Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 2 of 2

358 'Ali's attitude towards the Kharijites and Shia
hold of its four edges in his left hand and held it above their heads, and
he gestured with his right hand to his Lord and said: "These are the
people of my household, remove from them ar-rijs (evil deeds and
sins) and purify them with a thorough purification." These two
reports are in accordance with the report of Muslim from 'A'ishah
(&), that these five are included in the verse, but this does not
necessarily mean that others are not included.380
There are other reports from Umm Salamah (&) that contain
additional material indicating that she was not included with the
people of the cloak. Most of these reports have some weaknesses,
although some of them are sound, including the following report:
BAllah wishes
'When this verse was revealed to the Prophet (g):
only to remove Ar-Rijs [evil deeds and sins] from you, 0 members of
the family [of the Prophet], and to purify you with a thorough
pnrificationB (Qur'an 33: 33) in the house of Umm Salamah (%), he
called F2emah and al-Hasan and al-Husayn, and covered themwith a
clo* 'Ali was behind him and he covered him with a cloak, then he
said: '0 Allah, these are the people of my household, remove from
them ar-rijs (evil deeds and sins) and purify them with a thorough
purification.' Umm Salamah said: 'Am I included with them, 0
Prophet of Allah? He said: 'Yon are still as you are (one of Ah1 al-
Bayt), and you are good."'381
There is a very impotrlant report, with a reliable chain of
narration, which indicates that Umm Salamah (I$&,) was included
under the cloak after the people of the cloak went out from under it.382
Perhaps the reason for that is that it would not have been proper to
include Umm Salamah with 'Ali ibn Abi T%ih (&) under one cloak,
so the Messenger of Allah (gg) took her under it after they had come
out. It was narrated that ~ hak said: "I heard Umm Salamah, the wife
of the Messenger of Allah (B), when news came of the death of al-
Nusayn ihn 'Ali. She cursed the people of Iraq and said: 'They have