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| Salaf and their mothers
Sipah-e-Sahaba the modern day champions of Mu'awiya have heaped all forms of abuse against the Shi'a, and have sought to stoke up emotions by pointing out that the Shi'a are critical of 'certain' wives of Rasulullah. In their article 'The Noble Mothers (ra)' they had sought to point out the esteemed rank of the wives of Rasulullah (s) by citing this verse:
| Kr-Hcy.com states: | | "The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their selves, and his wives are their mothers; and the blood relations are closer to one another in the Book of ALLAH than the Believers and the Emigrants, except that you should act towards your friends desirably; this is inscribed in the Book". ( 33 : 6 ) Al-Qur'an. |
What these Nasibi fail to tell their faithful is that the 'context' in which this verse descended, it came down in 'honour' of one of the esteemed Sahaba that Sipah-e-Sahaba venerate.
Reply One - The desire of the esteemed Sahaba Hadhrath Talha to marry Umm'ul Momineen Ayesha in the eventuality of Rasulullah (s) dying
As evidence of this fact we are relying on the following high ranking Sunni sources:
 Tafseer Durre Manthur Volume 5 page 214 by Allamah al Hafidh Jalaladeen Suyuti
- Tafseer Fathul Qadeer Volume 4 page 290 commentary of Surah Azhab, by Allama Shaukani
- Tafseer Kabeer Volume 6 page 588 commentary of Surah Azhab, by Allamah Fakhradeen Radhi
- Tafseer Mazhari Volume 7 page 407, commentary of Surah Azhab, by Allamah Thana'ullah Panee Pathee
- al Itqan fi Asbab al Nuzool page 182
- Tafseer Ibn Katheer Volume 6 page 506 commentary of Surah Azhab,
- Tafseer Khazaan Volume 5 page 225 commentary of Surah Azhab,
We read in Tafseer Durre Manthur under the commentary "It is not permissible to pain the Prophet that:
"this verse descended in honour of Talha who expressed his intention of marrying Ayesha in the eventuality of Rasulullah (s) dying".
We read the remarkable words of Talha in Tafseer Mazhari:
"Talha said, "Muhammad refrains us from marrying our cousin's, and yet marries our women when we die, after his death we shall marry his wives' after this, the verse descended "You cannot marry the wives of Rasulullah".
Comment
Talha is counted by the Ahl'ul Sunnah is one blessed with Paradise, Ayesha is depicted by them as the beloved of Rasulullah (s), we appeal to justice - do you really believe a man that openly advocates marrying the beloved wife of Rasulullah (s) after him is one who has been guaranteed a place in Paradise? Tell us honestly how would you feel about a man openly stating his desire to marry your wife of you die? Would you deem him to be a true loyal friend? Would you have any trust / respect for such an individual?
Reply Two - The Sixth Imam of the Salafi and Deobandi Yazeed wanted to marry Umm'ul Momineen Ayesha
We read in Ahl'ul Sunnah recognised work Mudharij al Nubuwwath, page 126 Bab Fadail ai Nabi as follows:
"Talha bin Ubaydullah expressed a desire to marry Ayesha when Rasulullah (s) died and this verse descended 'His wives (of Rasulullah) are your mothers'. Some books also state that Yazeed the impure had also expressed a desire to marry Ayesha, but he changed his mind when this verse was brought to his attention".
Comment
We appeal directly to the Salafi lovers of Mu'awiya. Your esteemed Imams such as Ghazzali, Ibn Taymeeya, Ibn Katheer, Ibn Hazm and Ibn Arabi are counted amongst your great Ulema and they tried tirelessly to defend Yazeed for his acts, seeking to cover his faults etc. Indeed the grand Salaf scholars were in fact so shameless that they deemed a man who wanted to marry his mother to be the sixth khalifa of Rasulullah (s) [please see our article on Yazeed]. We congratulate the Khwaarij and Nasibi for having such a disgraceful Imam, we the Shi'a curse such a man and we curse those that advocate for him.
Reply Three - Sahaba of Rasulullah (s) Ikrima bin Abu Jahl married his mother
As evidence we shall cite the following leading Sunni sources:
- Izalathul Khifa Volume 3 page 139 by al Muhaddith Shah Waliyullah Dehlavi
- Asadul Ghaybah fi Marifathul Sahaba Volume 7 page 240 Dhikr Quthayla binte Qays
- al Istiab Volume 4 Dhikr Quthayla binte Qays
We read in Izalathul Khifa:
"Rasulullah married Quthayla binte Qays but he (s) died before the marriage was consummated. The Sahaba Ikrima then married Quthayla. When Abu Bakr's received news of this marriage he had them both burned in their home"
Comment
What can we say of the Salaf madhab? If the Shi'a criticise the actions of certain wives of Rasulullah (s) by referring to Sunni sources they issue fatwas of takfeer against us. We appeal to justice are we bigger criminals than a Sahaba that marries one of these mothers. It is interesting that we read of the same Ikrima in Asadul Ghayba Volume 4 page 70 that "The Sahaba Ikrima was a pious Muslim".
Under the Salafi madhab:
- Talha who wanted to marry Ayesha is blessed with Heaven
- Yazeed who wanted to marry Ayesha is the Sixth Khalifa of Rasulullah (s)
- Ikrima who marries a wife of Rasulullah (s) is a 'pious Muslim'
We have read all manner of claim in Nasibi sources that the Shi'a allow for a man to marry a mahram woman - this is an absolute lie. The Nasibi have failed to ever produce any example of such Shi'a practise (of a man marrying his mother / sister) as proof of such a claim but we have produced three authentic Sunni sources demonstrating that the pious Sahaba of Rasulullah (s) and narrator of traditions in Sahih Bukhari / Muslim, Ikrima married his mother - and this was recorded by the great Sunni debater Shah Waliyullah. We congratulate the Salafis for taking their religion from such beacons of piety.
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Private lives of the Nasibi Salaf
Kr-Hcy.com on the Mothers of believers
Tafseer Durre Manthur Volume 5 page 214 by Allamah al Hafidh Jalaladeen Suyuti
Tafseer Kabeer Volume 6 page 588 commentary of Surah Azhab, by Allamah Fakhradeen Radhi