The Ruling on Defending Those Who Insult the Companions and Seeking Excuses for Them
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who defends those who insult the Companions, seeks excuses for them, and says, "He exerted his judgment and has many good deeds"?
The Shaykh:
What is it?
The questioner:
He exerted his judgment and has many good deeds.
The Shaykh:
Exerting judgment is not a place for exerting judgment. Insulting the Companions and cursing the Companions is not a place for exerting judgment. This is an enemy of Allah and His Messenger, for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) are the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, and they are those by whom Allah supported Islam and supported the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They sheltered and supported those who struggled and were patient. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding them:Sunan Abi Dawud 4658Sahih (Al-Albani). The consistent Companion, if one gives charity with him, is better than one who gives charity with the like of Mount Uhud in gold from those who came after him. Yes.
This indicates their virtue. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned their virtue:[At-Tawbah 9:100]. Does Allah take pleasure in them, and you insult them and curse them, contradicting Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in that? Absolutely not. This is a lie, and this is corruption on earth. No one insults the Companions except a hypocrite.
Only a hypocrite would curse the Companions. A Muslim does not curse a believer, nor does he ever curse the Companions; rather, he seeks forgiveness for them, loves them, and follows their example. Allah mentioned their virtue in the Qur'an and made it obligatory for us to love them, as well as those who followed them with excellence, making it obligatory for us to follow them. Thus, the one who curses them is an enemy of Allah and His Messenger, and one who denies Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah mentioned in the end of Surat al-Fath that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are described in the Torah and the Gospel, as in the end of Surat al-Fath: "That is their likeness in the Torah, and that is their likeness in the Gospel." Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,[Al-Fath 48:29]. This is their description in the Torah that was revealed to Moses (peace be upon him).
And their likeness in the Gospel that was revealed to 'Isa (peace be upon him) is[Al-Fath 48:29]. So His statement, "so that He may enrage the disbelievers with them," indicates that only a disbeliever would be enraged by and hate the Companions, so that He may enrage the disbelievers with them.
[Al-Fath 48:29] Who is this one who curses the Companions and disparages the Companions? What is their sin except supporting the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and striving in the cause of Allah? What is their sin in the eyes of this wretch? No one with faith in his heart curses the Companions; only the hypocrites who claim Islam but are not such do so. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who defends those who insult the Companions, seeks excuses for them, and says, "He exerted his judgment and has many good deeds"?
The Shaykh:
What is it?
The questioner:
He exerted his judgment and has many good deeds.
The Shaykh:
Exerting judgment is not a place for exerting judgment. Insulting the Companions and cursing the Companions is not a place for exerting judgment. This is an enemy of Allah and His Messenger, for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) are the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, and they are those by whom Allah supported Islam and supported the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They sheltered and supported those who struggled and were patient. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding them:
Do not revile my Companions; by him in whose hand my soul is, if one of you contributed the amount of gold equivalent to Uhud, it would not amount to as much as the mudd of one of them, or half of it.
لا تسبوا أصحابي، فوالذي نفسي بيده، لو أنفق أحدكم مثل أحد ذهبا ما بلغ مد أحدهم ولا نصيفهThis indicates their virtue. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned their virtue:
And the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct - Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him
وَالسَّابِقُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍ رَّضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُOnly a hypocrite would curse the Companions. A Muslim does not curse a believer, nor does he ever curse the Companions; rather, he seeks forgiveness for them, loves them, and follows their example. Allah mentioned their virtue in the Qur'an and made it obligatory for us to love them, as well as those who followed them with excellence, making it obligatory for us to follow them. Thus, the one who curses them is an enemy of Allah and His Messenger, and one who denies Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah mentioned in the end of Surat al-Fath that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are described in the Torah and the Gospel, as in the end of Surat al-Fath: "That is their likeness in the Torah, and that is their likeness in the Gospel." Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,
and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah
وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ تَرَاهُمْ رُكَّعًا سُجَّدًا يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانًا سِيمَاهُمْ فِي وُجُوهِهِم مِّنْ أَثَرِ السُّجُودِ ذَٰلِكَ مَثَلُهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِAnd their likeness in the Gospel that was revealed to 'Isa (peace be upon him) is
as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers - so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers
كَزَرْعٍ أَخْرَجَ شَطْأَهُ فَآزَرَهُ فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوَىٰ عَلَىٰ سُوقِهِ يُعْجِبُ الزُّرَّاعَ لِيَغِيظَ بِهِمُ الْكُفَّارَAllah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء في التنجيم - 1 — islamhouse.com (22:24)
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