Is it true that the Tabi'i Uwais al-Qarni (may Allah have mercy on him) is better than some of the Companions?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that the Tabi'i Uwais al-Qarni (may Allah have mercy on him) is better than some of the Companions?
Answer:
No, never. Being a Companion is a distinction that no one but the Companions can attain. No one but the Companions can attain it. Even 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), who is counted among the Rightly Guided Caliphs or as completing the Rightly Guided Caliphs, is not better than any of the Companions. From the Tabi'in. Yes. It is finished, O Shaykh. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that the Tabi'i Uwais al-Qarni (may Allah have mercy on him) is better than some of the Companions?
Answer:
No, never. Being a Companion is a distinction that no one but the Companions can attain. No one but the Companions can attain it. Even 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), who is counted among the Rightly Guided Caliphs or as completing the Rightly Guided Caliphs, is not better than any of the Companions. From the Tabi'in. Yes. It is finished, O Shaykh. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [26 -521] هل صحيح أن التابعي أويس القرني هو أفضل من بعض أفراد الصحابة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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