I replied that I did not know, and so the Messenger of Allah          صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم explained, “You follow my sunnah, aid the pious, advise your Muslim brothers, and (most importantly) you love my companions and Ahl al-Bayt [عَلَیْہِمُ الرِّضْوَان]. This is what gave you the rank of the pious.”^[1]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه! Dear Islamic brothers, how great are the virtues of loving the family of the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Whoever dies with this love is a martyr, his sins are forgiven, he possesses complete faith, he is given glad tidings of Paradise, and he will be admitted into Paradise with honour. The gates of Heaven are opened for him in his grave, and the angels of mercy come to visit him. The one who loves the family of the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is granted safety whilst crossing the Bridge of Ṣirāṭ. May Allah Almighty also grant us this love.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The blessed children of the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Dear Islamic brothers, we heard of how knowing the Ahl al-Bayt (e.g. details of them and their rank) is a means of salvation from Hell. Here are some facts about the blessed children of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. There is a consensus amongst the scholars that the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم had four daughters, but there is a difference of opinion regarding the number of sons. Most scholars are of the view that the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم had seven children, four daughters and three sons:

1.   Zaynab.

2.   Ruqayyah.

3.   Umm Kulthūm.