But they are descendants of Prophets!

“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).” (Qur’an 49:13)

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In the Qur’an, it is shown that to be truly ‘sharif‘ or noble, is based on how righteous we are and not based upon the blood that flows in our veins. It is not based upon our tribal affiliation. It is not based upon our gender. It is not based on how little or how much melanin permeates my epidermis.  

This post is not for the people of whims and desires. It is not for the people of emotion and passions. This post is for people who are interested in the truth. People who follow the proofs and the evidences. May Allah (swt) guide those who seek truth to the Truth.

“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).” (Qur’an 49:13)

I could be a man and far excel a woman in my piety. 

I could be a woman and far excel a man in my piety.

I could be an Arab and far excel a non Arab in my piety.

I could be a Non-Arab and far excel an Arab in my piety.

I could be black and far excel someone white in my piety.

I could be white and far excel someone black in my piety.

I could be a descendant of a Prophet and far excel someone in my piety.

I could not be a descendant of a Prophet and far excel a descendant of a Prophet in my piety.

Allah (swt) has made it very clear:

Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you

In this entry, we will explore the question of rather or not simply being a Syed or a descendant of a Prophet makes a person default: righteous, noble, or infallible.

We will explore questions like: If all the people on the Ark were noble and pious where did evil come from after they embarked?

How Islam (Judaism) and Islam (Christianity) were betrayed by the very guardians asked to protect it.

Hence the meaning of the word Kafir-is Ungrateful.

All too often those who have been given the light are the very ones who betray it. While those groping in utter darkness often become the very vanguards of light.

Who is truly noble and righteous before Allah (swt) has nothing to do with lineage, pigmentation of one’s skin, nationality, tribal affiliation, wealth, or intellectual acumen.

“So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another.” (Qur’an 23:10)

“O humanity! Be mindful of your Lord, and beware of a Day when no parent will be of any benefit to their child, nor will a child be of any benefit to their parent. Surely Allah’s promise is true. So do not let the life of this world deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah.” (Qur’an 31:33)

Notice something interesting that Allah (swt) says about animals that are sacrificed to him.

“Neither their meat nor their blood reaches Allah. Rather, it is your piety that reaches Him. This is how He has subjected them to you so that you may proclaim the greatness of Allah for what He has guided you to, and give good news to the good-doers.” (Qur’an 22:37)

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

“The Prophet (saw) said: Allah, Most High, has removed from you the pride of the pre-Islamic period and its boasting in ancestors. One is only a pious believer or a miserable sinner. You are sons of Adam, and Adam came from dust. Let the people cease to boast about their ancestors. They are merely fuel in Jahannam; or they will certainly be of less account with Allah than the beetle which rolls dung with its nose.”

Source: (https://sunnah.com/abudawud:5116)

The Ahl Bayt of Adam (as). The household of the Prophet Adam (as)

The first murderer in human history was a descendant of a Prophet.

Cain killed his brother Abel.  Both were descendants of the Prophet Adam (as).   Yet, one was righteous and the other became the ‘first’ murderer.  Such that Allah (swt) made an example of this particular incident throughout time.

“So his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.” (Qur’an 5:30)

“And recite to them the story of Adam’s two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice, and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], “I will surely kill you.” Said [the former], “Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him]”. (Qur’an 5:27)

Humanity has not even in its infancy and here we have two descendants of the Prophet Adam (as). One of them has the hallmark of being remembered for all time as being the first murderer. Allah (swt) said that one of them was (mutaqi) righteous meaning the other was not.

Does the son of Adam (as) get a pass for murdering his brother simply because he is the son of a Prophet?

