلَى تَخْصِيصِ وَاثِلَةَ بِذَلِكَ أَقْرَبُ مِنْ تَعْمِيمِ الْأُمَّةِ بِهِ، وَكَأَنَّهُ جَعَلَ وَاثِلَةَ فِي حُكْمِ الْأَهْلِ تَشْبِيهًا بِمَنْ يَسْتَحِقُّ هَذَا الِاسْمَ لَا تَحْقِيقًا، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ.
(a) This same hadith is reported from Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) through another chain, and its chain too is sahih (authentic).
(b) In the above hadith, Wathilah's (may Allah be pleased with him) being of the family is particular to him; establishing it for the whole Ummah is far-fetched. And calling Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) family is also by way of resemblance, not in the true sense.
(b) In the above hadith, Wathilah's (may Allah be pleased with him) being of the family is particular to him; establishing it for the whole Ummah is far-fetched. And calling Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) family is also by way of resemblance, not in the true sense.
