The Ruling on Speaking About Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him)
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The questioner:
The questioner says to you, Honorable Shaykh, and this common saying is: I read in one of the newspapers an article in which its writer said about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, he said: He is that man who met Islam from... from Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Ibn Harithah.
The Shaykh:
From the four and from the third.
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith and Ibn Makhutat.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith.
The Shaykh:
Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was the cousin of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He embraced Islam and his Islam was good. He was a disbeliever in the beginning, and he used to mock the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) because he was a poet, but he embraced Islam and his Islam was good (may Allah be pleased with him).
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: The writer of it said about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith: He is that man who met Islam from it, and the Muslims, and the pages of history did not celebrate it, and he did not embrace Islam except when the dominance of Islam was established. So he embraced the Islam of pity and the tongue, not the Islam of the heart and the soul, and Islam did not penetrate the heart of that man. The question is: What is the ruling on this speech? And what is your advice?
The Shaykh:
The Shi'ah. This is from the speech of the Shi'ah, who seek out the Companions and speak about them. The Shi'ah, as you know, are Zaydi, Ja'fari, Ismaili, and many others. The important thing is that this is not his speech. No one speaks about the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or any of them except a Shi'i. Beware of him.
The questioner says to you, Honorable Shaykh, and this common saying is: I read in one of the newspapers an article in which its writer said about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, he said: He is that man who met Islam from... from Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Ibn Harithah.
The Shaykh:
From the four and from the third.
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith and Ibn Makhutat.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith.
The Shaykh:
Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was the cousin of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He embraced Islam and his Islam was good. He was a disbeliever in the beginning, and he used to mock the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) because he was a poet, but he embraced Islam and his Islam was good (may Allah be pleased with him).
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: The writer of it said about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith: He is that man who met Islam from it, and the Muslims, and the pages of history did not celebrate it, and he did not embrace Islam except when the dominance of Islam was established. So he embraced the Islam of pity and the tongue, not the Islam of the heart and the soul, and Islam did not penetrate the heart of that man. The question is: What is the ruling on this speech? And what is your advice?
The Shaykh:
The Shi'ah. This is from the speech of the Shi'ah, who seek out the Companions and speak about them. The Shi'ah, as you know, are Zaydi, Ja'fari, Ismaili, and many others. The important thing is that this is not his speech. No one speaks about the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or any of them except a Shi'i. Beware of him.
Source
شرح العقيدة السفارينية [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل في الكلام على الرزق — islamhouse.com (14:55)
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