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# General usage which includes true believers as [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] says, "Anyone who is pious and righteous is one of us the Ahl al-Bayt (a)."<ref>Qāḍī Nuʿmān al-Maghribī, ''Daʿāʾim al-Islām'', vol. 1, p. 62.</ref> Imam (a) mentions two [[verse]]s of the [[Qur'an]] as the evidence of his statement, "Any of you who allies with them is indeed one of them." (Qur'an 5:51){{enote|{{ia|وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِنكُم فَإِنَّهُ مِنهُم}}}} and "So whoever follows me indeed belongs to me." (Qur'an 14:36){{enote|{{ia|فَمَن تَبِعَني فَإِنَّهُ مِنّي}}}} | # General usage which includes true believers as [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] says, "Anyone who is pious and righteous is one of us the Ahl al-Bayt (a)."<ref>Qāḍī Nuʿmān al-Maghribī, ''Daʿāʾim al-Islām'', vol. 1, p. 62.</ref> Imam (a) mentions two [[verse]]s of the [[Qur'an]] as the evidence of his statement, "Any of you who allies with them is indeed one of them." (Qur'an 5:51){{enote|{{ia|وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِنكُم فَإِنَّهُ مِنهُم}}}} and "So whoever follows me indeed belongs to me." (Qur'an 14:36){{enote|{{ia|فَمَن تَبِعَني فَإِنَّهُ مِنّي}}}} | ||
# The special usage of that is about the family of the [[Prophet (s)]] as Imam Ali (a) said, " | # The special usage of that is about the family of the [[Prophet (s)]] as Imam Ali (a) said, "Whenever the war with enemies of [[Islam]] became difficult, and people avoided fighting, the Prophet (s) would send his Ahl al-Bayt (a) to battle, so that [['Ubayda b. Harith]] was martyred in the [[Battle of Badr]], [[Hamza]] was martyred in the [[Battle of Uhud]], and [[Ja'far al-Tayyar]] was martyred in the [[Battle of Mu'ta]]."<ref>''Nahj al-balagha'', letter 9.</ref> | ||
# The very special usage of Ahl al-Bayt in Imams' (a) [[hadith]] refers to those relatives of the Prophet (s) who had special | # The very special usage of Ahl al-Bayt in Imams' (a) [[hadith]] refers to those relatives of the Prophet (s) who had a special rank. Whose words and deeds set the standards and guide to the truth. Imam Ali (a) says, "Look at the Ahl al-Bayt (a) of the Prophet (s) and adhere to their commands and follow them since they will never deviate you from the path of guidance nor lead you back to ignorance. Do not walk ahead of them lest you may go astray, and do not stay far behind them so that you would perish."<ref>''Nahj al-balagha'', sermon 97.</ref> Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) addressed the people of Iraq and said, "We are the Ahl al-Bayt (a) about whom God revealed the al-Tathir verse."<ref>Ibn Kathīr, ''Tafsīr al-Qurʾān'', vol. 5, p. 458.</ref> There are many traditions about this. | ||
From the two last meanings, the latter meaning is more common in [[Shi'a]] references, and whenever "Ahl al-Bayt" is mentioned without any reference, the very special meaning (the third meaning) is likely intended. | From the two last meanings, the latter meaning is more common in [[Shi'a]] references, and whenever "Ahl al-Bayt" is mentioned without any reference, the very special meaning (the third meaning) is likely intended. | ||