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All praise is due to Allah, who has instructed us to pray for the pious predecessors by saying:

 

وَالَّذِيْنَ جَآءُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِيْنَ سَبَقُوْنَا بِالْإِيْمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِيْ قُلُوْبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِيْنَ أٰمَنُوْا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوْفٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.”^[1]

 

May salutations and peace be on Allah’s chosen beloved, who has said:

 

لا تسبوا أصحابي فوالذي نفسي بيده لو أن أحدكم أنفق مثل أحد ذهبا ما أدرك مد أحدهم ولا نصيفه

Do not insult my Companions, for if anyone of you spend gold equal to Mount Uhud (in Allah’s cause), it will not be equal to a Mudd or even half a Mudd spent by one of them. ^[2]

 

And upon his family, whose consensus to glorify the Sahabah has been authentically reported through many sources.

 

Introduction

Most of the people of our time are unaware of the opinions that were held by the leaders of the Ahlul Bayt (family of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and have ignored their many compilations and works on these topics, which are so valuable that a person would be willing to traverse great distances in difficult conditions just to acquire it. Therefore, the only thing that remains for their followers in our times are claims that have no basis.

You are most likely to see books authored by people who have disregarded all academic works written on this topic, and have refused to acknowledge the rational and easily understandable points regarding this, due to their despicable character; or others who have ignored the opinions of the predecessors and current members of the pure household of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and have instead preoccupied themselves with the works of other people without differentiating between that which is authentic and that which is inaccurate. There are still others who profess to be their followers and claim to be affiliated to their creed, but are in fact content with gaining just a drop from an abundant ocean, and their lack of determination results in them limiting their reading to just summaries of condensed books and they have never been lucky enough to even glance at any other works. Due to this, much confusion and doubt has been created, and many statements have been wrongfully attributed to the leaders of the Ahlul Bayt radiya Llahu ‘anhum which are contrary to the doctrines of the senior and junior members of the noble family.

One such matter is that of the reverence that the Ahlul Bayt of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam had for the Sahabah. Many of those who are completely bereft of knowledge take liberties in attacking the honour of a group of the leaders of the best of generations. When you rebuke them, they say, “This was the way of the Ahlul Bayt!” However, this is slander, may Allah sanctify their status, for the Ahlul Bayt are completely free of such abominable character as is known to all those who have even the slightest idea of their creed and ways.

I, therefore, hoped to explain their stance regarding this specific topic (reverence of the Sahabah), because there have been queries about it from some of the people of knowledge. I have authored this so that it might be used to prove what we have mentioned regarding the complete disappearance of their noble doctrine during this day and age.

I have confined myself to collecting a small amount of their statements because unnecessarily lengthening of anything leads to disinterest. I have also not given references for all of the proofs because the objective of those who enquire is just to gain an explanation of what the opinion of the Ahlul Bayt was regarding this topic.

 

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^[1]  Surah al Hashr: 10.

^[2]  Sahih al Bukhari, Sahih Muslim.

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All praise is due to Allah, who has instructed us to pray for the pious predecessors by saying:

 

وَالَّذِيْنَ جَآءُوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِيْنَ سَبَقُوْنَا بِالْإِيْمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِيْ قُلُوْبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِيْنَ أٰمَنُوْا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوْفٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.”^[1]

 

May salutations and peace be on Allah’s chosen beloved, who has said:

 

لا تسبوا أصحابي فوالذي نفسي بيده لو أن أحدكم أنفق مثل أحد ذهبا ما أدرك مد أحدهم ولا نصيفه

Do not insult my Companions, for if anyone of you spend gold equal to Mount Uhud (in Allah’s cause), it will not be equal to a Mudd or even half a Mudd spent by one of them. ^[2]

 

And upon his family, whose consensus to glorify the Sahabah has been authentically reported through many sources.

 

Introduction

Most of the people of our time are unaware of the opinions that were held by the leaders of the Ahlul Bayt (family of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and have ignored their many compilations and works on these topics, which are so valuable that a person would be willing to traverse great distances in difficult conditions just to acquire it. Therefore, the only thing that remains for their followers in our times are claims that have no basis.

You are most likely to see books authored by people who have disregarded all academic works written on this topic, and have refused to acknowledge the rational and easily understandable points regarding this, due to their despicable character; or others who have ignored the opinions of the predecessors and current members of the pure household of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and have instead preoccupied themselves with the works of other people without differentiating between that which is authentic and that which is inaccurate. There are still others who profess to be their followers and claim to be affiliated to their creed, but are in fact content with gaining just a drop from an abundant ocean, and their lack of determination results in them limiting their reading to just summaries of condensed books and they have never been lucky enough to even glance at any other works. Due to this, much confusion and doubt has been created, and many statements have been wrongfully attributed to the leaders of the Ahlul Bayt radiya Llahu ‘anhum which are contrary to the doctrines of the senior and junior members of the noble family.

One such matter is that of the reverence that the Ahlul Bayt of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam had for the Sahabah. Many of those who are completely bereft of knowledge take liberties in attacking the honour of a group of the leaders of the best of generations. When you rebuke them, they say, “This was the way of the Ahlul Bayt!” However, this is slander, may Allah sanctify their status, for the Ahlul Bayt are completely free of such abominable character as is known to all those who have even the slightest idea of their creed and ways.

I, therefore, hoped to explain their stance regarding this specific topic (reverence of the Sahabah), because there have been queries about it from some of the people of knowledge. I have authored this so that it might be used to prove what we have mentioned regarding the complete disappearance of their noble doctrine during this day and age.

I have confined myself to collecting a small amount of their statements because unnecessarily lengthening of anything leads to disinterest. I have also not given references for all of the proofs because the objective of those who enquire is just to gain an explanation of what the opinion of the Ahlul Bayt was regarding this topic.

 

NEXT⇒ The Consensus of the Ahlul Bayt on the Impermissibility of Insulting the Sahabah

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^[1]  Surah al Hashr: 10.

^[2]  Sahih al Bukhari, Sahih Muslim.