brother ** righteous **– Have you ever met any Sunni who doesn’t love Hz. Ali (ra)??!! [of course not to the point where you want him to be loved]
He is among the righteous Khaleefs and the ten given the title Ashrah Mubashrah. There are thousands of narrations to confirm his exalted station.
Read the quotation below from Nahjul Balagha:
*With regard to me, two categories of people will be ruined, namely he who loves me too much and the love takes him away from rightfulness, and he who hates me too much and the hatred takes him away from rightfulness. The best man with regard to me is he who is on the middle course. So be with him and be with the great majority (of Muslims) because Allah’s hand (of protection) is on keeping unity. You should beware of division because the one isolated from the group is (a prey) to Satan just as the one isolated from the flock of sheep is (a prey) to the wolf.
Beware; whoever calls to this course, kill him, even though he may be under this headband of mine.* - **Part taken from Sermon 126 Nahj-ul-Balagha **
Please let me know who is this ‘great majority of muslims’ he is referring to – Surely not the 12ers – as they are not the ‘great majority of muslims’!
You may claim that he is referring to the 12ers as the great majority!!
If so, tell since when did 12ers ever become ‘the great majority of Muslims’ - they never have been so.
And where are you to place the Sunnis - ‘the great majority of Muslims’?
Are they not in the equation?
The blessings and salwat send to ‘Aale Mohammed’ are sent to all the ‘Aale Mohammed’ and that includes the blessed wives (raa)
Here we have an ayah where the blessed Prophet (saw) requests his followers to love his near and dear ones.
*Thalika allathee yubashshiru Allahu AAibadahu allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati qul la asalukum AAalayhi ajran illa almawaddata fee alqurba waman yaqtarif hasanatan nazid lahu feeha husnan inna Allaha ghafoorun shakoorun
42:23 That is (the Bounty) whereof Allah gives Glad Tidings to His Servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say: “No reward do I ask of you for this except the love of those near of kin.” And if any one earns any good, We shall give him an increase of good in respect thereof: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service). *
‘alqurba’ is a larger group and includes all that were near and dear to him – Surely includes wives, father in laws.
Do you really follow the Quranic request of the Prophet (saw) and love all of his near of Kin!!