Bismillah
as salam alykom Karbala
You must be saying to yourself now those people have stones in their chests rather than hearts filled with no less love and emotions towards our beloved Messenger, teacher, leader, commander Mohamed salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam. Matter of fact, on the personal level, many at times I wish that I was even a servant in his house, serving him water for Wodu, and doing other chores. Many times I ponder upon his life and how he went for days without food, and months only with water and dates. When I enter into the boundaries of Medina, mixed emotions fill my heart that words cannt describe, O here he lived, here he built the first masjed... and and and. I feel at times that I want to contain all of Medina into my eyes, I feel that I cannt just follow and embrace everything there. Just thinking that I m stepping in the same spots he did step..
We are no less emtional about all of them. you know what Karbala, we are no less respectful and loving to Ali than you are. I mean he gave him the comfort of his eye, he picked him as husband to his beloved daughter. He replaced him when he was only 11 and jeopardised his life. He is a companion after all, may Allah be pleased with all the companions who shouldered the burden of first dawa to give us this gift on a silver plate without any effort on our side.
But we might differ on how to interpret the Ayah you quoted. Kissing doors is certainly not the Mawada he asked for to his household. But it is totally a different comprehensive approach. If u meet one of them, they are many and living among us, some of them reveal themselves others dont. Just show curtosy, establish the relation. All we fear brother is to be dragged into shirkish acts that we dont want to or even intend to certainly. None of us wish this, because this is not why Allah The One Sent His final Messenger. We really need so much to hold a firm grip to aspects of Tawheed. I would like to add that we are no less loving to Ahullbayt, May be we love them more than you imagine Karbala. But at the same time, me personally I try hard not to let this love or anyother love overshadow the love of Allah in my heart. This is what we should be working on, it is a thin line and a trend that must be developed over time very carefuly.
Will come back with more later Insh aAllah.