The Ahl Bayt of Ibrahim (as). The household of the Prophet Ibrahim (as)

“Also, remember that Ibrahim was tried by his Lord with certain commands, which he fulfilled: He said: “I will make you an Imam to the Nations.” He pleaded: “And also (Imams) from my offspring!” He answered: “But My Promise is not within the reach of (zalimin) evil-doers.” (Qur’an 2:124)

If you notice Allah (swt) didn’t write a blank check for the descendants of Ibrahim (as) . If you were made virtuous by being a descendant of a prophet than Allah(swt) would have simply granted Ibrahim’s du’a without a caveat. However, He did not. Allah (swt) made a caveat, “My promise is not within reach of the (zalimin)evildoers.”

In other words, I will grant your du’a to those who hold on to my commands and strive their utmost to be righteous servants.

The following verses in the Qur’an are more than enough proof for us of this du’a.

The Ahl Bayt of Jacob (as). The household of the Prophet Jacob (as)

“Indeed, in the story of Joseph and his brothers there are lessons for all who ask.” (Qur’an 12:7)

The sons of Prophet Jacob are descendant of Prophet Ibrahim through his son Ishaq

But My Promise is not within the reach of (zalimin) evil-doers.” (Qur’an 2:124)

What did these descendants of Prophet Ibrahim (as) get up to?

They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.” (Qur’an 12:17)

These Muwahid, The Ahl Bayt of Jacob (as), Sons of a Prophet lied to their father! Imagine telling your own father that his son (your own brother) was eaten by a wolf! Can you imagine the grief it would bring him?!

Allah (swt) tells us in very vivid language how severe was the grief and trauma of Jacob (as). The trauma that Prophet Jacob (as) went through on account of his progeny, the progeny of the Household.

“He turned away from them, lamenting, “Alas, poor Joseph!” And his eyes turned white out of the grief he suppressed.” (Qur’an 12:84)

He replied, “O my dear son! Do not relate your vision to your brothers, or they will devise a plot against you. Surely Satan is a sworn enemy to humankind.” (Qur’an 12:5)

Jacob (as) knew among his ahl bayt were schemers!

“˹Remember˺ when they said ˹to one another˺, “Surely Joseph and his brother ˹Benjamin˺ are more beloved to our father than we, even though we are a group of so many. Indeed, our father is clearly mistaken.” (Qur’an 12:8)

Can you imagine talking about your father (a Prophet) like that?

“Kill Joseph or cast him out to some ˹distant˺ land so that our father’s attention will be only ours, then after that you may ˹repent and˺ become righteous people!” (Qur’an 12:9)

Imagine the audacity to plan to kill your brother (a Prophet) and than expect that Allah will simply forgive you?

They said, “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Joseph, although we truly wish him well? (Qur’an 12:11)

The Ahl Bayt of Jacob (as) Lie #1 to their father.

“Send him out with us tomorrow so that he may enjoy himself and play. And we will really watch over him.” (Qur’an 12:12)

So he can enjoy himself Lie #2 and they will watch over him Lie #3

“Then they returned to their father in the evening, weeping. They cried, “Our father! We went racing and left Joseph with our belongings, and a wolf devoured him! But you will not believe us, no matter how truthful we are.” (Qur’an 12:16-17)

“And they brought his shirt, stained with false blood. He responded, “No! Your souls must have tempted you to do something ˹evil˺. So ˹I can only endure with˺ beautiful patience! It is Allah’s help that I seek to bear your claims.” (Qur’an 12:18)

Look at the extent of their manipulation! Fake tears like actors crying on que! A prop piece-his shirt stained with false blood. Gaslighting their father.

