Hatred of the Companions and Resentment in the Heart
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Those who have resentment in their hearts toward those who preceded us in faith, like one who has resentment in his heart toward the Companions. Is this action a cause for exiting the religion?
Answer:
It is serious; it is serious. If he hates them for their religion, this takes him out of the religion. But if he hates them out of personal or psychological animosity, or because of what he hears from the people of misguidance, then it is a major sin among the major sins. He must repent to Allah, leave his hatred of them, and love them as Allah has commanded us to love them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Those who have resentment in their hearts toward those who preceded us in faith, like one who has resentment in his heart toward the Companions. Is this action a cause for exiting the religion?
Answer:
It is serious; it is serious. If he hates them for their religion, this takes him out of the religion. But if he hates them out of personal or psychological animosity, or because of what he hears from the people of misguidance, then it is a major sin among the major sins. He must repent to Allah, leave his hatred of them, and love them as Allah has commanded us to love them. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الرابع في أن حياة القلب وإشراقه مادة كل خير فيه — islamhouse.com (1:14:09)
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