Abu Ammar Shaddad says: I went to Sayyiduna Wathila bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him), and there were many people sitting with him. They started mentioning Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (that is, they began to speak unpleasant and undesirable things about him). When they got up and left, Sayyiduna Wathila (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Shall I not narrate to you an eyewitness incident of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? I said: Yes, please do. He said: I went to Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), where is he? She replied that he had gone to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I sat down to wait for him. In the meantime, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. He was carrying Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), one in each hand, until he entered and made Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) sit in front of him, and placed Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) on his lap. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) covered all of them with a cloak or his garment. Then he recited this verse: {إِنَّمَا یُرِیدُ اللّٰہُ لِیُذْہِبَ عَنْکُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَہْلَ الْبَیْتِ وَیُطَہِّرَکُمْ تَطْہِیرًا} … that Allah only wishes to remove all impurity from you, O people of the household (Ahl al-Bayt), and to purify you completely. (Surah Al-Ahzab: 33) Along with this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! These are my Ahl al-Bayt, and my Ahl al-Bayt are more deserving of this honor.