Is Dhu al-Khuwayssirah considered a Companion merely for having seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is it said that Dhu al-Khuwayssirah is a Companion because he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
I do not know. Not everyone who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a Companion. The one who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while believing in him at the time of the sighting and died upon that is the Companion. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is it said that Dhu al-Khuwayssirah is a Companion because he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
I do not know. Not everyone who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a Companion. The one who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while believing in him at the time of the sighting and died upon that is the Companion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3001] هل يُعدّ ذو الخويصرة من الصحابة لمجرد رؤيته النبي ﷺ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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