´Narrated Zaid bin Arqam, may Allah be pleased with both of them:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:"Indeed, I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall not be misguided after me. One of them is greater than the other: The Book of Allah is a rope extended from the sky to the earth, and my family - the people of my house - and they shall not split until they meet at the Hawd, so look at how you deal with them after me."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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That is, what do you do in acting upon the established creed and methodology from both of them? Do you act in accordance with them or in opposition? It has already been mentioned that the creed and methodology proven from Ahl al-Bayt with authentic chains of transmission is a guarantor of guidance, and this has no connection whatsoever with Shi’ism.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3788