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Shi'a scholars narrated the hadith of thaqalayn in their books and referred to it as a proof for some of the Shi'a beliefs. [[Mir Hamid Husayn]] (d. 1306) dedicated a chapter of his book ''[['Abaqat al-anwar]]'' to the hadith of thaqalayn and its chains of narrators, using Shi'a and Sunni sources. In the discussion of [[Imamate]], he had mentioned the hadith foremost. | Shi'a scholars narrated the hadith of thaqalayn in their books and referred to it as a proof for some of the Shi'a beliefs. [[Mir Hamid Husayn]] (d. 1306/1888) dedicated a chapter of his book ''[['Abaqat al-anwar]]'' to the hadith of thaqalayn and its chains of narrators, using [[Shi'a]] and [[Sunni]] sources. In the discussion of [[Imamate]], he had mentioned the [[hadith]] foremost. | ||
Some of the beliefs of Shi'a could be proved using hadith of thaqalayn: | Some of the beliefs of Shi'a could be proved using hadith of thaqalayn: | ||
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===Necessity of the obedience of ahl al-bayt=== | ===Necessity of the obedience of ahl al-bayt=== | ||
In the hadith of thaqalayn, ahl al-bayt are put next to Qur'an, and this is stated that they will not separate each other; therefore, as the obedience of Qur'an is necessary for Muslims, so is the obedience of ahl al-bayt. | In the hadith of thaqalayn, [[ahl al-bayt (a)]] are put next to [[Qur'an]], and this is stated that they will not separate each other; therefore, as the obedience of Qur'an is necessary for Muslims, so is the obedience of ahl al-bayt (a). | ||
===Infallibility of Ahl al-Bayt=== | ===Infallibility of Ahl al-Bayt (a)=== | ||
There are two points in hadith of thaqalayn about the infallibility of ahl al-bayt: | There are two points in hadith of thaqalayn about the [[infallibility]] of ahl al-bayt (a): | ||
* Putting stress on that if you obey Qur'an and ahl al-bayt, you will never astray. This clearly shows that there's no error in the teachings of ahl al-bayt. | * Putting stress on that if you obey Qur'an and ahl al-bayt (a), you will never astray. This clearly shows that there's no error in the teachings of ahl al-bayt (a). | ||
* The companionship of ahl al-bayt with Qur'an shows that as Qur'an is free from any error –according to the consensus (ijma') of Muslims- so the other side (ahl al-bayt) must also be free from errors. | * The companionship of ahl al-bayt (a) with [[Qur'an]] shows that as Qur'an is free from any error –according to the consensus ([[ijma']]) of Muslims- so the other side (ahl al-bayt (a)) must also be free from errors. | ||
In addition to Shi'a scholars some Sunni scholars have also accepted the indication of the hadith to the infallibility of ahl al-bayt. | In addition to Shi'a scholars some Sunni scholars have also accepted the indication of the hadith to the infallibility of ahl al-bayt (a).<ref>Manawi, ''Fayd al-ghadir'', vol.3 p.1819; Zurqani, ''Sharh al-mawahib'', vol.8 p.2</ref> | ||
===Necessity of the continuation of Imamate=== | ===Necessity of the continuation of Imamate=== | ||