Is the silence regarding the faults of the Companions specific to them, or is it general for everyone among the scholars of the Sunnah whose virtues are numerous?

Question:
Is the silence regarding the faults of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), because their virtues are numerous, specific to the Companions, or is it general for everyone among the scholars of the Sunnah whose virtues are numerous?

Answer:
My brother, you are not required to count the faults of people and mention them, whether they are the Companions or others. However, the Companions are even more deserving of this, because they are the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Otherwise, restrain your tongue from the faults of people and look at your own faults. Busy yourself with your faults and your defects, and do not look at the faults and defects of people. And if this is done regarding the Companions, it combines two crimes: the crime of backbiting and the crime of diminishing the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.