I am reminded of an episode when Rasulullah offered Ali his shoulders to climb on to reach the door of the Kaaba so that Ali could smash the idols that were kept inside the Kaaba. Bohras explain that any other person climbing on the shoulders of Rasulullah would amount to disrespect. However, both these men are associated intimately with the Quran, one as its bearer and the other as the interpreter of its inner meaning. And only Quran can be kept on top of another Quran.porus wrote:It is ok for Muhammad to seek advice from ahlul bayt, as I define the term. The precedent this sets for the Shia is that they should follow the rightful Imam. And Muhammd said that much explicitly at Ghadeer e Khum.anajmi wrote: Shias claim that the prophet (saw) often sought Hazrat Ali's advise in matters. Can we say that we should reject this shia claim because it now gives the shias the license to blindly follow someone other than Allah and his prophet?
When Ali came down from Kaaba, he jumped off it rather than use Rasulullah's shoulders. Muhammad said to Ali that he went up on the shoulders of the bearer of the Quran and came down on the wings of Jibrail, the bringer of the Quran.