Our duty toward the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
This questioner says: What is our duty toward the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? And are they all in the same rank?
Answer:
Our duty toward the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is to love them, to speak well of them, to follow their example, and to defend their honor from anyone who slanders them. This is our duty, for Allah was pleased with them and they were pleased with Him.[Al-Fath 48:18] This refers to the Pledge of Pleasure, and they are called the Companions of the Pledge of Pleasure. Likewise, the rest of the Companions have rights. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4658Sahih (Al-Albani) If a person other than the Companions spent a mountain of gold like Uhud, it would not equal a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) giving in charity a mudd of food or half a mudd. This is due to their virtue and their status: their companionship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), their precedence in faith, and the love of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: What is our duty toward the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? And are they all in the same rank?
Answer:
Our duty toward the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is to love them, to speak well of them, to follow their example, and to defend their honor from anyone who slanders them. This is our duty, for Allah was pleased with them and they were pleased with Him.
Certainly was Allah pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you, [O Muhammad], under the tree
لَّقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِDo not revile my Companions; by him in whose hand my soul is, if one of you contributed the amount of gold equivalent to Uhud, it would not amount to as much as the mudd of one of them, or half of it.
لاَ تَسُبُّوا أَصْحَابِي فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنْفَقَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا مَا بَلَغَ مُدَّ أَحَدِهِمْ وَلاَ نَصِيفَهُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 126 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (6:46)
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