[Machine] I entered upon Wathila bin Al-Asqa' while he was with some people, and they mentioned Ali. When they stood up, he said to me, "Shall I not inform you of what I saw from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I went to Fatimah to ask her about Ali." She said, "He has gone to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." So I sat waiting for him until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came with Ali, Hasan, and Husayn, each holding one of their hands, until they entered. He brought Ali and Fatimah closer and seated them in front of him, and seated Hasan and Husayn on his knees, then wrapped them with his cloak or said garment. Then he recited this verse: {Indeed, Allah intends to remove impurity from you, O people of the [Prophet’s] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification} (Al-Ahzab 33). And he said, "O Allah, these are my household (Ahl al-Bayt), and my household are more deserving."  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ وَعِنْدَهُ قَوْمٌ فَذَكَرُوا عَلِيًّا فَلَمَّا قَامُوا قَالَ لِي أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ أَتَيْتُ فَاطِمَةَ أَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَتْ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَلَسْتُ أَنْتَظِرُهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ وَحَسَنٌ وَحُسَيْنٌ آخِذٌ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فَأَدْنَى عَلِيًّا وَفَاطِمَةَ فَأَجْلَسَهُمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَجْلَسَ حَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ لَفَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ثَوْبَهُ أَوْ قَالَ كِسَاءً ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا} [الأحزاب 33] وَقَالَ اللهُمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِي أَحَقُّ  

[Machine] I came looking for Ali but did not find him. Fatimah said he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to call him, so I sat down. Then Ali came with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and they entered, and I entered with them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Hasan and Husayn and seated each of them on his thigh. He brought Fatimah closer to him and her husband, then wrapped them with his cloak while I was present and said, "Indeed, Allah desires to remove impurity from you, O people of the household, and to purify you thoroughly." [Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:33] O Allah, these are the members of my household.  

جِئْتُ أُرِيدُ عَلِيًّا فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدْعُوهُ فَاجْلِسْ فَجَاءَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ وَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُمَا قَالَ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا فَأَجْلَسَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى فَخِذِهِ وَأَدْنَى فَاطِمَةَ مِنْ حِجْرِهِ وَزَوْجَهَا ثُمَّ لَفَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ثَوْبَهُ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ فَقَالَ {إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا} [الأحزاب 33] اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلُ بَيْتِي  

[Machine] From Ali in his house, it was said to me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went and entered the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I entered. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat on the bed and Fatimah sat on his right, and Ali sat on his left, and Hasan and Husayn sat in front of him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah desires to remove impurity from you, O people of the household, and purify you completely." O Allah, these are my family." Wathilah said, "I said, 'Am I also from your family, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'And you are from my family.' Wathilah said, "Indeed, it is from the most hopeful things that I hope for."  

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَقِيلَ لِي ذَهَبَ يَأْتِي بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَدَخَلْتُ فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ وَأَجْلَسَ فَاطِمَةَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَلِيًّا عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَحَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ «{إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ} أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا اللَّهُمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلِي» قَالَ وَاثِلَةُ فَقُلْتُ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ وَأَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ؟ قَالَ «وَأَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِي» قَالَ وَاثِلَةُ إِنَّهَا لَمِنْ أَرْجَى مَا أَرْتَجِي  

[Machine] Fatimah set out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ calling him until he came. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered and I entered with them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then called Hassan and Hussain and sat each of them on his thigh, and placed Fatimah closer to him than his own cloak. Then he covered them with his cloak while I was lying down. Then he said, "Indeed, Allah intends to keep away the impurity from you, O people of the household, and purify you with a thorough purification." Then he said, "These are my family, these are my family, they have more right (to my inheritance)." Wathilah said, "O Messenger of Allah, am I not from your family?" He said, "And you are from my family." Wathilah said, "And indeed, he is one of the things I hope for."  

فَاطِمَةُ انْطَلَقْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُوهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فَدَخَلَا فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا فَأَجْلَسَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى فَخِذِهِ وَأَدْنَى فَاطِمَةَ مِنْ حِجْرِهِ ثُمَّ لَفَّ عَلَيْهِمَا ثَوْبَهُ وَأَنَا مُسْنِدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ {إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا} ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلِي هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلِي أَحَقُّ» قَالَ وَاثِلَةُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِكَ؟ قَالَ «وَأَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِي» قَالَ وَاثِلَةُ وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنْ أَرْجَى مَا أَرْجُوهُ  

[Machine] Fatimah went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and called him until he came. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and Fatimah entered with him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Hassan and Hussein and each of them sat on his lap, and Fatimah sat closest to his thigh. Then he covered them with his cloak while I was leaning against him. Then he said, "Indeed, Allah intends to remove impurity from you, O people of the household, and purify you with a thorough purification." Then he said, "These are my family." Wathila said, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, am I not from your family?' He said, 'And you are from my family.' Wathila said, 'Indeed, this is the most hopeful thing I hope for.'"  

فَاطِمَةُ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُوهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَجَاءَ فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَسَنًا وَحُسَيْنًا فَأَجْلَسَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى فَخِذِهِ وَأَدْنَى فَاطِمَةَ مِنْ حِجْرِهِ ثُمَّ لَفَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ثَوْبَهُ وَأَنَا مُسْتَنِدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ {إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبُ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا} ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلِي» قَالَ وَاثِلَةُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِكَ؟ قَالَ «وَأَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِي» قَالَ وَاثِلَةُ إِنَّهُ لَأَرْجَى مَا أَرْجُوهُ