The virtue of the noble Companion Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and the ruling on one who insults him or belittles him
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The listener is Maim 'Ayn 'Ayn from the Yemeni Republic. He sent a message containing several questions. He thanks the Holy Qur'an Radio, the honorable shaykhs, and this program in its introduction. In his first question, he says: What is your view of the one who says that the one who insults Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) is not held accountable for it, or that there is no sin upon him? And what do you advise him?
Answer:
Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) is among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He was the scribe of the revelation and one of the scribes of the revelation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He is the brother of the wife of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the Mother of the Believers, Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan. He has virtues, (may Allah be pleased with him), so it is not permissible to belittle him or insult him. The ruling is that he is among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Sunan Abi Dawud 4658Sahih (Al-Albani) It is obligatory to respect the Companions, to praise them, to love them, to follow them, and to take them as a model. It is not permissible to belittle them or belittle any one of them. Only the innovators, the people of misguidance, and those who have a disease in their souls or in their hearts do this. They hate the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
May Allah reward you. The listener is Maim 'Ayn 'Ayn from the Yemeni Republic. He sent a message containing several questions. He thanks the Holy Qur'an Radio, the honorable shaykhs, and this program in its introduction. In his first question, he says: What is your view of the one who says that the one who insults Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) is not held accountable for it, or that there is no sin upon him? And what do you advise him?
Answer:
Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) is among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He was the scribe of the revelation and one of the scribes of the revelation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He is the brother of the wife of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the Mother of the Believers, Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan. He has virtues, (may Allah be pleased with him), so it is not permissible to belittle him or insult him. The ruling is that he is among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not insult my Companions.
لا تسبوا أصحابي.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.
والذي نفسي بيده لو انفق احدكم مثل احد ذهبا ما بلغ مد احدهم ولا نصيفه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5317- فضل الصحابي الجليل معاوية بن أبي سفيان وحكم من يشتمه أو ينتقصه - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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