The Companions’ Varying Status and Their Ranking in Leadership
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, do the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) hold a single status, or do they vary in status?
Answer:
Without a doubt, they vary in status, for the Muhajirun are superior to the Ansar. And… is the one who reads better or not superior to the other Muhajirun and Ansar? Then, if they are equal in that, the one who entered Islam earliest is preferred. If they are equal in that, the oldest in age is preferred. Yes.
Shaykh Salih, do the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) hold a single status, or do they vary in status?
Answer:
Without a doubt, they vary in status, for the Muhajirun are superior to the Ansar. And… is the one who reads better or not superior to the other Muhajirun and Ansar? Then, if they are equal in that, the one who entered Islam earliest is preferred. If they are equal in that, the oldest in age is preferred. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح كتاب آداب المشي إلى الصلاة (36) لمعالي الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (8:23)
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