Hadith No: 1
Ibn Hibban - Sahih Ibn Hibban - The Book of History
On the Beginning of Creation - Mention of the Clarification that all the tribes of Quraysh are relatives of the Chosen One (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (157)
6262 - Al-Fadl ibn al-Habbab narrated to us, saying: Musaddad ibn Mesarhad narrated to us from Yahya al-Qattan from Shu'bah from Abd al-Malik ibn MaySrah, who said: I heard Tawus say: Ibn Abbas was asked about this verse: {Say, "I do not ask of you any reward for it except for love in closeness" (Surah Ash-Shura 42:23)} to which Sa'id ibn Jubair replied: "The closeness of Muhammad." Ibn Abbas said: You are hastening, for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) did not belong to a single tribe of Quraysh except that he had relatives among them. He then said: "Beware of maintaining the bonds of kinship between me and you."

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Reference: Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan Book 14

Hadith No: 2
Al-Nasa'i - al-Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Tafsir
Surah Ash-Shura (42): 23 - {Say, "I do not ask of you a reward for it except for love in [my] near relatives."}
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (249)
11410 - Ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us from Abd al-Malik ibn May-sarah, who said: I heard Tawus say that Ibn Abbas was asked about this verse : {Say, "I do not ask of you a reward for it except for love in [my] near relatives." (Ash-Shura 42:23)} Ibn Abbas said: Sa'id ibn Jubayr explained it as love for the relatives of Alawid Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). Ibn Abbas added: I hasten to say that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) did not belong to any tribe of the Quraysh but there was a connection between them and him. He said, "But beware, you should maintain the ties of kinship between me and them."

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 10

Hadith No: 3
Al-Tahawi - Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar
Book of Sirah - Book of Faces of Spoils and the Fifth of War Booty
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (286)
5392 - Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Maryam narrated to us, who said: Al-Firyabi narrated to us, who said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Dawud ibn Abi Hind, from al-Sha'bi from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding Allah, the Almighty's, statement: {Say, "I do not ask of you for it any reward, except the affection in relation to kinship" (Surah Ash-Shura 42:23)} he said: that they uphold my family, and do not deny me. This is addressed to the Quraysh as a whole, and it indicates that all of Quraysh are my relatives. It has also been narrated in this regard from Ikrimah, which suggests the same meaning.

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Reference: Sharhe Maniy al Aasaar Book 3

Hadith No: 4
Ibn Abi Asim - Kitab al-Sunnah
Chapter on Mentioning the Virtue of Quraysh and Recognizing Their Rights, and on Mentioning the Banu Hashim over Other Quraysh
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (634)
1502 - Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Ma'awiyah ibn Hisham narrated to us, saying: Zaidah narrated to us from Husayn, from Abu Malik from Ibn Abbas: {Except for love of one another in kinship} (Surah Ash-Shura 42:23) he said: "This means that you respect me in my family."

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Reference: Kitaab al-Sunnah Book 2

Hadith No: 5
Al-Isbahani - Tarikh Istakhr = Akhbar Istakhr
Chapter on the letter Qaf - Qutaybah ibn Mehran Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Azadhani
Volume: (2) - Page number: (134)
- Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Ali Abu Abd Allah narrated to us, saying: Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Hurayrah narrated to us, saying: Isma'il ibn Yazid narrated to us, saying: Qutaybah ibn Mehran narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Ghafur narrated to us, from Abu Hashim, from Zadhan, from Ali, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "You must strive to learn the Qur'an and engage in its frequent recitation; through it, you will attain ranks, and its numerous wonders will be in Paradise." Then Ali (peace be upon him) said: "Among us, the members of the House (Ahl al-Bayt), it is only a true believer who preserves our love." Then he recited: {Say, "I do not ask of you any reward for it except affection in my near relatives."} (Surah Ash-Shura 42:23).

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Reference: Tarikh Isbehaan Book 2

Hadith No: 6
Al-Dulabi - The Pure and Holy Progeny
Zayd ibn Hasan ibn Ali from his father Hasan ibn Ali (peace be upon them)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (74)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
121 - Abu al-Qasim Kahmas ibn Muammar narrated to me that Abu Muhammad Isma'il ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib told them: My uncle Ali ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Hussein ibn Zayd narrated to me from Hasan ibn Zayd ibn Hasan ibn Ali from his father, who said: .... Then he said: "O people, whoever knows me has known me, and whoever does not know me, I am Hasan ibn Ali. I am the son of the Appointee (Wasiyy), the son of the Herald (Bashir), the son of the Warner (Nadhir), the son of the Caller to God by His permission (dai ila Allah), and the Illuminating Lamp (Siraj Munir). I am from the Ahl al-Bayt (People of the House) in whom Gabriel used to descend and ascend from among us. I am from the Ahl al-Bayt whom Allah has purified and from whom He has removed all impurity, making them thoroughly pure. I am from the Ahl al-Bayt whose love Allah has made obligatory upon every Muslim." And He said to His Prophet: {Say, "I do not ask of you any reward for it except for the love (mawadda) in kinship (qurbى)." And whoever performs a good deed, We will increase for him in it a good return} (Surah Ash-Shura 42:23). So, performing a good deed means showing love for us, the Ahl al-Bayt.

