Muslim, Ahl-e-Bayt-e-Kiraam رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم should be dearer than his wealth, honour, property, parents, children and even his own life. Having devotion towards these blessed people, is, in fact, having devotion towards the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and the devotion towards the Noblest Prophet        صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is the sign of Iman.

The Prophet of Rahmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘لَا يُؤمِنُ عَبۡدٌ حَتّٰي اَكُوۡنَ اَحَبَّ اِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ نَفۡسِه’ i.e., No one can become a true believer until he loves me more than his life, ‘وَذَاتِيۡ اَحَبَّ اِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ ذَاتِهِ’ until my life is dearer to him than his life, ‘وَتَكُوۡنَ عِتۡرَتِيۡ اَحَبَّ اِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ عِتۡرَتِهِ’ until my children are dearer to him than his children, ‘وَاَهۡلِيۡ اَحَبَّ اِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ اَهۡلِهِ’ and until my Ahl-e-Bayt are dearer to him than his own family. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, Hadees 1505)

Excellence of Ahl-e-Bayt-e-Athaar

Dear Islamic brothers! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says in the excellence of Ahl-e-Bayt-e-Athaar:

اِ نَّمَا   یُرِ  یۡدُ   اللّٰہُ    لِیُذۡ ہِبَ   عَنۡکُمُ   ا لرِّ جۡسَ   اَہۡلَ   الۡبَیۡتِ   وَ  یُطَہِّرَکُمۡ     تَطۡہِیۡرً ا    ﴿ۚ۳۳﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Allah only wills to remove all impurity from you, O the People of the Household, and by cleansing you make you utterly pure. (Part 22, Surah Al-Ahzaab, verse 33)

Most of the commentators of Glorious Quran are of this opinion that abovementioned blessed verse refers to the Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada, Sayyidah Fatimah, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan and Sayyiduna Imam Husayn        رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم. Imam Ahmad رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه reported from Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed Khudri رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ: This blessed verse is revealed in the excellence and eminence of ‘Panjtan Pak’ and ‘Panjtan Pak’ refers to the Noblest Prophet    صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Sayyiduna ‘Ali, Sayyidah Fatimah, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم. (Sawanih Karbala, pp. 79, 80)