Hafiz Diyaʼ al-Din al-Maqdisi

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم   Ahadith of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam prohibiting insulting, reviling and speaking ill of his illustrious Sahabah   Hadith 1: Sayyidina Abu Sa’id al Khudri radiya Llahu ‘anhu narrates that Sayyidina Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam warned:   Do not revile my Sahabah, because I take an oath in the name of that Being who controls my […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Explanation and implication of the verse of Surah al Hashr   وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ فِيْ قُلُوْبِنَا غِلاًّ لِّلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا O Allah, do not let our hearts bear malice and hatred for the people of iman   Before continuing mentioning the following incidents, it is imperative that we have an overview of these three verses of Surah al Hashr. After mentioning the recipients of a […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Statements of great personalities of the Ahlul Bayt regarding the Sahabah   It is worth noting that the majority which will be quoted stems forth from the family and progeny of Sayyidina Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, whom the Shia claim to hold in high esteem.   Statements of Sayyidina ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu said regarding Sayyidina Abu Bakr and ‘Umar radiya […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Statements and Verdicts of other senior Imams and scholars of Islam   Verdict of Abu al Ahwas   Abu al Ahwas rahimahu Llah mentioned:   If the Romans were to advance, taking control of the Muslim lands until they reach Nukhaylah near Kufah, and then a single person comes forward, repulsing them all by himself and regains control, recovering all the vast tracts […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Hair-raising incidents regarding the dreadful fate of those who reviled the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum   Hafiz Diyaʼ al Din al Maqdisi rahimahu Llah mentioned the following incidents with his chain of transmission until the narrator who witnessed it, for the sake of brevity, the entire chain has been omitted and only the incident mentioned.   1. Man speaks after his death and […]