Nasb-and-the-Nawasib

It goes without doubt that the prophetic exhortation demands that the Ummah
goes out of its way in revering them. Hence they should do so by: giving them
preference, respecting them, being good to them, dealing amiably with them,
being patient with them, overlooking their shortcomings and praying for them. 1
The Ṣaḥābah M were the first to understand this. They were thus very keen on
adhering to this exhortation. Therefore, Abū Bakr and ʿUmar L conceded the
virtue of ʿAlī I, they would respect him immensely in every way possible and
give him preference in rank, reverence, love, association, and praise. 2
Furthermore, his love and veneration was not exclusively for ʿAlī I, rather
it surpassed him and reached each member of the Ahl al-Bayt. Hence Abū Bakr
I would say:
والذي نفسي بيده لقرابة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحب إلى من أن أصل قرابتي
By the one in whose hands is my soul, maintaining ties with the family of
Rasūl Allāh H is more beloved to me than maintaining ties with my
own family. 3
Likewise ʿUmar I would give preference to them over all the people in
allowances and would give them more than the rest of the people. He would give
Ḥasan and Ḥusayn L the same share as their father due to their relationship
with Rasūl Allāh H; he would give each one five thousand. 4
At one occasion he told Ḥusayn I:
هل أنبت على رؤوسنا الشعر إل الله ثم أنتم
1 Kitāb al-Sharīʿah p. 832; Majmūʿ Fatāwā Shaikh al-Islām 3/154.
2 Minhāj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah 6/178.
3 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: Faḍāʾil al-Ṣaḥābah: sub-chapter regarding the merits of the relatives of Nabī H
and the merits of Fāṭimah J: ḥadīth no. 3508.
4 Minhāj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah 6/33.
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