Ahlul Bayt the Household of the Prophet of Allah

The Purified Members of Ahlul Bayt (part Ii)

Abu Huraira narrated: The Prophet (PBUH) looked toward Ali, Hasan, Husain, and Fatimah (AS), and then said: "I am in war with those who will fight you, and in peace with those who are peaceful to you." References:

o Sunan al-Tirmidhi, v5, p699

o Sunan Ibn Majah, v1, p52

o Fadha'il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, p767, Tradition #1350

o al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p149

o Majma' al-Zawa'id, by al-Haythami, v9, p169

o al-Kabir, by al-Tabarani, v3, p30, also in al-Awsat

o Jami' al-Saghir, by al-Ibani, v2, p17

o Tarikh, by al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, v7, p137

o Sawaiq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, p144

o Dhakha'ir al-Uqba, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, p25

o Mishkat al-Masabih, by Khatib al-Tabrizi, English Version, Tradition #6145

Content:

The other members of Ahlul Bayt Loving Ahlul Bayt The verse of Malediction (Mubahalah) The other members of Ahlul Bayt

أبشري يا فاطمة المهدي منك ابن عساكر) عن الحسين.

Reference:

o Ziyadat al-Jaami'i al-Sagheer, by Jalaludin al-Suyuti, vol 6, #25 (حرف الهمزة)

o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 12, #34208 (فاطمة رضي الله عنها)

o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 14, #39653 (المهدي عليه السلام)

o Mu'ujam al-Tabarani al-Kabeer, by Imam al-Tabarani (ذكر أزواج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. أم سلمة. سعيد بن المسيب عن أم سلمة)

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah (the Prophet's daughter). المهدي من عترتي، من ولد فاطمة التخريج (برموز السيوطي): (د ه ك) عن أم سلمة

التخريج (مفصلا): أبو داود وابن ماجة والحاكم في المستدرك عن أم سلمة تصحيح السيوطي: صحيح

Reference:

o al-Jaami'i al-Sagheer, by Jalaludin al-Suyuti, vol 6, #9241 (فصل: في المحلى بأل من حرف الميم)

o Sunan Abu Dawud, English version, Ch. 36, Tradition #4271 narrated by Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet).

o Sunan Abu Dawud, vol 2, #4284 (أول كتاب المهدي)

o Sunan ibn Majah, vol 2, #4085 (كتاب الفتن. (34) باب خروج المهرى)

o al-Nisa'i and al-Bayhaqi, and others as quoted in: al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch.11, p249.

o Mustadrak al-Hakim, by Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hakim al-Nisaboori, vol 4, #8672/380 (كتاب: الفتن، والملاحم)

o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 14, #38662 (خروج المهدي)

أخبرني أبو النضر الفقيه، حدثنا عثمان بن سعيد الدارمي، حدثنا عبد الله بن صالح، أنبأ أبو المليح الرقي، حدثني زياد بن بيان، وذكر من فضله قال: سمعت علي بن نفيل يقول: سمعت سعيد بن المسيب يقول: سمعت أم سلمة تقول:

سمعت النبي -صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم- يذكر المهدي فقال: (نعم، هو حق، وهو من بني فاطمة). Reference:

o Mustadrak al-Hakim, by Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hakim al-Nisaboori, vol 4, #8671/379 (كتاب: الفتن، والملاحم)

"al-Mahdi is from our Ahlul-Bayt, no doubt Allah will enforce his appearance within a night (i.e., his coming is very unpredictable and is very sudden)."

المهدي منا أهل البيت، يصلحه الله في ليلة التخريج (برموز السيوطي): (حم ه) عن علي التخريج (مفصلا): أحمد في مسنده وابن ماجة عن علي تصحيح السيوطي: حسن

Reference:

o al-Jaami'i al-Sagheer, by Jalaludin al-Suyuti, vol 6, #9243 (في المحلى بأل من حرف الميم)

o al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p250.

o Musnad ibn Hanbal, v1,p84 [Entire book:(p93,#645)]

o Sunan ibn Majah, vol 2, #4085 (كتاب الفتن. (34) باب خروج المهرى)

o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 14, #38664 (خروج المهدي)

المهدي منى: أجلى الجبهة، أقنى الأنف، يملأ الأرض قسطا وعدلا كما ملئت جورا وظلما، يملك سبع سنين التخريج (برموز السيوطي): (د ك) عن أبي سعيد التخريج (مفصلا): أبو داود والحاكم في المستدرك عن أبي سعيد تصحيح السيوطي: صحيح

