The Difference Between Brotherhood in Religion and Companionship
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the reconciliation between the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the one who believed in him but did not see him is his brother, and the hadith "Do not revile my Companions"? Is the companion better than the brother?
Answer:
Brotherhood in faith, my brother, brotherhood in faith: the believers are brothers from the first of creation to the last. He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Hashr 59:10]. Brotherhood is not companionship; brotherhood is not companionship. Companionship is specific to those who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and believed in him. As for the one who believed in him but did not see him, he is among the brothers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the brothers of the Companions and the Successors, because the believers are brothers from the first of creation to the last. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. And this questioner says: So brotherhood is broader than companionship. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the reconciliation between the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the one who believed in him but did not see him is his brother, and the hadith "Do not revile my Companions"? Is the companion better than the brother?
Answer:
Brotherhood in faith, my brother, brotherhood in faith: the believers are brothers from the first of creation to the last. He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ
Source
الجمع بين قول النبي "أن من آمن به ولم يره فهم إخوانه" وحديث "لا تسبوا أصحابي" — alfawzan.live
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