I am glad that is a slight but very significant shift here – at least you guys have agreed that the wives were part of Prophet’s family but not among the ‘special ones’ or for a better words the ‘Chosen Ones’.
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**Pagluu **– You are just playing with words.
We have authentic hadith where the Prophet (saw) has used the very word, which you desperately trying to avoid, to address his blessed family( May Allah be pleased with them all) – namely Ahl Al-Bayt
The Prophet (saw) is best placed to know who is in his Ahl Al-Bayt
Narrated Anas:
*A banquet of bread and meat was held on the occasion of the marriage of the Prophet to Zainab bint Jahsh. I was sent to invite the people (to the banquet), and so the people started coming (in groups). They would eat and then leave. Another batch would come, eat and leave. So I kept on inviting the people till I found nobody to invite.
Then I said, “O Allah’s Prophet! I do not find anybody to invite.”
He (the Prophet) said, “Carry away the remaining food.” Then a batch of three persons stayed in the house chatting. The Prophet left and went towards the dwelling place of Aisha and said, “Peace and Allah’s Mercy be on you, Ya Ahlel Bayt (O the people of the house)!”
She replied, “Peace and the mercy of Allah be on you too. How did you find your wife? May Allah bless you.”
Then he went to the dwelling places of all his other wives and said to them the same as he said to Aisha and they said to him the same as Aisha had said to him.* Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Number 316