The Islamic community is greatly\nindebted to narrators of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP) and his Ahl al-Bayt’s\n(PBUT) sayings (Ahadith). Were it not for these narrators’ determined efforts,\nIslamic teachings would not have reached us. The great Prophet of Islam\n(PBUH&HP) would encourage his companions to listen to and narrate the\nAhadith: “May Allah enlighten the person who hears a Hadith from us, and\npreaches it” (2). Similarly, Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (PBUH) has said:\n“Learning a Hadith from a reliable person regarding permissible and\nforbidden matters is far worthier than the entire world with all its gold and\nsilver.” (3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amongst the narrators of Hadith, we\ncome across several virtuous women, whose names have been recorded as\nMuhaddithin; and the most prominent of them are the women from the family of\nthe Prophet (PBUT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lady Ma’soomah (PBUH), a virtuous\nmember of this family, has narrated a series of Ahadith backed by their chain\nof narrators, (4) from Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (PBUH). Due to her exalted character, both Shia and\nSunni narrators have paid close attention to her narrations. The following is\nan example of one of her accounts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hafiz Shams al-Din Jazari (died 833\nA.H.), a prominent Sunni scholar, has authored a valuable book entitled\n“Asna al-Matalib fi Manaqib Sayyidina Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUT)”. In\nnarrating the event of Ghadir, he mentions a Hadith by Lady Fatimah (PBUH), of\nwhich Lady Ma’soomah (PBUH) is in its chain of narrators. In this Hadith, Lady\nFatimah (PBUH) has said: “Have you forgotten the speech of the Messenger\nof Allah on the day of Ghadir, in which he said: “Whosoever I am his\/her\nMaster (Mawla), Ali is his\/her Master (Mawla),” and how he also said:\n“(O Ali)! You are to me as Aaron was to Moses.” (5)(6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This exact form and chain of this\nHadith from Lady Ma’soomah (PBUH), has also been narrated by other Sunni\nMuhaddithin, namely Amrtesri and Shawkani. \nAs for the Shia references, scholars such as Mir Hamed Hussain and\nAllamah Amini have narrated this Hadith from the same source. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the above example, Lady\nMa’soomah (PBUH) has been recognized as a Muhaddith in both Shia and Sunni\nsources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We, Muslims, are honored to have\nreceived the Ahadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and his Ahl al-Bayt\n(PBUT) through such virtuous people. And it is on our part to contribute in\nprotecting and passing on these narrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Selection taken\nfrom: “The Generous Lady of the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT)”, by Ali Akbar\nMahdipour, with some summarization and addition)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We offer our condolences to all\nMuslims, especially to you dear friend, upon the 10th of Rabi’ al-Thaani,\ndemise of the generous lady of the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT), Lady Fatimah Mas’oomah\n(PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1- Muhaddith is\nan Islamic title, referring to one who profoundly knows and narrates Ahadith,\nthe chain of their narration (Sanad), and the original and well-known narrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2- Sunan Ibn\nMajah, vol. 1, p. 85- Al-Ghadir by Allamah Amini , vol. 8, p. 154<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3- Wasa’il\nal-Shia, vol. 27, p. 98<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4- The chain of\nnarrators refer to the set of persons who have narrated a certain Hadith from\none to another.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5- Asna\nal-Matalib, pp. 49 & 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6- For more\nexplanation on this subject and to know of more Sunni or Shia scholars who have\nnarrated this Hadith, you can refer to the following article “The Event of\nGhadir and its Importance”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Islamic community is greatly indebted to narrators of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP) and his Ahl al-Bayt’s (PBUT) sayings (Ahadith). Were it not for these narrators’ determined efforts, Islamic teachings would not have reached us. The great Prophet of Islam (PBUH&HP) would encourage his companions to listen to and narrate the Ahadith: “May Allah enlighten the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28427,28248],"tags":[24702,17991,18070,24672,18426,24701,18418,19725,18536,19592],"class_list":["post-4853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lady-fatimah-masoomah-pbuh","category-occasional-letters","tag-2006-05-09","tag-family","tag-islamic","tag-lady-fatimah-masoomah","tag-messenger","tag-muhaddithah-of-the-family-of-the-prophet","tag-occasion-letters","tag-person","tag-prophet","tag-women"],"yoast_head":"\n