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Reference: Al Zurriyat al taherah al nabaviyyah Book 1

Hadith No: 7
Al-Mutaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa-l-Af'al
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (290)
4030 - Ali said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "You must engage in teaching the Quran and increase your recitation of it; through it, you will attain the highest ranks and witness many of its wonders in Paradise." Then Ali continued: "And among us, in the family, is a verse that only a believer can uphold our love," and he recited:{ "Say, 'I do not ask you for it any reward, except for the love in my near relations'" }(Surah Ash-Shura 42:23). He said: The father of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was from the Banu Hashim, his mother was from the Banu Zuhra, and his father's mother was from the Banu Makhzum. He said: "Remember me in your family ties."

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 2

Hadith No: 8
Al-Salahi al-Shami - Sabil al-Huda wa al-Rishad fi Sirat Khayr al-Ibad
A Compilation of Chapters on Some Virtues of the Family of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), the Command to Respect Us, and Love for Them
And Warning Against Some of Them, along with Mentioning the Children of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and Their Children (may Allah be pleased with them)
Chapter Eleven: On Some Narrations Specifically Regarding al-Hasan (peace be upon him) - Chapter Nine: On His Sermon on the Day His Father Was Killed (peace be upon him)
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (67)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Al-Dulabi narrated from Zayd ibn al-Hasan (peace be upon him) who said: Al-Hasan (peace be upon him) addressed the people when his father Ali (peace be upon him) was killed, praising Allah and extolling Him .... He then said: O people, whoever recognizes me knows me, and whoever does not recognize me, I am al-Hasan ibn Ali. I am the son of the Chosen One. I am the son of the Giver of Good News. I am the son of the Warner. I am the son of the One Who Calls to Allah by His Permission and the Illuminating Lamp. I am from the Ahl al-Bayt that Gabriel (peace be upon him) would descend in and ascend from among us. I am from the Ahl al-Bayt from whom Allah, the Almighty, has taken away impurity and purified them completely. I am from the Ahl al-Bayt whose love Allah, the Exalted, has made obligatory upon every Muslim. Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said to His Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): {Say, "I do not ask of you any reward for it except to maintain good relations with my near ones," and whoever commits a good deed, we will increase for him in it a good (Surah Ash-Shura 42:23).} And the committing of good deeds is increased for us, the Ahl al-Bayt.

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Reference: Sobol al-Huda wa al-Rashaad fi Seerah Khair al-'Ibaad Book 11

Hadith No: 9
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter 'Ayn
4933 - Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose name was Abd Manaf ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
Volume: (42) - Page Number: (65/66)
- Abu al-Hasan al-Farzi narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Aziz al-Sufi narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan ibn al-Samsar narrated to us, saying: Abu Sulayman ibn Zubar narrated to us, saying: Al-Qadi Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Kaz al-Nukhai narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Musa al-Awdi narrated to us, saying: Ubaydullah ibn Musa al-Absi narrated to us, saying: Abu Hafs al-Abdi narrated to us from Abu Harun al-Abdi, who said: I asked Abu Sa'id al-Khudri specifically about Ali ibn Abi Talib, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) say: "People were created from various trees, and I and Ali were created from a single tree. I am its root, and Ali is its branch. Blessed is the one who clings to its root and eats from its branch." Ibn al-Samsar said: Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Suri and Sulayman ibn Ahmad ibn Ayub al-Tabarani al-Lakhmi narrated to us in Isfahan, saying: Al-Husayn ibn Idris al-Hariri al-Tustari narrated to us, saying: Abu Usman Talut ibn Abbas al-Basri al-Sayrafi narrated to us, saying: Fudal ibn Jubair narrated to us, saying: Abu Umamah al-Bahili said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "The prophets were created from various trees, and I and Ali were created from a single tree. I am its root, Ali is its branch, Fatimah is its flower, and Hasan and Husayn are its fruit. Whoever clings to a branch of its branches will be saved, and whoever strays will fall." "And if a servant were to worship Allah between Safa and Marwah for a thousand years, then a thousand years, then a thousand years, and did not attain our love, Allah would cast him on his face in the Fire." Then he recited: {Say, 'I do not ask you for it any reward, except for love in [return for] my near relatives'} (Surah Ash-Shura, 42:23).

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 42