Reference:

o al-Jaami'i al-Sagheer, by Jalaludin al-Suyuti, vol 6, #9244 (في المحلى بأل من حرف الميم)

o Sunan Abu Dawud, vol 2, #4285 (أول كتاب المهدي)

o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 14, #38665 (خروج المهدي)

المهدي رجل من ولدي: وجهه كالكوكب الدري التخريج (برموز السيوطي): الروياني عن حذيفة التخريج (مفصلا): الروياني عن حذيفة تصحيح السيوطي: صحيح

Reference:

o al-Jaami'i al-Sagheer, by Jalaludin al-Suyuti, vol 6, #9245 (في المحلى بأل من حرف الميم)

o Mustadrak al-Hakim, by Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hakim al-Nisaboori, vol 4, #8670/378 (كتاب: الفتن، والملاحم), Authenticity: هذا حديث صحيح على شرط مسلم، ولم يخرجاه o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 14, #38666 (خروج المهدي) The Messenger of Allah said: "The world will not perish until a man among the Arabs appears whose name matches my name."

حَدَّثَنَا عُبيدُ بنُ أسباطَ بنُ مُحَمَّدٍ القرشيُّ أخبرنا أبي أخبرنا سُفيانُ الثَّوريُّ عن عاصمِ بنِ بَهدلةَ عن زِرٍّ عن عبدِ اللهِ قال: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلِيهِ وسَلَّم: (لا تَذهبُ الدُّنيا حتَّى يملِكَ العربَ رجلٌ من أهلِ بيتي يُواطئُ اسمهُ اسمي وفي البابِ عن عَليٍّ وأبي سعيدٍ وأمِّ سَلَمَةَ وأبي هُرَيرَةَ. هذا حسنٌ صحيحٌ.

Reference:

o Sunan al-Tirmidhi, vol 3, #2331 (أبوابُ الفتنِ عن رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلِيهِ وسَلَّم. 44 - بَابُ مَا جَاءَ في المهديِّ) o Sunan Abu Dawud, vol 2, #4282 (أول كتاب المهدي)

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left (before the day of judgment), Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny (by then)."

حدثنا مسدد، أن عمر بن عبيد حدثهم، ح، وثنا محمد بن العلاء، ثنا أبو بكر -يعني: ابن عياش- ح، وثنا مسدد، قال: ثنا يحيى، عن سفيان، ح، وثنا أحمد بن إبراهيم، قال: ثنا عبيد الله بن موسى، أخبرنا زائدة، ح، وثنا أحمد بن إبراهيم، قال: حدّثني عبيد الله بن موسى، عن فطر، المعنى واحد كلهم عن عاصم، عن زرٍّ، عن عبد اللّه:

عن النبيِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال: "لو لم يبق من الدنيا إلا يومٌ". قال زائدة في حديثه: "لطوَّل الله ذلك اليوم"، ثم اتفقوا: "حتى يبعث الله فيه رجلاً منِّي -أو- من أهل بيتي يواطئ اسمه اسمي، واسم أبيه اسم أبي". زاد في حديث فطرٍ: "يملأ الأرض قسطاً وعدلاً كما ملئت ظلماً وجوراً". وقال في حديث سفيان: "لا تذهب -أو لا تنقضي- الدنيا حتى يملك العرب رجلٌ من أهل بيتي، يواطئ اسمه اسمي". قال أبو داود: لفظ عمر وأبي بكر بمعنى سفيان.

Reference:

o Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v2, p86, v9, pp 74-75

o Sunan Abu Dawud, vol 2, #4282 (أول كتاب المهدي)

o Musnad ibn Hanbal, v1,p376 [Entire book:(p307,#3571, #3572, #3573)]; v1,p430 [Entire book:(p346,#4098)]; v1,p448 [Entire book:(p359,#4279)]

o al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn, by al-Hakim, v4, p557

o al-Jami'u al-Sagheer, by Jalaludin al-Suyuti, vol 5, #7490 (باب: حرف اللام) - Narrated by ibn Masu'ud

o Ziyadat al-Jami'u al-Saghir wal durr al-Muntathara, by Jalaludin al-Suyuti, #4428 (حرف الياء) - Narrated by ibn Masu'ud and Abi Hurayra

o al-Urful Wardi, by al-Suyuti, p2

o Mu'ujam al-Tabarani, by Imam al-Tabarani, (باب الظاء. عبد الله بن مسعود الهذلي)

o Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v9, p144

o Fat'h al-Bari fi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, by Ibn Hajar Asqalani, v7, p305

o al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p249

o al-Tathkirah, by al-Qurtubi, p617

o al-Hawi, by al-Suyuti, v2, pp 165-166

o Sharh al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah, by al-Zurqani, v5, p348

o Fat'h al-Mugheeth, by al-Sakhawi, v3, p41

o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 14, #38675, #38676 (خروج المهدي)

o Iqd al-Durar Fi Akhbar al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, v12, Ch. 1,

o al-Bayan fi Akhbar Sahib al-Zaman, By Ganji al-Shafi'i, Ch. 12

o al-Fusool al-Muhimmah, by Ibn Sabbagh al-Maliki, Ch. 12

o Arjahul Matalib, by Ubaidallah Hindi al-Hanafi, p380

o Muqaddimah, by Ibn Khaldoon, p266

o and also in the works of Ibn Habban, Abu Nua'ym, Ibn Asakir, etc.

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "We (I and my family) are members of a household that Allah (SWT) has chosen for them the life of the Hereafter over the life of this world; and the members of my household (Ahlul-Bayt) shall suffer a great affliction and they shall be forcefully expelled from their homes after my death; then there will come people from the East carrying black flags, and they will ask for some good to be given to them, but they shall be refused service; as such, they will wage war and emerge victorious, and will be offered that which they desired in the first place, but they will refuse to accept it till they pass it to a man from my family (Ahlul-Bayt) appears to fill the Earth with justice as it has been filled with corruption. So whoever reaches that (time) ought to come to them even if crawling on the ice/snow since among them is the Vice-regent of Allah (Khalifatullah) al-Mahdi."

إنا أهل بيت اختار الله لنا الآخرة على الدنيا، وإن أهل بيتي سيلقون من بعدي بلاء وتشريدا وتطريدا، حتى؟؟ أتى قوم من قبل المشرق معهم رايات سود فيسألون الحق فلا يعطونه، فيقاتلون فينصرون فيعطون ما سألوا، فلا يقبلونه حتى يدفعوها إلى رجل من أهل بيتي، يواطيء اسمه اسمي واسم أبيه اسم أبي، فيملك الأرض فيملؤها قسطا وعدلا كما ملؤها جورا وظلما، فمن أدرك ذلك منكم أو من أعقابكم فليأتهم ولو حبوا على الثلج، فإنها رايات هدى. عن ابن مسعود ستطلع عليكم رايات سود من قبل خراسان! فأتوها ولو حبوا على الثلج، فإنه خليفة الله تعالى المهدي الديلمي - عن ثوبان

Reference:

o Kanz al-U'ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, vol 14, #38677, #38679 (الإكمال من خروج المهدي)

حدثنا يحيى بن عبد الباقي ثنا يوسف بن عبد الرحمن المروروذي ثنا أبو تقي عبد الحميد بن إبراهيم الحمصي ثنا معدان بن سليم الحضرمي عن عبد الرحمن بن نجيح عن أبي الزاهرية عن جبير بن نفير عن عوف بن مالك

قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كيف أنت يا عوف إذا افترقت هذه الأمة على ثلاث وسبعين فرقة واحدة في الجنة وسائرهن في النار قلت ومتى ذاك يا رسول الله قال إذا كثرت الشرط وملكت الإماء وقعدت الحملان على المنابر واتخذوا القرآن مزامير وزخرفت المساجد ورفعت المنابر واتخذ الفيء دولا والزكاة مغرما والأمانة مغنما وتفقه في الدين لغير الله وأطاع الرجل امرأته وعق أمه وأقصى أباه ولعن آخر هذه الأمة أولها وساد القبيلة فاسقهم وكان زعيم القوم أرذلهم وأكرم الرجل اتقاء شره فيومئذ يكون ذلك ويفزع الناس يومئذ الى الشام نعصمهم من عدوهم قلت وهل يفتح الشام قال نعم وشيكا ثم تقع الفتن بعد فتحها ثم تجيء فتنة غبراء مظلمة ثم يتبع الفتن بعضها بعضا حتى يخرج رجل من أهل بيتي يقال له المهدي فإن أدركته فاتبعه وكن من المهتدين References: o Majmau'u al-Zawa'id, by al-Hafidh al-Haythami, vol 7, #12435

