Restricting the Companions to the obligation of tamattu' in Hajj, excluding others
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Your Eminence! You said: The command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to perform tamattu' is obligatory only for the Companions.What is the evidence for this restriction, given that the rule is: Is the criterion the generality of the wording, or the specificity of the cause?
The evidence: The hadith of Abu Dharr in Sahih Muslim: "It was a special privilege for us." And Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'Ali, and the senior Companions did not prevent anyone from performing Hajj without tamattu'. There is no doubt that they knew the intent of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) better than we do, and better than Ibn 'Abbas knew the intent of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and better than anyone after Ibn 'Abbas up to this day.
The evidence: The hadith of Abu Dharr in Sahih Muslim: "It was a special privilege for us." And Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'Ali, and the senior Companions did not prevent anyone from performing Hajj without tamattu'. There is no doubt that they knew the intent of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) better than we do, and better than Ibn 'Abbas knew the intent of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and better than anyone after Ibn 'Abbas up to this day.