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|Say, 'I do not ask you any reward for it except the love of [my] relatives'.{{enote|{{ia|قُل لا أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ أَجرًا إِلَّا المَوَدَّةَ فِي القُربىٰ}}}} | |Say, 'I do not ask you any reward for it except the love of [my] relatives'.{{enote|{{ia|قُل لا أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ أَجرًا إِلَّا المَوَدَّةَ فِي القُربىٰ}}}} | ||
|source=Qur'an 42:23}} | |source=Qur'an 42:23}} | ||
The love of the Prophet's (s) relatives is mentioned as the reward for his mission. Qurba [{{ia|قربی}}, relatives) in this verse refers to those whom the [[al-Tathir verse]] has been revealed about.{{cn}} | |||
After quoting the narrations about the necessity of the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), Ibn Hajar al-Haytami says, "From previous narrations, the necessity of the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and great prohibition of having grudge towards them can be | After quoting the narrations about the necessity of the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), Ibn Hajar al-Haytami says, "From previous narrations, the necessity of the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and great prohibition of having grudge towards them can be understood. Al-Bayhaqqi, al-Baghawi and others have expressly mentioned the necessity of loving them and in some verses quoted from him, [[al-Shafi'i]] also has mentioned it as he has said, 'O Ahl al-Bayt (a) of the Messenger of Allah! Your love is an obligation from Allah revealed in the Qur'an.'"<ref>Ibn Ḥajar, ''al-Ṣawāʾiq al-muḥraqa'', p. 217.</ref> | ||
[[Fakhr al-Din al-Razi]] has explained the necessity of the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), "There is no doubt that the Prophet (s) loved Ali (a), Fatima (a), al-Hasan (a), and al-Husayn (a). Therefore, it is obligatory for all the Muslims to do so because God has said, 'and follow him so that you may be guided' (Qur'an 7:158){{enote|{{ia|وَاتَّبِعوهُ لَعَلَّكُم تَهتَدونَ}}}} and also told the Prophet (s), "say, 'If you love God, follow me so that God loves you'" (Qur'an 3:31){{enote|{{ia|قُل إِن كُنتُم تُحِبّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعوني يُحبِبكُمُ اللَّهُ}}}} and said, 'In the Apostle of Allah there is certainly for you a good exemplar.'" (Qur'an 33]:21){{enote|{{ia|لَقَد كانَ لَكُم في رَسولِ اللَّهِ أُسوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ}}}}<ref>Fakhr al-Rāzī, ''al-Tafsīr al-kabīr'', vol. 27, p. 166.</ref> | [[Fakhr al-Din al-Razi]] has explained the necessity of the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), "There is no doubt that the Prophet (s) loved Ali (a), Fatima (a), al-Hasan (a), and al-Husayn (a). Therefore, it is obligatory for all the Muslims to do so because God has said, 'and follow him so that you may be guided' (Qur'an 7:158){{enote|{{ia|وَاتَّبِعوهُ لَعَلَّكُم تَهتَدونَ}}}} and also told the Prophet (s), "say, 'If you love God, follow me so that God loves you'" (Qur'an 3:31){{enote|{{ia|قُل إِن كُنتُم تُحِبّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعوني يُحبِبكُمُ اللَّهُ}}}} and said, 'In the Apostle of Allah there is certainly for you a good exemplar.'" (Qur'an 33]:21){{enote|{{ia|لَقَد كانَ لَكُم في رَسولِ اللَّهِ أُسوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ}}}}<ref>Fakhr al-Rāzī, ''al-Tafsīr al-kabīr'', vol. 27, p. 166.</ref> | ||