Reciprocatory praise between the Ahlul Bayt and Sahabah

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The praise of Umm al Mu’minin Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha   Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha is regarded to be part of the Ahlul Bayt because she is from the wives of the Rasul of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. The Qurʾan has explicitly mentioned them as part of the Ahlul Bayt. Despite this we wish to mention some of her praise on […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Praise of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud radiya Llahu ‘anhu   This pure chain of praise continues with the praise of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud as is mentioned in al Isti’ab of Ibn ‘Abdul Barr:   ان اقضى اهل المدينة علي بن ابي طالب It is narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, “Verily the most knowledgeable with regards to law in Madinah is ‘Ali ibn Abi […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The praise of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhu   We see ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhuma defending ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu in his absence when somebody spoke ill of him as is narrated in Sahih al Bukhari:   جاء رجل إلى ابن عمر فسأله عن عثمان، فذكر عن محاسن عمله، قال: لعل ذاك يسوءك؟ قال: نعم، قال: فأرغم الله بأنفك، ثم […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The praise of Miswar ibn Makhramah radiya Llahu ‘anhu   The praise of Miswar ibn Makhramah radiya Llahu ‘anhu has been narrated by Imam Ahmed:   كتب حسن بن حسن إلى المسور يخطب ابنة له فقال توافيني في العتمة، فلقيه فحمد الله المسور وقال: ما من سبب، ولا نسب، ولا صهر، أحب إلي من نسبكم، وصهركم، ولكن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The praise of Abu Hurairah radiya Llahu ‘anhu   Abu Hurairah radiya Llahu ‘anhu did not fall short of praising the Ahlul Bayt radiya Llahu ‘anhum. It has been narrated by al Tirmidhi and al Hakim that Abu Hurairah radiya Llahu ‘anhu has said regarding Jafar radiya Llahu ‘anhu:   ما احتذى النعال ولا ركب المطايا ولا ركب الكور بعد رسول الله صلى […]