Ahl al-Bayt (a): Difference between revisions

The word "innama" ({{ia|إنّما}}) in this verse [al-Tathir] and the narrations about the [[occasion of revelation]] shows that this [being free from all impurities] is among the merits of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and it is unique to them.

[[Hadith al-Thaqalayn]] is also among [[mutawatir]] [frequently narrated] hadiths which there is no doubt in its reference. It proves the infallibility of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) of the Prophet (s) (in its very special usage) because, in this hadith, Ahl al-Bayt (a) have come as al-Thiql al-Asghar [the smaller weight] together with the Qur'an which is [[al-Thiql al-Akbar]] (the greater weight) and they have been considered as the two precious legacies of the Prophet (s) which would never be separate from each other; and if Muslims adhere to them, they will never be misguided. Indeed the [[Qur'an]] is the word of God and no error is in it, "falsehood cannot approach it, from before it nor from behind it." (Qur'an 41:42){{enote|{{ia|لا يَأتيهِ الباطِلُ مِن بَينِ يَدَيهِ وَلا مِن خَلفِهِ}}}} Therefore, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) of the Prophet (s) who are positioned alongside the Qur'an, are free from error and adhering to them prevents going astray from the right path.

According to some [[Sunni]] scholars, there is no doubt in the moral and practical infallibility of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) who include [[lady Fatima (a)]] and the [[twelve Imams (a)]] of Shi'a, and only an ignorant person who rejects [[Islam]] would have doubt in its truth. Instead, what is disagreed upon is their infallibility in knowledge;<ref>Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad, ''al-Nibrās'', p. 532.</ref> however, because the hadith al-Thaqalayn regards adherence to the Ahl al-Bayt (a) in religion as keeping one safe from ignorance and going astray, their Infallibility in knowledge can easily be understood, per the Shia view.