If a mother is a Syed and the father is not, can their children be considered Syeds? Could you explain the origins of the Syed lineage? Did it begin with Imam Ali (AS) or only Bibi Fatima (AS)? Were Lady Zainab (SA)'s children also Syeds?
If a mother is a Syed and the father is not, can their children be considered Syeds? Could you explain the origins of the Syed lineage? Did it begin with Imam Ali (AS) or only Bibi Fatima (AS)? Were Lady Zainab (SA)'s children also Syeds?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 8 months ago
Most of our leading scholars state that Sayyed is the person whose father is a Sayyed. If his mother only was a Sayyed with out his father, then he is not included if the rules of Sayyed. Sayyed is not allowed to receive obligatory Zakat from non Sayyed.
Sayyed are the great grand children of Bani Hashim. Lady Zainab;s children are Sayyeds because their father Abdullah ibn Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib.
Wassalam.