108 - حَديثُ الثّقَلَينِ‏

108. The Tradition of The Two Weighty Things (al-thaqalayn)

333.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّي قَد تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمُ الثّقلَيْنِ ، ما إنْ تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهما لَن تَضِلّوا بَعْدي، وأحَدُهُما أكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ : كِتابُ اللَّهِ حَبْلٌ مَمْدودٌ مِنَ السَّماءِ إلَى الأرضِ، وعِتْرَتي أهلُ بَيْتي ، ألَا وإنَّهُما لَن يَفْتَرِقا حتّى‏ يَرِدا علَيَّ الحَوضَ .¹

333.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily I leave behind among you the two weighty things, which as long as you continue to adhere to, you will never go astray after me, and one of which is greater than the other. The Book of Allah is the rope stretched from the heavens to the earth, and my progeny, my household. Behold, verily they will never separate from each other until they meet me at the Heavenly Waters.' ²