Our Duty Toward the Companions and Their Superiority
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is our obligation toward the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? And are they (may Allah be pleased with them) of one rank in excellence and status, or do they differ in rank?
Answer:
In terms of companionship, they are all equal; they are all Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for their deeds and their precedence in Islam, they differ in that. The best of them is Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), followed by the other four: 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them). So they differ in rank. The Companions of Badr are better than the others, and the Emigrants are better than the Helpers. So they differ in rank, but they all share in the excellence of companionship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is our obligation toward the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? And are they (may Allah be pleased with them) of one rank in excellence and status, or do they differ in rank?
Answer:
In terms of companionship, they are all equal; they are all Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for their deeds and their precedence in Islam, they differ in that. The best of them is Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), followed by the other four: 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them). So they differ in rank. The Companions of Badr are better than the others, and the Emigrants are better than the Helpers. So they differ in rank, but they all share in the excellence of companionship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (143) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-11-21] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:01)
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