Joseph eaten by a wolf Lie #4 Brought a shirt with false blood Lie #5

“Return to your father and say, ‘O our father! Your son (Benjamin)committed theft. We testify only to what we know. We could not guard against the unforeseen.” (Qur’an 12:81)

They claimed their other brother, Benjamin was a thief and lied to their father, yet again. Lie #6

The Ahl Bayt of Jacob, the guilty among them finally return in repentance to Allah (swt)

“They admitted, “By Allah! Allah has truly preferred you over us, and we have surely been sinful.” (Qur’an 12:91)

“They begged, “O our father! Pray for the forgiveness of our sins. We have certainly been sinful.” (Qur’an 12:97)

Satan ignited rivalry between the Ahl Bayt of Jacob (as)

“Then he raised his parents to the throne, and they all fell down in prostration to Joseph,1 who then said, “O my dear father! This is the interpretation of my old dream. My Lord has made it come true. He was truly kind to me when He freed me from prison, and brought you all from the desert after Satan had ignited rivalry between me and my siblings. Indeed my Lord is subtle in fulfilling what He wills. Surely He ˹alone˺ is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.” (Qur’an 12:100)

What to make of the sons of Jacob (as) Al Muwahid who lied to their father (a Prophet) because they are jealous of their brother? The sons of a Prophet can conspire against their brother, but all the companions are saints & angels? 

“Allah made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We raised among them twelve chieftains, and Allah said: Lo! I am with you. If you establish worship and pay the poor-due, and believe in My messengers and support them, and lend unto Allah a kindly loan, surely I shall remit your sins, and surely I shall bring you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow. Whosoever among you disbelieves after this will go astray from a plain road.” (Qur’an 5:12)

The Ahl Bayt of Nuh (as). The household of the Prophet Nuh (as)

“So it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and NOAH CALLED TO HIS SON who was apart, “O MY SON, come aboard with us and be not with the ungrateful. But he said, “I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water.” Noah said, “There is no protector today from the decree of Allah, except for whom He gives mercy.” And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.” (Qur’an 11:42-43)

Then Allah (swt) informed Noah…

“And Noah called to his Lord and said, “My Lord, indeed MY SON IS OF MY FAMILY (AHLI) and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges! He said, “O NOAH, INDEED HE IS NOT OF YOUR (AHLIKA) FAMILY; indeed, he is one whose work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant. Noah said, “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers.” (Qur’an 11:45-47)

Tabataba’i says that this flood was universal. Everyone on the Earth except those on the Ark was drowned.

Source: (Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, vol. 10, p. 102 and 260.)

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:

When we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he talked about periods of trial (fitnahs), mentioning many of them.

When he mentioned the one when people should stay in their houses, some asked him: Messenger of Allah, what is the trial (fitnah) of staying at home?

He replied: It will be flight and plunder. Then will come a test which is pleasant. Its murkiness is due to the fact that it is produced by a man from the people of my house, who will assert that he belongs to me, whereas he does not, for my friends are only the God-fearing. (رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ مِنِّي وَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَإِنَّمَا أَوْلِيَائِيَ الْمُتَّقُونَ) Then the people will unite under a man who will be like a hip-bone on a rib. Then there will be the little black trial which will leave none of this community without giving him a slap, and when people say that it is finished, it will be extended. During it a man will be a believer in the morning and an infidel in the evening, so that the people will be in two camps: the camp of faith which will contain no hypocrisy, and the camp of hypocrisy which will contain no faith. When that happens, expect the Antichrist (Dajjal) that day or the next.

Source: (https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4242)

So let us ponder this for a minute. As some of our brothers want to use this ‘hadith of the Ark‘ to suggest that only those who were on the Ark were people who are pure and rightly guided.

So it stands to reason that all the vile, evil, and sinful people were wiped out by Allah (swt) during the flood.

It also stands to reason that the inhabitants on the Ark had to embark.

That is how I am able to write to you today. We are all descendants of those people. Which leads to two points.

First Point.

We are all descendants of the Ahl Bayt of Noah (as) according to Tabataba’i

Second Point.

Evil and Mischief came from those were saved on the Ark.

Where did the sin, villainy, and evil come from that we know today? Obviously it came from the descendants of the people of the Ark. This means within the Ahl Bayt of the Ark itself was the inclination towards righteousness and the inclination towards evil.

So certainly the people on the Ark and their descendants were not infallible. That is just a common sense deduction.

Here is something to think about.

