Hadith No: 6
Al-Mubarakpuri - Tuḥfat al-Aḥwadiy bi-Sharh Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Sunan at-Tirmidhi - Book of Virtues - Chapter on the Virtues of the Prophet's Family (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (197) - Footnote: 1
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And what strengthens this iswhat is in the hadith of Zayd ibn Arqam narrated by Muslim: "I remind you of Allah regarding My Family," as a concerned father says, "Allah, Allah, regarding the rights of My children," and they will not part, any
Book of Allah and My Progeny in the situations of the Day of Resurrection until they return to me, with the letter 'y' in 'they will not part' being emphasized, referring to the Pond, namely al-Kawthar. This means they will thank you for your actions towards Me, so look how you will replace Me, with the letter 'n' being emphasized and the letter 'k' being relaxed, that is, how you will be after Me,
successors, that is,
acting and clinging to both. Taybi said: Perhaps the wisdom in this recommendation and the association of the Progeny with the Qur'an is that the obligation of loving them is evident from the meaning of His Words, the Almighty, (Say, "I do not ask of you any reward for it except the love in relation to kinship.") (Surah ash-Shura 42:23), for the Most High made the gratitude for His blessings and kindness through the Qur'an contingent upon loving them in an exclusive manner, as if the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) is urging the ummah to uphold gratitude for that blessing and warning them against ingratitude. Whoever adheres to the recommendation and shows appreciation for that act through good stewardship in both will not find them parting, thus they will not be separated in the situations and scenes of the Day of Resurrection until they return at the Pond, thanking his act before Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). At that time, he himself will reward him, and Allah, the Exalted, will compensate him with the ultimate reward. And whoever neglects the recommendation and is ungrateful for the blessing, his ruling will be the opposite. In light of this interpretation, his statement is well-placed: "So look how you will replace Me in them," and 'look' means to reflect and ponder, that is, reflect and exercise caution in your replacement of Me. Is it with a true succession or a bad one?" He said, "This is a good, strange hadith."
- And Muslim narrated it from another source with the wording: "O people, I am but a human who is soon to be visited by the Messenger of my Lord, and I will respond,
and I am leaving among you two heavy things, the first of which is the Book of Allah, in it is guidance and light. So hold fast to the Book of Allah and cling to it." He encouraged them regarding the Book of Allah and expressed a desire for it, then said: "I remind you of Allah regarding my Family. I remind you of Allah regarding my Family. I remind you of Allah regarding my Family," the hadith.