(كتاب الفتن - أعاذنا الله منها - . 77. (بابان في علامات الساعة). 2. باب ثان في أمارات الساعة)

o Mu'ujam al-Tabarani al-Kabeer, by Imam al-Tabarani (باب الظاء. عوف بن مالك الأشجعي. جبير بن نفير الحضرمي عن عوف بن مالك)

Ibn al-Abbas narrated that the messenger of Allah said: "Whoever wishes to live and die like me, and to abide in the Garden of Eden after death, should acknowledge Ali as WALI after me, and take his WALI (i.e., Imams after him) as WALI, and should follow the Imams after me for they are my Ahlul-Bayt and were created from my clay and are gifted with the same knowledge and understanding as myself. Woe unto those who deny their virtues and those who disregard their relationship and affinity with me, for my intercession shall never reach them.

"من سره أن يحيى حياتي ويموت مماتي ويسكن جنة عدن التي غرسها ربي فليوال عليا من بعدي وليوال وليه، وليقتد بأهل بيتي من بعدي، فإنهم عترتي، خلقوا من طينتي، ورزقوا فهمي وعلمي، فويل للمكذبين بفضلهم من أمتي، القاطعين فيهم صلتي، لا أنالهم الله شفاعتي.

Reference:

o Hilyatul Awliyaa, by Abu Nu'aym, v1, pp 84,86 o al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p128

o al-Jami' al-Kabir, by al-Tabarani

o al-Isabah, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

o Kanz al-Ummal, v12, #34198 (المجلد الثاني عشر >> الإكمال من الفصل الأول في فضل أهل البيت مجملا)

o al-Manaqib, by al-Kharazmi, p34

o Yanabi' al-Mawaddah, by al-Qundoozi al-Hanafi, p149

o History of Ibn Asakir, v2, p95

Loving Ahlul Bayt

Quran 42:23

That is (the Bounty) whereof Allah gives Glad Tidings to His Servants who believe and do righteous deeds. Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this except the love of those near of kin (qurba)." And if any one earns any good, We shall give him an increase of good in respect thereof: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (service).

We have been ordered to love the "qurba" of the prophet. The qurba means those relatives who are the closest to Him in faith, excellence, accomplishment, in purity, and not any relative. Most muslims, if not all, agree that this qurba is Ahlul Bayt. Loving Ahlul Bayt is not only by heart. It is also by action, which involves following their path, their faith, their actions, because their path is that of their grand-father, the prophet Muhammad.

It is very logical that no one is worth following besides the prophet but those who have been purified with him a thorough purification and kept away from uncleanless, and have been loved by him the most. No muslim can deny the love of the prophet towards His daughter Fatimah (as), his cousin and brother Ali (as) and his two grandsons and sons al-Hassan and al-Hussein (as). The Ahlul Bayt are the only most reliable transmitters of the teachings of the prophet (the sunnah) and the interpreters of the quran, because of their unique virtues. After the demise of the prophet, they should have been followed. But, unfortunately, they were put on the same level as the companions of the prophet and were ignored.

Logically, who would you rather follow? The companions of the prophet who may unvoluntarily or voluntarily commit sins and make mistakes and who have fought each others after the demise of the prophet and who have desagreed among themselves regarding many Islamic laws, or the ones that have been purified and cleansed by Allah and who made it compulsory on us to love? An unbiased and rational person will pick the second choice. May Allah guide us all, inchallah.

حَدَّثَنَا عَب'د اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي نَص'رُ ب'نُ عَلِيٍّ ال'أَز'دِيُّ أَخ'بَرَنِي عَلِيُّ ب'نُ جَع'فَرِ ب'نِ مُحَمَّدِ ب'نِ عَلِيِّ ب'نِ ال'حُسَي'نِ ب'نِ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي مُوسَى ب'نُ جَع'فَرٍ عَن' أَبِيهِ جَع'فَرِ ب'نِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَن' أَبِيهِ عَن' عَلِيِّ ب'نِ حُسَي'نٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَن'هُ عَن' أَبِيهِ عَن' جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَي'هِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ حَسَنٍ وَحُسَي'نٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَن'هُمَا فَقَالَ مَن' أَحَبَّنِي وَأَحَبَّ هَذَي'نِ وَأَبَاهُمَا وَأُمَّهُمَا كَانَ مَعِي فِي دَرَجَتِي يَو'مَ ال'قِيَامَةِ

References:

o Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, v1,p78 [entire book: p88,#576];

The verse of Malediction (Mubahalah) and related traditions Al-mubahala means the invocation of the curse of Allah upon the liar. In the 9th-10th year of Hijrah, a christian delegation of 14 priests came from Najran to meet with the prophet Muhammad to inquire about the new religion and what His opinion of Jesus was. When they arrived, the prophet asked them to rest and they would meet the next day. The next day, 3 Quranic verses (3:59-61) about Jesus were revealed. The holy prophet recited to them the verses about Jesus, but they did not accept them since the verses did not mention that Jesus was the son of Allah. The prophet recited the third verse and called them upon the challenge of invoking the curse of Allah upon the liars.

