Preference Among the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it prescribed to prefer some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) over others, such that a person says so-and-so is better than so-and-so, and so on?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. If there is a report regarding the preference of a certain person, there is nothing wrong with it. The four Caliphs, the ten promised Paradise, the companions of Badr, and the people of the Pledge of Aqabah are distinguished from one another (may Allah be pleased with them). Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: In the Friday sermon, if the imam delivers only one sermon...
The Shaykh:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Hadid 57:10] meaning the conquest of Makkah and fighting [An-Nisa 4:95]
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it prescribed to prefer some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) over others, such that a person says so-and-so is better than so-and-so, and so on?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. If there is a report regarding the preference of a certain person, there is nothing wrong with it. The four Caliphs, the ten promised Paradise, the companions of Badr, and the people of the Pledge of Aqabah are distinguished from one another (may Allah be pleased with them). Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: In the Friday sermon, if the imam delivers only one sermon...
The Shaykh:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest
لَا يَسْتَوِي مِنكُم مَّنْ أَنفَقَ مِن قَبْلِ الْفَتْحِAnd to both Allah has promised the best [reward].
وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَىٰ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (1:11:16)
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