What is the meaning of the statement, "Perhaps they are those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)," in the hadith of the seventy thousand?
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Question:
A questioner says: In the hadith of the seventy thousand, regarding the statement, "So some of them said, 'Perhaps they are those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),' " the phrase "those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)" is unclear to me, given that the speaker is one of the Companions. He says: May Allah reward you. The phrase "those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)" is unclear to me, given that the speaker is one of the Companions.
Answer:
Yes, he means himself and others; that is, the speaker and others. Yes.
A questioner says: In the hadith of the seventy thousand, regarding the statement, "So some of them said, 'Perhaps they are those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),' " the phrase "those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)" is unclear to me, given that the speaker is one of the Companions. He says: May Allah reward you. The phrase "those who accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)" is unclear to me, given that the speaker is one of the Companions.
Answer:
Yes, he means himself and others; that is, the speaker and others. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله لعلهم الذين صحبوا رسول الله –صلى الله عليه وسلم في حديث السبعين ألفا؟ — youtube.com
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