The next day, the prophet brought with Him Ali, Fatimah, al-Hassan and al-Hussein and stood on one side of the field, while the 14 christians stood on the other side. The latter saw that the prophet brought with him His closest and dearest relatives and was willing to confront the challenge with His family. As a result, the Christians were terrified and abstained from the proposed malediction (Mubahala) and submitted to a treaty with the Prophet (PBUH&HF).

The point of this story is that no one was dearest to the prophet Muhammad than Ali, Fatima and their 2 sons. No one was closer to him in morality, spirituality and piety than the Ahlul Bayt. Give me one reason why they should not be followed. Give me one reason why they are not superior to any of the companions. Many oppressors have fabricated ahadith to lower the high rank of the Ahlul Bayt and elevate the lower rank of the companions, and caused misguidance to millions of muslims.

Quran 3:59-61

The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was. The Truth (comes) from Allah alone; so be not of those who doubt. If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,- our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie!"

This hadith has been narrated. on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters. Amir b. Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas reported on the authority of his father that Muawiya b. Abi Sufyin appointed Sa'd as the Governor and said: What prevents you from abusing Abu Turab (Hadrat 'Ali), whereupon be said: It is because of three things which I remember Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said about him that I would not abuse him and even if I find one of those three things for me, it would be more dear to me than the red camel.

I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say about 'Ali as he left behind him in one of his campaigns (that was Tabuk). 'Ali said to him: Allah's Messenger, you leave me behind along with women and children. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to him: Aren't you satisfied with being unto me what Aaron was unto Moses but with this exception that there is no prophethood after me. And I (also) heard him say on the Day of Khaibar: I would certainly give this standard to a person who loves Allah and his Messenger and Allah and his Messenger love him too. He (the narrator) said: We have been anxiously waiting for it, when he (the Holy Prophet) said: Call 'Ali.

He was called and his eyes were inflamed. He applied saliva to his eyes and handed over the standard to him, and Allah gave him victory. (The third occasion is this) when the (following) verse was revealed:" Let us summon our children and your children." Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) called 'Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husain and said: O Allah, they are my family.

Reference:

o Sahih Muslim, Book 031, 5915 - Kitab Fada'il Al-Sahabah - (English version)

o Sahih Muslim, Page 940, 2404-32, Book: Fada'il Al-Sahabah - (Arabic version)

Note how the prophet emphasizes that Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husain are His family.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَي'بَةُ ب'نُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ ب'نُ إِس'مَاعِيلَ عَن' بُكَي'رِ ب'نِ مِس'مَارٍ عَن' عَامِرِ ب'نِ سَع'دٍ عَن' أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِع'تُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَي'هِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَهُ وَخَلَّفَهُ فِي بَع'ضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَتُخَلِّفُنِي مَعَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّب'يَانِ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَمَا تَر'ضَى أَن' تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَن'زِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِن' مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نُبُوَّةَ بَع'دِي وَسَمِع'تُهُ يَقُولُ يَو'مَ خَي'بَرَ لَأُع'طِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلًا يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَتَطَاوَل'نَا لَهَا فَقَالَ اد'عُوا لِي عَلِيًّا فَأُتِيَ بِهِ أَر'مَدَ فَبَصَقَ فِي عَي'نِهِ وَدَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَي'هِ فَفَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَي'هِ وَلَمَّا نَزَلَت' هَذِهِ ال'آيَةُ نَد'عُ أَب'نَاءَنَا وَأَب'نَاءَكُم' دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَي'هِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلِيًّا وَفَاطِمَةَ وَحَسَنًا وَحُسَي'نًا فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَه'لِ

References:

o Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, v1,p185 [entire book: p166,#1608];

You may read more about this even in the following chapter: Sourat 3 > aal-I'imran > Verse 59-61 (al-Mubahala)