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In other words, how do u perceive their children?

And that is why is it only Fatima (ra) of the prophet's sallallahu alaihi wa sallam children that is considered to be worthy to be among the people of the Bayt? How come? What about the other daughters?

What I have running round in my mind is how come not all the daughters are among the people of the Bayt?

what makes this anticipated Imam who must be one of the modern age, who might have brothers and father, grandfather, sons ..etc this particular one a Masòum unlike the rest of his own household leave alone the rest of those who come from the lineage of the Messener salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam.[

Sobhan Allah, but as I told u i m sure u r quite aware that there are many living among us who are Ashraf or Sada, Ashraf are from the lineage of the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam who must observe the rule of not accepting sadaqa as u know. But then if they are from Ahul Bayt, why only the Imams are Ma``soum???

These are questions asking the same question ie why arent all of the Children or family of the 14 infallible members of AhlulBayt counted as infallible members of AhlulBayt?


As I said membership of Ahlulbayt depends on 2 things, 1. Blood relationship 2. Spiritual status. You need both. Hence even of you are related to someone from AhlulBayt by blood this doesn't necessarily make you a member of AhlulBayt. This is clearly demonstrated by Allah in Nuh's case with his son in Surah Hud 11:45-47.


This is not saying that those who do not acheive the status of infalliblity by being included in AhlulBayt are impure sinners. Rather they have their own status e.g. The shia highly venerate Ruqayyah, Zainab and Umm Kulthum with special invocations (Ziyarats) to be specially recited when one visits their grave.


The members of AhlulBayt of the Prophet Mohammad (saw) are 14 and 14 only including Mohammad, Fatima, Hassan, Hussain and the 9 Imams from the lineage of Hussain.


So even if you are a daughter of Prophet (saw) does not necessarily include you in AhlulBayt. Notice that their is a difference of opinion regarding the Prophet's daughters between Shia and Sunni schools. Shia maintain that Fatima was the only daughter of the Prophet (saw) while Sunnis include Zainab, Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum.