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Is one a sayyid even if their family tree stems from one of the other sons of Sayyiduna Ali?

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Answered by Shaykh Gibril F Haddad

Is one a sayyid even if their family tree stems from one of the other sons of Ali, such as Abbas, rather than Imams Hasan & Hussain?

Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

No, but he may be named a Sharif as the people of Syria and Egypt used to do while the people of Iraq extended the title of Sharif to the descendants of al-`Abbas or to the Hashimis as a whole. However, today, both Sayyid and Sharif are used interchangeably and exclusively for the descendants of Fatima, upon her father and her blessings and peace.

Cf. Muhammad `Abduh Yamani, `Allimu Awladakum Mahabbata Al al-Nabi, Salla Allahu `alayhi wa-Alihi wa-Sallam (p. 26-30).

Hajj Gibril

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