قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَی:

إِنَّما یُرِیدُ اللَّهُ لِیُذْهِبَ عَنْکُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَیْتِ وَ یُطَهِّرَکُمْ تَطْهِیراً

Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.

(Surat al–Ahzab 33:33)

Prophetic traditions, mentioned in both Sunni and Shiite most reliable reference books of Hadith and Tafsir (Qur’anic Exegesis), have confirmed that this holy verse was revealed to exclusively involve the five pure people of the Cloak Ashab al-Kisa ; namely, Mohammad, Ali, Fatimah, al–Hasan, and al–Husain (p.b.u.th.), to whom the term ‘Ahl al–Bayt (People of the House)’ is solely dedicated.

For instance, refer to the following reference books:

(1) Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH), al–Musnad, 1:331; 4:107; 6:292, 304. (2) Sahih Muslim (d. 261 AH), 7:130. (3) Al–Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH), Sunan, 5:361 et al. (4) Al–Dulabi (d. 310 AH), al–Dhurriyyah al–Tahirah al–Nabawiyyah, pp. 108. (5) Al–Nassa’i (d. 303 AH), al–Sunan al–Kubra, 5:P108, 113. (6) al–Hakim al–Naysaburi (d. 405 AH), al-Mustadrak ‘ala al-Sahihyan, 2:416, 3:133, 146, 147. (7) al–Zarkashi (d. 794 AH), al–Burhan, pp. 197. (8) ibn Hajar al–Asqalani (d. 852), Fath al–Bari Sharh Sahih al–Bukhari, 7:104. (9) Al–Kulayni (d. 328 AH), Usul al–Kafi, 1:287. (10) ibn Babiwayh (d. 329 AH), al–Imamah wa’l–Tabsirah, pp. 47, H. 29. (11) Al–Maghribi (d. 363 AH), Da’aa’im al–Islam, pp. 35, 37. (12) Al–Saduq (d. 381 AH), al–Khisal, pp. 403, 550. (13) Al–Tusi (d. 460 AH), al–Amaali, H. 438, 482, 783.

For more details, refer to the exegesis of the holy verse involved in the following reference books of tafsir: (1) Al–Tabari (d. 310 AH), Book of Tafsir. (2) Al–Jassas (d. 370 AH), Ahkam al–Qur’an. (3) Al–Wahidi (d. 468 AH), Asbaab al–Nuzoul. (4) ibn al–Jawzi (d. 597 AH), Zaad al–Maseer. (5) Al–Qurtubi (d. 671 AH), al–Jami’ li–Ahkam al–Qur’an. (6) ibn Katheer (d. 774 AH), Book of Tafsir. (7) Al–Tha’aalibi (d. 825 AH), Book of Tafsir. (8) Al–Suyouti (d. 911 AH), al–Durr al–Manthour. (9) Al–Shawkani (d. 1250 AH), Fath al–Ghadir. (10) Al–Ayyashi (d. 320 AH), Book of Tafsir. (11) Al–Qommi (d. 329 AH), Book of Tafsir. (12) Furt al–Kufi (d. 352 AH), Book of Tafsir; in the margin of the exegesis of verse 4:59. (13) Al–Tabrisi (d. 560 AH), Majma’ al–Bayan, as well as many other reference books of Hadith and Tafsir.

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