What happened to the descendants of the earlier prophets?

How could Judaism be corrupted if we had infallible Imams who were guiding the people all the time?

The answer, because the descendants of the Prophets and the guardians themselves apostatized from the faith!

“Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah ] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah, and they were witnesses to that.” (Qur’an 5:44)

“Their descendants who inherited the Book gained (by bribery only) worthless things from the worldly life saying, “We shall be forgiven (for what we have done). They would have even doubled such gains if they could have received more. Did they not make a covenant (with Allah) in the Book not to speak anything other than the Truth about Allah and to study its contents well? The life hereafter is much better for the pious ones. Will you not then think?(Qur’an 7:169)

Though this is an uncomfortable answer for many, it is a truthful one.

We do not have unbroken chains of the lineage of people who ‘kept the faith’ all the way until the coming of the Blessed Messenger.

All we have in reality is the narrative of the Qur’an that puts focus on Ibrahim (as), Ishaq (as), Ismail (as), & Jacob (as) and their descendants -who were Messengers and Prophets.

However, it becomes obvious to all who reflect that those who were entrusted to be the guardians of the faith were the very ones who betrayed it.

Allah (swt) would send Prophets (upon whom be peace) who would entrust this message to their households and their family and over time their descendants would apostate -wholesale from faith.

Wash – Rinse – Repeat.

In reality, if you want to be technical.  From the perspective that we all came from Adam (as) or are ‘Bani Adam‘ -the children of Adam, we are in reality all descendants of Prophets. Some of us will be deemed righteous and others of us not righteous.

These are clear verses in the Qur’an that give us clear examples.

Yes, we should love and respect those people who are descendants of Prophets. Yet, we are not beholden to anyone who does not hold fast to the Book of Allah (swt) or the Sunnah of the Beloved Messenger (saw).

Look at what the Blessed Prophet Muhammed (saw) said about family ties and justice.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

When Allah revealed the Verse: “Warn your nearest kinsmen,” Allah’s Messenger (saw) got up and said, “O people of Quraish (or said similar words)! Buy (i.e. save) yourselves (from the Hellfire) as I cannot save you from Allah’s Punishment; O Bani `Abd Manaf! I cannot save you from Allah’s Punishment, O Safiya, the Aunt of Allah’s Messenger (saw)! I cannot save you from Allah’s Punishment; O Fatima bint Muhammed! Ask me anything from my wealth, but I cannot save you from Allah’s Punishment.”

Source: (https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2753)

Narrated `Aisha:

Usama approached the Prophet (saw) on behalf of a woman (who had committed theft). The Prophet (saw) said, “The people before you were destroyed because they used to inflict the legal punishments on the poor and forgive the rich. By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! If Fatima (the daughter of the Prophet (saw) did that (i.e. stole), I would cut off her hand.”

Source: (https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6787)

Now, does one need to hate Fatima (ra) in order to administer the justice of Allah? How do people reason?

Does anyone think that Adam (as) did not love both his sons? 

Does anyone think that Noah (as) did not love the son that Allah instructed to leave behind?

How is that this some in this Ummah have come to the conclusion that certain people’s blood is cheap while others is expensive? May Allah (swt) guide us!

Just as Aisha (ra) was a test on rather the people will follow her or the rightful Imam, Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib. Ali himself became a test at Siffin to see rather or not people will follow what Allah (swt) ordered in the Qur’an or Ali’s decision.

Narrated Abu Maryam `Abdullah bin Ziyad Al-Aasadi:

“When Talha, AzZubair and `Aisha moved to Basra, `Ali sent `Ammar bin Yasir and Hasan bin `Ali who came to us at Kufa and ascended the pulpit. Al-Hasan bin `Ali was at the top of the pulpit and `Ammar was below Al-Hasan. We all gathered before him. I heard `Ammar saying, “`Aisha has moved to Al-Busra. By Allah! She is the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter. But Allah has put you to test whether you obey Him (Allah) or her (`Aisha).”

