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Fatwa CenterThe family of the Prophet
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Who are the family of the Prophet, salla Allaahu alaihi wa sallam, the Ahl al-Bayt?
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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
The Ahlul-Bayt are Bani Haashim and Bani Abdul-Muttalib. The evidence for this is the Hadeeth (narration) reported from Imaam Al-Bukhari 
that the Prophet said: "Indeed, Banu Al-Muttalib and Banu Haashim are the same." Ahlul-Bayt also include the wives of the Prophet as Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {… Allaah wishes only to remove Ar-Rijs (evil deeds and sins, etc.) from you, O members of the family (of the Prophet ), and to purify you with a thorough purification.} [Quran, 3:33]
Ibn Katheer interpreted this verse by saying, “This is an evidence that the wives of the Prophet are among the Ahlul-Bayt, as this verse is about them.”
Allaah Knows best.
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