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Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) warning never to precede the Ahle Bait (a.s.) After all, just like in the case of the Imam of the congregation, Muslims were warned never to precede the Imams of the Ahle Bait (a.s.). حديث متواتر عند الفريقين «انى تارك فيكم الثقلين كتاب اللّه و عترتى أهل بيتى فلا تقدموهم فتهلكوا و لا تعلموهم فانهم اعلم منكم In a consecutively transmitted tradition acknowledged by both sects (Shias and Sunnis) – The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said –Surely I am leaving in your midst two weighty things – Allah’s Book and my progeny – my Ahle Bait (a.s.). Then do not precede them for you will be destroyed and do not try to teach them for surely they are more learned than you. Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 28 p. 261Likewise he (s.a.w.a.) warned: فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهِمَا لَا تَضِلُّوا وَ لَا تُقَدِّمُوهُمْ فَتَهْلِكُوا وَ لَا تَخَلَّفُوا عَنْهُمْ فَتَفَرَّقُوا وَ لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكُم‏ ‘…then cling to both of them (the Holy Quran and the infallible Ahle Bait (a.s.), do not move away (from them), do not precede them, for then you will be ruined, do not stay behind them for then you will be scattered and do not try to teach them, for surely they are more learned than you.’ Kitab-o-Sulaim b. Qais al-Hilaali (r.a.) vol. 2 p. 616But the Muslims ignored Prophet of Allah’s (s.a.w.a.) warnings and did not obey Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) as he ought to have been obeyed. They attempted to precede the Imam. Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) remarks, “O Kumail! If this is our status then why did they usurp our rights and precede us? And why did some (of them) hold back and not support us?” Bashaarah al-Mustafa (s.a.w.a.) le Shiah al-Murtuza (a.s.), Chapter 1, Tradition 43Behaar al-Anwaar vol. 74 p. 266-277We are not talking of simple disobedience over here. We are referring to full-fledged battles and assaults on Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) leading to the loss of many thousands of Muslim lives. Through these battles Allah the Omnipotent has put a seal on the mouths of those who are forever defending the companions and wives as if they were infallible and above all errors and flaws! In the battles of Jamal and Siffeen we see Ayesha, Talha, Zubair, Marwan, Muawiya, Amr-e-Aas among other so-called ‘respectable companions’ fight against their Imam Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.). When Allah and His Prophet (s.a.w.a.) do not even permit raising the head while the Imam of the local mosque is still in prostration or genuflection, where is the question of going to battle with the Imam of the community? If preceding the Imam of the local mosque in prayers makes one a donkey, how will one judge this wife and these companions? All their arguments to justify their disagreement with Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) are pointless and needless. According to these Muslims, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) does not even permit fighting an unjust Imam. So where is the question of fighting Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.), who is justice and infallibility personified? Not just battle, even cursing The wife of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and companions fought Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.), but did not rest content there. They took their enmity and hatred to another level by establishing the perverse practice of cursing Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) from the pulpits. … قَالَ الْجَاحِظُ: إِنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ خُطْبَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ أَبَا تُرَابٍ أَلْحَدَ فِي دِينِكَ وَ صَدَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ فَالْعَنْهُ‏ لَعْناً وَبِيلًا وَ عَذِّبْهُ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً وَ كَتَبَ بِذَلِكَ إِلَى الْآفَاقِ فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتُ يُنَادَى بِهَا عَلَى الْمَنَابِرِ إِلَى خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ. Jaahiz – the renowned Sunni scholar – said: Muawiyah used to recite the following at the end of the Friday sermon: ‘O Allah! Surely Abu Turab (referring to an agnomen of Ali b. Abi Talib a.s.) has renounced your religion and obstructed the way to Your Path. Then curse him with a deserving curse and punish him with a deserving and painful punishment. (Allah forbid)’ Muawiyah instructed that the same be recited in all corners of his kingdom. The announcers used to announce this curse from the pulpits and this practice continued till the reign of Umar b. Abdul Aziz. Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 33, p. 214, Chapter 17, Beirut editionThe Sunnis have also recorded the practice established by Muawiyah of cursing Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.). For details, one can refer to the following sources: Silsilah al Ahadeeth al Saheehah, vol. 7 p. 996 of Shaikh Naaseruddin Albaani – the renowned Salafi scholarMusnad-o-Ahmed vol. 3 pg 185Fazaael al-Sahaabah by Ahmed b. Hanbal, vol. 1 pp. 142,143Al Bidaayahwa al Nihaayahby Ibn Kathir, a leading student of Ibn Taymiyyah, vol. 8 p. 184Fath al Baari Fi Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhaari by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalaani, vol. 8, pp. 71,72Despite the many proofs, some Muslims defend Muawiyah by claiming that he never cursed Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.). We reply that even if you ignore the references from your own books, can you ignore that he fought Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) in Siffeen? When he can fight Ameerul Momineen Ali (a.s.) in a battle with the intention of killing him, a greater crime, what stops him from cursing Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.), a lesser crime? FOR MORE ARTICLES VISIT SERATONLINE.COM Not just donkey, rather even pigs There is an interesting report that proves that respectable companions and wives who disparaged and cursed Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) are in fact pigs as also donkeys according to the previous report. Ibn Hajar al-Makki al-Haythami mentions in his al-Sawaaeq al-Muhreqah that al-Baarezi cites on the authority of al-Mansoor as follows, “I saw a man in Syria whose face had become that of a pig. When he asked him about it, he replied, ‘I used to curse Ali (b. Abi Talib) every day a thousand times and on Friday 4,000 times along with his (a.s.) children. I saw the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in a dream – and then goes on to narrate a very lengthy dream from which was as follows – Hasan (b. Ali) (a.s.) complained to him (s.a.w.a.) due to which he (s.a.w.a.) cursed that man, then spat on that person’s face due to which it became that of a pig and a sign for the people’.” Al-Sawaeq al-Muhriqah p. 117 by Ibn Hajar al-Makki (He wrote this book specifically to condemn Shias)Al-Amaali vol. 1 p. 136 of Al-ShajariMishkaat al-Masaabeeh p. 692 by Muhammad b. Abdullah Khatib Al-Tabrezi (exp. 741 AH) – one of the most authentic and well-researched books on chains of narrators of Ahle Tasannun traditionsSilsilah al-Ahaadeeth al-Saheehah vol. 3 p. 288 by Shaikh Naasiruddin Albaani – among the most well-known Salafi scholarsTarikh al-Dimishq vol. 4 p. 317Al-Bedaayah wa al-Nehaayah vol. 7 p. 355 by Ibn Kathir – amongst the foremost disciples of Ibn TaimiyyahThose who curse Ameerul Momineen Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) are pigs. If they fight him, then they are worse than pigs, regardless of them being wives or companions of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). This is a fact established from the books of Ahle Tasannun. So, there is no point in accusing the Shias of maligning the wives of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his companions. Then take lesson, O people of vision!

(bismillah) Ya Ali Madad La'nat on the enemies of Ahlulbait Rahbar Faqat Khameneist Salamun Alaykum. I will make a (hopefully) quick rant here. My goal is to awaken a few brothers and sisters who have fallen into a serious trap. What is up with you oh brothers and sisters?! Do you know what happened to our Ahlulbait? Do you know how much of torture and pain they suffered?! All for what? So we can simply laugh and curse at their enemies and make jokes about them?! Suppose someone kills you father, are you going to laugh and curse and make jokes about your father's killer?! NO! You will feel the sorrow and the pain and every time you remember your father's killer you will weep! Why don't we treat the Ahlulbait the way we treat our own family members? Don't they have higher authority over us then we have over ourselves? HOW DARE we make jokes about the KILLERS of our Ahlulbait and laugh as if nothing happened?! DID THE AHLULBAIT SUFFER FOR NOTHING?! NO INDEED!! They were tortured, suffered, and murdered ALL in the name of saving Islam. When we turn around and start using foul languages and cursing their enemies by using the worst language possible, do you think the Ahlulbait are happy with us? Is this truly the love we show to our Ahlulbait, by using disgusting language to refer to their killers?! It is very shocking when I hear a few people going so far into saying the F words when referring to the enemies of Ahlulbait! DO YOU KNOW WHAT LA'NAT IS?! It is a dua which asks god to remove his mercy from the killers of Ahlulbait! THERE IS NO HADITHS WHICH THE AHLULBAIT ASK US TO CURSE, MOCK, AND LAUGH AT THEIR ENEMIES! WHY DO WE DO THAT?! IF we truly want to follow the Ahlulbait, and if we truly hate their enemies, we should show our love to the Ahlulbait by using them as guides. We need to follow them as role models... Simply hating their enemies and loving them for the sake of it won't get us ANYWHERE. The kulafa and the oppressors of ahlulbait also claimed to love them!! Please remember this in our gatherings and special occasions, especially in Eid-e-zahra. It is unfortunate that people laugh with one another calling names [to the 3 people] without realizing how much destruction these people did to Islam. If anything, we should MOURN when we remember them! La'nat is something serious, its worst than simply cursing people!