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LOOK AFTER THE DESCENDANTS OF THE PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him
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“I (Husain son of Sabrah) and Amr the son of Muslim went to Zaid the son of Arqam. After we had seated ourselves I said: ‘Zaid, you have received a great amount of virtue. You saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, heard him talk, fought along with him and prayed behind him. Indeed, you have received a lot of virtue. So Zaid, tell us what you heard from the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.‘ He said: ‘My nephew, I am now old and have become senile, and there are some things I remember from the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and some I have forgotten. So what I tell you accept, and do not force me to recall that which I have forgotten.’ At Khumma, a spring between Mecca and Medina the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, spoke to us. First, he praised Allah and exalted Him then he warned us and exhorted us saying: ‘O people, I am only a man and soon the Messenger (the Angel of Death) of my Lord will come and I shall respond to him. I am leaving with you two weighty things. The first is the Book of Allah, in it there is guidance and light. Hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it. He emphasized this and urged us to do the same. Then he said: ‘The second is the members of my family. I call upon you in the Name of Allah to look after the members of my family. I call upon you in the Name of Allah to look after the members of my family.’ I asked: ‘Zaid, who are the members of his family, aren't his wives the members of his family?’ Zaid replied: ‘His wives are members of his family and they are also forbidden to accept charity after him.’ I asked: ‘Who are the others?’ Zaid replied: ‘They are the descendants of Ali, Aqil, Ja'far and Abbas. I inquired: ‘Have all of them been forbidden to accept charity?" Zaid replied: ‘Yes.’”
“Listen well, I am leaving with you two weighty things. One is the Book of Allah; which is the rope of Allah. Whosoever follows it will be rightly guided, but whosoever discards it will be go astray."
Muslim with a chain up to Yazid the son of Hayyan who related that Husain the son of Sabrah, Amr son of Muslim and he went to Zaid son of Arqam and he said this.