It is obligatory for us that when the mention of a Companion passes during our reading, we say (may Allah be pleased with him), but if a Tabi'i or one of the righteous Salaf passes and we say
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The questioner : This questioner says, O honorable Shaykh, it is obligatory for us that when the mention of a Companion passes during our reading, we say (may Allah be pleased with him), but if a Tabi'i or one of the Salaf passes and we also say (may Allah be pleased with him)...
The Shaykh : What? If?
The questioner : If a Tabi'i or one of the righteous Salaf passes and we also say (may Allah be pleased with him), is there any blame in that?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for us to say (may Allah be pleased with him) every time the mention of a Companion passes us; this is not obligatory. But it is the right of the Companions upon us to supplicate to Allah for them, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hashr 59:10] As for expressing satisfaction with them every time the name of one of them is mentioned, this is not obligatory. Expressing satisfaction is for the Companions, and for the Tabi'un, and for the Tabi'un of the Tabi'un, and for whoever worshipped Allah in the manner He approves of until the Day of Resurrection. The evidence for this is His saying, the Exalted: [At-Tawbah 9:100] and the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: [Al-Bayyinah 98:7-8] until the Day of Resurrection.
But it is the custom of the hadith scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) to single out the Companions for expressing satisfaction with them, and those after them for supplicating for their mercy, saying (may Allah be pleased with him) for a Companion and (may Allah have mercy on him) for those after the Companions. But if you say (may Allah have mercy on him) for a Companion and (may Allah be pleased with him) for someone else, there is no blame on you, except if you fear that the listener will assume that the Tabi'i is a Companion and the Companion is a Tabi'i. In that case, you must clarify and say, for example, "Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, and he is from the Companions (may Allah have mercy on him)," or "Mujahid said, and he is from the Tabi'un (may Allah be pleased with him)," so that no one assumes that Ibn Mas'ud is from the Tabi'un and Mujahid is from the Companions. Yes.
The Shaykh : What? If?
The questioner : If a Tabi'i or one of the righteous Salaf passes and we also say (may Allah be pleased with him), is there any blame in that?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for us to say (may Allah be pleased with him) every time the mention of a Companion passes us; this is not obligatory. But it is the right of the Companions upon us to supplicate to Allah for them, as Allah the Exalted said:
And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."
وَالَّذينَ جاءوا مِن بَعدِهِم يَقولونَ رَبَّنَا اغفِر لَنا وَلِإِخوانِنَا الَّذينَ سَبَقونا بِالإيمانِ وَلا تَجعَل في قُلوبِنا غِلًّا لِلَّذينَ ءامَنوا رَبَّنا إِنَّكَ رَءوفٌ رَحيمٌAnd the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct - Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him
وَالسّابِقونَ الأَوَّلونَ مِنَ المُهاجِرينَ وَالأَنصارِ وَالَّذينَ اتَّبَعوهُم بِإِحسانٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنهُم وَرَضوا عَنهُ(7) Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures. (8) Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.
إِنَّ الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّالِحاتِ أُولئِكَ هُم خَيرُ البَرِيَّةِ * جَزاؤُهُم عِندَ رَبِّهِم جَنّاتُ عَدنٍ تَجري مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهارُ خالِدينَ فيها أَبَدًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنهُم وَرَضوا عَنهُ ذلِكَ لِمَن خَشِيَ رَبَّهُThat is for whoever fears his Lord.
ذلِكَ لِمَن خَشِيَ رَبَّهُBut it is the custom of the hadith scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) to single out the Companions for expressing satisfaction with them, and those after them for supplicating for their mercy, saying (may Allah be pleased with him) for a Companion and (may Allah have mercy on him) for those after the Companions. But if you say (may Allah have mercy on him) for a Companion and (may Allah be pleased with him) for someone else, there is no blame on you, except if you fear that the listener will assume that the Tabi'i is a Companion and the Companion is a Tabi'i. In that case, you must clarify and say, for example, "Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, and he is from the Companions (may Allah have mercy on him)," or "Mujahid said, and he is from the Tabi'un (may Allah be pleased with him)," so that no one assumes that Ibn Mas'ud is from the Tabi'un and Mujahid is from the Companions. Yes.