Are there books that have collected the athar (reports) of the Companions?

The questioner : I do not think I understand what you want, may Allah keep you safe. If you mean, for example, the existence of books that have taken care to collect the athar of the Companions, then that exists.

The Shaykh : Not by way of collection, but by way of verification and weakening. That is, the practice of the majority of scholars has been to be lenient in narrating athar, unlike their practice regarding the Prophetic hadith. So, when we wish to apply the rule, and our position, which I see as moderate, regarding the athar of the Companions, we should treat the athar of the Companions in terms of investigating their authenticity as we treat the Prophetic hadiths. However, this investigation does not assist the majority of scholars, let alone the majority of students of knowledge, as long as these people are unable to distinguish the authentic from the weak among the athar. That is, if we were to convince people of what we are currently convinced of regarding the distinction between one athar and another, practically speaking, they would not be able to apply it, because they would return, for example, to Fath al-Bari or to Nail al-Authar by al-Shawkani, where there are many, and very many, statements that something is established or came from the Companions, or was narrated from the Companions, and so on. But we have tried many of these athar, and when we return to the books you mentioned earlier, we find them to be mursal (reports missing the Companion link), or mu'addal (reports with a broken chain), or containing unknown narrators, or similar, such that it is not permissible to consider such athar as supporting the interpretation of the text to what some scholars who argue with these athar have held. If this is added to your question and suggestion regarding the care in studying these athar, then the matter is complete, and it will benefit people and awaken them from their neglect of the principle we agreed upon based on the sacred texts, which is the obligation to return to what our righteous predecessors (Salaf) were upon.

The questioner : Does not Your Eminence see this great effort through the half-century or more than half-century, even if it is something small, meaning a small model for students of knowledge to follow in this field?

The Shaykh : Meaning, what should I do?

The questioner : Meaning, if a group, even if not large, of the athar of the Companions were verified, so that students of knowledge, just as they followed your path in hadith, would also follow your path in the athar of the Companions.

The Shaykh : Well, is there nothing in my books that you know of?

The questioner : No, there is, there is a lot.
Al-Halabi : His intention is, for example, a specific chapter from the chapters of jurisprudence, clarifying the statements of the Companions in it, even if it is just one chapter, so that it can be emulated.

The Shaykh : In any case, I ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to grant me success in what you suggest and to make therein much good, if Allah wills.

The questioner : The truth is, I have a question, but I am afraid of prolonging things for you, and you mean, your voice... If you give me another time, I will say that this is enough for us tonight.

The Shaykh : Well, since you have given me hope of another time...
Al-Halabi : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And may Allah keep you safe.