Knowing the Companions: An Individual Obligation or a Collective Obligation
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Question:
He asks: Is knowing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) an individual obligation or a collective obligation?
Answer:
What is feasible for everyone is for the hadith scholars and the scholars. But it is sufficient for us to be pleased with them, to make du'a for them, and to follow their example. As for counting them and knowing their number, that is the specialty of the hadith scholars. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He asks: Is knowing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) an individual obligation or a collective obligation?
Answer:
What is feasible for everyone is for the hadith scholars and the scholars. But it is sufficient for us to be pleased with them, to make du'a for them, and to follow their example. As for counting them and knowing their number, that is the specialty of the hadith scholars. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-50-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة في الصحابة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:07)
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