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'''Taṭhīr Verse''' (Arabic: آية التطهير) is a part of verse 33 of [[Sura al-Ahzab]] in which God has repelled all the impurities from the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and Shi'a scholars mention it as the proof for the [[infallibility of Imams (a)]].
'''Taṭhīr Verse''' (Arabic: آية التطهير) is a part of verse 33 of [[Sura al-Ahzab]] in which God has repelled all the impurities from the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and Shi'a scholars mention it as the proof for the [[infallibility of Imams (a)]].


[[File:Verse of Tathir-2.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Sura al-Ahzab]], verse 33, well known as the Tathir verse, written in [[Naskh]], a script variety of Islamic calligraphy]]
[[File:Verse of Tathir-2.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Sura al-Ahzab]], verse 33, well known as the verse of Tathir, written in [[Naskh]], a script variety of Islamic calligraphy]]
== Text ==
== Text ==


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'''إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّـهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا'''
{{center|'''إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّـهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا'''}}


Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity (Rijs) from only you, O Ahl al-Bayt (People of the Household), and purify you with a thorough purification.
Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity (Rijs) from only you, O Ahl al-Bayt (People of the Household), and purify you with a thorough purification.
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A third opinion offered by [[Zayd b. Arqam]], the companion of the Prophet (s), suggests that the Ahl al-Bayt (a) are those whom are prohibited by [[God]] to receive [[Zakat]] and they are relatives of the Prophet (s) including Al-i 'Ali, Al-i 'Aqil and Al-i Ja'far and by Tathir in the verse under discussion, clearing them from reception of [[sadaqa]] [charity] and zakat is meant.
A third opinion offered by [[Zayd b. Arqam]], the companion of the Prophet (s), suggests that the Ahl al-Bayt (a) are those whom are prohibited by [[God]] to receive [[Zakat]] and they are relatives of the Prophet (s) including Al-i 'Ali, Al-i 'Aqil and Al-i Ja'far and by Tathir in the verse under discussion, clearing them from reception of [[sadaqa]] [charity] and zakat is meant.


There are different traditions in the [[Musnad of Ahmad b. Hanbal]], all of which refer to the fact that the Prophet (s) had mentioned Fatima (a), her husband (a), Hasan (a) and Husayn (a) as the reference for the Tathir verse. [[Ahmad b. Hanbal]] also narrates that for six months, when the Prophet (s) was passing by the house of Fatima (a) while going to the mosque for [[Fajr prayer]], he (s) used to call them saying, "O the Ahl al-Bayt (a), Prayer! Prayer! O Ahl al-Bayt (a)! Surely God wants to repel any impurities from you and cleanse you."<ref>Ahmad b. Hanbal, Vol.2, P.761</ref>
There are different traditions in the [[Musnad of Ahmad b. Hanbal]], all of which refer to the fact that the Prophet (s) had mentioned Fatima (a), her husband (a), Hasan (a) and Husayn (a) as the reference for the verse of Tathir. [[Ahmad b. Hanbal]] also narrates that for six months, when the Prophet (s) was passing by the house of Fatima (a) while going to the mosque for [[Fajr prayer]], he (s) used to call them saying, "O the Ahl al-Bayt (a), Prayer! Prayer! O Ahl al-Bayt (a)! Surely God wants to repel any impurities from you and cleanse you."<ref>Ahmad b. Hanbal, Vol.2, P.761</ref>


'''The True Opinion'''
'''The True Opinion'''
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Also, there are hadiths from Imams (a) of Shi'a that the ahl al-Bayt (a) also include other Imams of Shi'a (a).
Also, there are hadiths from Imams (a) of Shi'a that the ahl al-Bayt (a) also include other Imams of Shi'a (a).


In his commentary on the Tathir verse, [[Ibn Kathir]], the Sunni scholar, mentions a narration from Imam Hasan (a) who has been saying on the pulpit, "we are the Ahl al-Bayt (a) about whom God has revealed this verse [of Tathir]." He also narrates that [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] answered a man from al-Sham, "We are meant by the Ahl al-Bayt (a) [in this verse]."
In his commentary on the verse of Tathir, [[Ibn Kathir]], the Sunni scholar, mentions a narration from Imam Hasan (a) who has been saying on the pulpit, "we are the Ahl al-Bayt (a) about whom God has revealed this verse [of Tathir]." He also narrates that [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] answered a man from al-Sham, "We are meant by the Ahl al-Bayt (a) [in this verse]."


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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