Does this hadith contradict the principle that all the Companions are trustworthy?
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The questioner : Does the previous hadith contradict the principle of the hadith scholars that all the Companions are trustworthy?
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : The previous one.
The Shaykh : The previous one, from this to the chapter on how revelation began.
The questioner : Before this, directly, my companions.
The Shaykh : What is wrong with it?
The questioner : Does it break the principle of the hadith scholars that all the Companions are trustworthy?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, what do you say about this objection? The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), the scholars say: "The trustworthiness of a Companion is not investigated", so the narration of an unspecified or unknown Companion is valid, because they are all trustworthy. So Abd al-Rahman says: Does this hadith not break this principle?
The questioner : It does not apply, because a Companion is one who heard of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), even for a moment, believed in him, and died upon that, whereas these people did not die upon that.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : We say that the trustworthy Companions of the Messenger (peace be upon him) are those who narrated the hadiths, and the hypocrites did not care about these matters and did not narrate them, so by that...
The Shaykh : If they apostatized, their status as Companions is removed.
The questioner : No, there is no limit that identifies them.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : No, there is no limit that identifies them at all.
The Shaykh : No, they are known, they are known.
The questioner : No one knows them, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How can no one know them? They are known. The hypocrite is not known in any case, but Allah says:[Muhammad 47:30].
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : The previous one.
The Shaykh : The previous one, from this to the chapter on how revelation began.
The questioner : Before this, directly, my companions.
The Shaykh : What is wrong with it?
The questioner : Does it break the principle of the hadith scholars that all the Companions are trustworthy?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, what do you say about this objection? The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), the scholars say: "The trustworthiness of a Companion is not investigated", so the narration of an unspecified or unknown Companion is valid, because they are all trustworthy. So Abd al-Rahman says: Does this hadith not break this principle?
The questioner : It does not apply, because a Companion is one who heard of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), even for a moment, believed in him, and died upon that, whereas these people did not die upon that.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : We say that the trustworthy Companions of the Messenger (peace be upon him) are those who narrated the hadiths, and the hypocrites did not care about these matters and did not narrate them, so by that...
The Shaykh : If they apostatized, their status as Companions is removed.
The questioner : No, there is no limit that identifies them.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : No, there is no limit that identifies them at all.
The Shaykh : No, they are known, they are known.
The questioner : No one knows them, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How can no one know them? They are known. The hypocrite is not known in any case, but Allah says: