what is the definition of Ahl ul Bayt

[Ma_Mooli]

Re: what is the definition of Ahl ul Bayt

@Ibn_Sadique

Surdar Asif Please go through the full version of same hadith you quoted above

The second are the members of my household I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family. He (Husain) said to Zaid: Who are the members of his household? Aren’t his wives the members of his family? Thereupon he said: His wives are the members of his family (but here) the members of his family are those for whom acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. And he said: Who are they? Thereupon he said: 'Ali and the offspring of 'Ali, 'Aqil and the offspring of 'Aqil and the offspring of Ja’far and the offspring of 'Abbas. Husain said: These are those for whom the acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. Zaid said: Yes.

Sahih Muslim Book:31 Number:5920

Salaam Brother Ibn Sadique, How you been? Good to see you around.

I read the full ahadith, and the bold part tells me straightaway that the Prophet (saw) clearly differentiated the wives from his offsprings through Imam Ali (as). One was the AhlulBayt and the others were normal family.

Ofcourse nobody can or will deny that wives are not part of a regular family, but there is a clear and specific diffrentiation between the normal family from the chosen and purified Ahl ul Bayt (as), whom Prophet (saw) mentioned in his speeches and asked us to follow and that the Holy Quran mentioned as purified. You seem to be confusing the two.

Let me give you an example, Imam Ali (as) daughters bibi Zainab and Umm Kulthum, they were highly respected and beloved members of the family, yet they were not considered Ahl ul Bayt for the same reason. So there is a clear distinction between the normal wives and kids (and honorary members such hazrat Bilal and Salman al farsi), and the designated authority of the pure Ahl ul Bayt by the Prophet (saw).

The wives have thier own status and importance in the Quran as ummul mo’mineen, and although not infallible nor given a position of authority/leadership, they have thier own respected status for the muslims, in that they are forbidden to remarry after the Prophet (saw) passed away, and for that reason were given the title of mother of the believers, so that they were mahrams in one sense.

This is clearly explained in the ahadith where Bibi Umme Salma asked the Prophet (saw) if she could join the panjatans inside the cloak;
Umm Salama said: “O Prophet of Allah! Am I not one of the members of your family?” The Holy Prophet replied: “You have a good future but only these are the members of my family. O Lord! The members of my family are more deserving.” Sunni reference: al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v2, p416

So if you study this hadith, you will see 2 things that are glaringly obvious, 1) the wives are not part of the the purified Ahl ul Bayt (as), 2) The context the verse was revelaed in clearly points out who the true Ahlul Bayt are. This argument would have been settled along time ago, if only people opened thier mind and decreased thier egos.