The Obligation Of Clinging On To The Household of the Prophet

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Indeed the example of my household among you is like that of Noahs Arc; whosoever embarked it was saved and whosoever chose to remain behind it was drowned.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Look at the people of the Prophets household. Adhere to their direction, follow their footsteps, because they will never remove you from guidance, and will never throw you into destruction. If they sit down [i.e. desist from revolting], you sit down, and if they rise up, you rise up.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Lo! Verily the example of the family of Muhammad (SAWA) is like that of the stars in the sky. When one star sets, another one rises. So you are in a position that Allahs blessings on you have been perfected and he has shown you what you have wished for.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘We are the tree of prophethood, the settling place of the divine message, the place frequented by angels, the mines of knowledge and the springs of wisdom.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the Imams are the vicegerents of Allah over His creation, and they make the creatures know Allah. None will enter Paradise except he who acknowledges them and who himself is acknowledged by them, and none will enter Hell except he who denies them and is himself denied by them.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘We [the Prophets household] are like the saddle-cushion in the middle. He who slides behind has to come forward to it, while he who has slid too far forward has to return back to it.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS), mentioning the status and qualities of the Imams said, ‘Allah has made them the [source of] life for mankind, the lamps in the darkness, the keys to expression and the pillars of Islam.