Condemning the preacher who insults the Companions
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I was listening to a sermon when the preacher began to insult the noble Companion Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, so I raised my voice telling him to fear Allah regarding the Companions. Is my action correct?
The Shaykh:
Yes, may Allah reward you with good. This is the right of the Companions over us. It is permissible for you to speak to the preacher, and it is permissible for him to speak to you; there is no harm in it.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
May Allah protect us from misery. Mu'awiyah has been gone for ages, may Allah be pleased with him. What is the benefit of speaking about him now? Insulting the dead—Muslims in general—criticizing and insulting them is not permissible, so how about the Companions? But this is misery, and I seek refuge in Allah, or perhaps this is Shi'ism; maybe they have a wind of Shi'ism.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I was listening to a sermon when the preacher began to insult the noble Companion Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, so I raised my voice telling him to fear Allah regarding the Companions. Is my action correct?
The Shaykh:
Yes, may Allah reward you with good. This is the right of the Companions over us. It is permissible for you to speak to the preacher, and it is permissible for him to speak to you; there is no harm in it.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
May Allah protect us from misery. Mu'awiyah has been gone for ages, may Allah be pleased with him. What is the benefit of speaking about him now? Insulting the dead—Muslims in general—criticizing and insulting them is not permissible, so how about the Companions? But this is misery, and I seek refuge in Allah, or perhaps this is Shi'ism; maybe they have a wind of Shi'ism.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 05-06-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:11)
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