Source: (https://sunnah.com/bukhari:7100)

Does it sound like in the above text that Ammar bin Yasir (ra) had hate in his heart towards Aisha (ra)? Of course not! Yet, justice is justice and truth is truth.

I have met some descendants of the Blessed Prophet (saw) myself, some of whom were amazingly pious people, (based upon what I was able to observe) and some who were not really observing the very basic practices of Islam, like prayer.

“Then he raised his parents to the throne, and they all fell down in prostration to Joseph,1 who then said, “O my dear father! This is the interpretation of my old dream. My Lord has made it come true. He was truly kind to me when He freed me from prison, and brought you all from the desert after Satan had ignited rivalry between me and my siblings. Indeed my Lord is subtle in fulfilling what He wills. Surely He ˹alone˺ is the All-Knowing, All-Wise.” (Qur’an 12:100)

Descendants of Ali Ibn Abu Talib and Ibn Abbas slaughter and assassinate one another.

Later on we see the members of the Ahl Bayt in an all-out war against one another.

Or does anyone want to think that the Abbasid Caliphate Al-Mansur or Abu Ja’far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur was righteous and just?

Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al-Mansur was a great-grandson of the Prophet Muhammed (saw) cousin, Ibn Abbas.

Here are some of the things he did:

He had one of his governors send spies to spy on Imam Malik. He had Imam Malik tortured, had his arm pulled out of his socket, and publicly humiliated.

He had the grandsons of Hassan ibn Ali the sons of Abdullah ibn Hasan ibn Al  Hasan ibn Ali Ibn Abi Talib killed, namely Muhammed and Ibrahim.

Jalāl al-Dīn al-Khuḍayrī al-Suyūṭī mentions that he was the one that made that already tenuous relationship between the house ‘Abbas and the house of ‘Ali completely fractured.  Source:  (Tarikh al-Khulafa p.279-280)

He jailed Sufyan al-Thawri and Abbad ibn Kathir and, Abu Hanifa an-Nu’man.

He had Abu Muslim Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim al-Khorasani murdered.

The list goes on and on.

Question: What are the people to do when there become violent fractious splits between these infallible, descendants of the Prophets?

Answer: Pick up your sword and hope to Allah that you start stabbing the wrong one. Apparently you have no way of objectively knowing which one is the right one!

The English say: Blood is thicker than water. In Islam we say: Faith is thicker than Blood.

Believers, do not take your fathers and brothers for allies if unbelief is dearer to them than faith; those of you who do so are unjust. (Qur’an 9:23)

You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. Those – He has decreed within their hearts faith and supported them with spirit from Him. And We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him – those are the party of Allah . Unquestionably, the party of Allah – they are the successful. (Qur’an 58:22)

Once again these types of things will only disturb people who place a lot of stock in a person’s lineage.

‘Abdullah bin ‘Utbah bin Mas’ud reported:

I heard ‘Umar bin Al- Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) reported saying: “In the lifetime of Messenger of Allah (saw) some people were called to account through Revelation. Now Revelation has discontinued and we shall judge you by your apparent acts. Whoever displays to us good, we shall grant him peace and security, and treat him as a near one. We have nothing to do with his insight. Allah will call him to account for that. But whosoever shows evil to us, we shall not grant him security nor shall we believe him, even if he professed that his intention is good.”

Source: (https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:395)

“Say: “O Allah! Lord of Sovereignty! You give power to whom You please, and You strip off power from whom You please: You endow with honour whom You please, and You bring low whom You please: In Your hand is all good. Verily, over all things You have power.” (Qur’an 3:26)

“And We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their descendant’s prophethood and scripture; and among them is he who is guided, but many of them are (fasiqun) defiantly disobedient.” (Qur’an 57:26)

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May Allah (swt) Guide the Ummah.

May Allah (swt) Forgive the Ummah.