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What is the authenticity of the hadiths mentioned in the books of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah regarding the interpretation of the Almighty's saying: "He has released the two seas, meeting [side by side]" as a reference to Ali and Fatimah, and what are the sound chains of narration for those traditions?

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A Muslim should not undertake refuting the misguided and innovators, as this is not his concern and may corrupt his religion, especially for those who lack the tools for it.

As for the Rafidah's interpretation of the verse (He has released the two seas, meeting [side by side] - Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses) as referring to Ali and Fatimah, and that pearls and coral are Hasan and Husayn, it is an invalid interpretation for the following reasons:

1. The presence of this interpretation in some books of exegesis does not mean its correctness, as some of them compile everything that has been said without scrutiny. 2. The interpretation resembles delirium and is akin to the interpretations of the Batinis. 3. The chain of narration for this interpretation in Al-Tha'labi's Tafsir is very weak, and its narrators are unknown. 4. Surah Ar-Rahman is Meccan, while Hasan and Husayn were born in Medina, which contradicts the verse. 5. Naming Ali and Fatimah as "two seas" and Hasan and Husayn as "pearls and coral" is linguistically unacceptable, neither literally nor metaphorically. 6. If the verse were interpreted that way, it would not contain any special merit, as the same description would apply to anyone who marries and has two children. 7. If the verse in Surah Al-Furqan (And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and palatable and the other salty and bitter) were interpreted with the same meaning, it would contain dispraise for one of them. 8. His saying (between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses), if it referred to Prophet Muhammad, would be dispraise, not praise. 9. The imams of exegesis are unanimous in opposing this interpretation.

The correct meaning of the verse: Allah created two types of water, fresh and palatable and salty and bitter, and placed a barrier between them preventing their mixing. The fresh water refers to rivers, springs, and wells, while the salty water refers to the known seas. This demonstrates Allah's power and His blessings upon His servants.

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