Does one who insults the Companions not become a disbeliever unless he intends by this insult to cast doubt on the religion?
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Question:
What is the ruling on the one who says that the one who insults the Companions does not become a disbeliever unless he intends by this insult to cast doubt on the religion?
Answer:
Insulting the Companions is not permissible; it is forbidden. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4658Sahih (Al-Albani) a share.
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) praised the Companions; He praised the Muhajireen and the Ansar. And you insult them? You insult them while Allah praises them? What is this? Is this a refutation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)? This is a refutation of Allah. Allah praised them and spoke well of them and promised them reward and Paradise, and you insult them?
No man insults the Companions who has faith in his heart except a hypocrite. The hypocrite is the one who claims faith; he is the one who insults the Companions. As for the sincere believer, it is not possible for him to insult the Companions. Allah praises them, and he loves them, and he loves them and speaks well of them[Al-Hashr 59:10].
What is the ruling on the one who says that the one who insults the Companions does not become a disbeliever unless he intends by this insult to cast doubt on the religion?
Answer:
Insulting the Companions is not permissible; it is forbidden. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not revile my Companions
لا تصبوا أصحابيby 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
فوالذي نفسي بيده لو أنفق أحدكم مثل أحد ذهبا ما بلغ مد أحدهم ولاAllah (Exalted and Majestic is He) praised the Companions; He praised the Muhajireen and the Ansar. And you insult them? You insult them while Allah praises them? What is this? Is this a refutation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)? This is a refutation of Allah. Allah praised them and spoke well of them and promised them reward and Paradise, and you insult them?
No man insults the Companions who has faith in his heart except a hypocrite. The hypocrite is the one who claims faith; he is the one who insults the Companions. As for the sincere believer, it is not possible for him to insult the Companions. Allah praises them, and he loves them, and he loves them and speaks well of them
And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."
وَالَّذِينَ جَاءُوا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل لا يكفر من سب الصحابة إلا إذا أراد بهذا الطعن في الدين؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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