The ruling on one who insults the Companions and clarifying the attribution of the statement to Ibn Hajar
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: One of the professors at the university said that Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (may Allah have mercy on him) stated explicitly that Abu Sufyan was a hypocrite, and that all those who embraced Islam on the day of the Conquest were likewise. Is this correct? And how do we deal with one who insults the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)?
Answer:
The one who insults the Companions is a Shi‘i. He is a Rafidi, a vile person. It is not permissible to remain silent about him, and it is obligatory for you to report him to the university authorities so that they remove him from teaching. I do not think Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) would say such a thing. Ask him for the text. If we knew the text that Ibn Hajar said, I do not think he said this; rather, this is a lie. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: One of the professors at the university said that Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (may Allah have mercy on him) stated explicitly that Abu Sufyan was a hypocrite, and that all those who embraced Islam on the day of the Conquest were likewise. Is this correct? And how do we deal with one who insults the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)?
Answer:
The one who insults the Companions is a Shi‘i. He is a Rafidi, a vile person. It is not permissible to remain silent about him, and it is obligatory for you to report him to the university authorities so that they remove him from teaching. I do not think Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) would say such a thing. Ask him for the text. If we knew the text that Ibn Hajar said, I do not think he said this; rather, this is a lie. Yes.
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