English translation
[6225] 36 - (2408) Yazîd bin Hayyân said: “Huşain bin Sabrah, ‘Umar bin Muslim and I set out and came to Zaid bin Arqam. When we sat with him, Huşain said to him: ‘O Zaid, you have attained a great deal of good. You saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and heard his Hadîth, you fought alongside him and prayed behind him. O Zaid, you have attained a great deal of good. Tell us, O Zaid, what you heard from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.’ He said: ‘O son of my brother, by Allâh I have grown old and it has been a long time, and I have forgotten some of that which I learned from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. Whatever I narrate to you, accept it, otherwise do not push me.’ Then he said: ‘One day the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stood and addressed us at a watering place called Khumm, between Makkah and Al-Madinah. He praised and glorified Allâh, and he exhorted and reminded us, then he said: “O people, I am only human, and soon the messenger of my Lord will come to me and I will respond. I am leaving among you two weighty things, the first of which is the Book of Allâh in which is guidance and light. Follow the Book of Allâh and hold fast to it.” And he encouraged us to adhere to the Book of Allâh, then he said: “And the people of my household, I remind you of Allâh with regard to the people of my household, I remind you of Allâh with regard to the people of my household, I remind you of Allâh with regard to the people of my household, I remind you of Allâh with regard to the people of my household.” Huşain said to him: ‘Who are the people of his household, O Zaid? Aren’t his wives among the people of his household?’ He said: ‘His wives are among the people of his household, but the people of his household are those to whom Zakât is forbidden after he is gone.’ He said: ‘Who are they?’ He said: ‘They are the family of ‘Alî, the family of ‘Aqîl, the family of Ja’far, and the family of ‘Abbâs.’ He said: ‘Was Zakât forbidden to all of these?’ He said: ‘Yes.’”