Is everyone who criticizes the Companions considered a hypocrite who has exited the religion?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is everyone who criticizes the Companions after the evidence has been established against them considered a hypocrite who exits the religion?
Answer:
If he criticizes them for what they did regarding the religion, then he exits the religion. But if he criticizes them for their personal selves, not for what they did regarding the religion, then this is considered one of the major sins, among the major sins, because criticizing a Muslim, whoever he is, even if he is not a Companion, is one of the major sins. So how about criticizing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)? In any case, this is a very serious matter. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is everyone who criticizes the Companions after the evidence has been established against them considered a hypocrite who exits the religion?
Answer:
If he criticizes them for what they did regarding the religion, then he exits the religion. But if he criticizes them for their personal selves, not for what they did regarding the religion, then this is considered one of the major sins, among the major sins, because criticizing a Muslim, whoever he is, even if he is not a Companion, is one of the major sins. So how about criticizing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)? In any case, this is a very serious matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [442 -560] هل كل من طعن في الصحابة يعتبر منافقاً خارجا من الملة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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