What is meant by "al-Rafiq" in the hadith: "O Allah, in the highest company"?

The questioner : Well, if it is paired with a name, is it not more likely that it is a name?

The Shaykh : For example.

The questioner : Al-Rafiq al-A'la (the Highest Companion).

The Shaykh : No, I have no doubt that the "highest companion" referred to here is the prophets, as indicated by the fact that his statement: means "join me with Allah." That is, if he had said, "O Allah, join me with the highest companion," and we said that the highest companion is Allah, then the meaning of the hadith would be "O Allah, join me with You." This is like the request to be joined with the righteous, as Yusuf said: This is supported by the other narration: The "fi" (in) here indicates time, so the correct view is that this hadith does not mean "join me with Yourself, O Lord," but rather "join me with the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous." Yes.