Al-Bawardi relates from Abu Saeed that he mentions from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.): “I leave among you those things and as long as you hold fast to them you will not go astray. (They are) the book of Allah (Quran) whose one end is with Allah and other with you. And my progeny, my Ahle Bayt (a.s.). And these two will not separate till they reach me at the Hauz (Pool of Kausar in Paradise).”1

Ahmad and Tibrani relate from Zaid ibne Thabit that the Messenger of Allah said: “I am leaving among you the two Khalifatain (two successors); that is the book of Allah and my progeny. The book of Allah is a rope stretching between the heaven and the earth, and my progeny are the Ahle Bayt (a.s.). They would not part (with each other) untill they come to me at the pool (in Paradise).”2

Tirmizi and Al-Hakim record and Baihaqi in his book Shaeb Al-Imaan also quotes Ayesha that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: “I have cursed six types of people and Allah has cursed them too. And also the Prophets whose prayers are accepted:

(1) Those who make changes in the divine books.

(2) Those who deny the Might of Allah.

(3) Those who rule unjustly upon my Ummat (people) and respects those whom Allah has degraded and degrades those whom Allah has exalted.

(4) Those who permit the prohibited acts.

(5) Those who consider permissible for my progeny whatever Allah had prohibited regarding them.

(6) Those who leave my Sunnat (practice).3

Darqutni records in his Al-Afraad and Khatib in his book
Al-Muttafiq from Ali (a.s.) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said: “The curse of Allah and the curse of the Prophets whose prayers are accepted, will be upon six types of people:

(1) Those who make additions to the book of Allah.

(2) Those who deny the Might and Decree of Allah.

(3) Those who leave my Sunnat (practice) and indulge in innovations (bidaat).

(4) Those who consider permissible for my Ahle Bayt (a.s.) whatever Allah has made prohibited with regard to them.

(5) Those who unjustly acquire rulership upon my people and exalt those whom Allah had degraded and degrade those whom Allah has exalted.

(6) Those who revert to disbelief after accepting Islam.4

Al-Hakim in his history and Daylami has also related from Abu Saeed that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said: “Allah will protect the life and the faith of those who regard three things and Allah will not help those who disregard three things (that is he will be in loss in this life as well as the hereafter):

(1) Respect for Islam.

(2) Respect for Prophet of Islam (s.a.w.a.).

(3) And respect for the household of Prophet (s.a.w.a.) i.e. Ahlul bayt (a.s.).5

Daylami narrates through Ali (a.s.) that he quoted the Messenger of Allah: “The best of the people are Arabs, the best of the Arabs are Quraish and the best of the Quraish are Bani Hashim (the sons of Hashim).”6

The High and the Almighty Allah is all Knowing. The book Ihyail Mayyit be Fazaile Ahle Bayt is concluded. It is a book which mentions the excellences of Ahle Bayt (a.s.) It is compiled by the great scholar Jalaluddin Abdul Rehman Suyuti.

May Allah reward him with Paradise, provided he has also acted upon these traditions. Only then he can qualify for the intercession of Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).