What is the definition of companionship?
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The questioner : Some people say... they say a Companion is one who saw the Messenger, even if only once, even on the road... and he is searching...?
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is the apparent meaning, because the Companions...
The questioner : Linguistically, even linguistically
The Shaykh : No, let us leave the linguistic definition; the linguists did not agree on this. But when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, this includes even the one who was with him only in that moment, even the one who was with him only in that moment. He said, "You are my Companions." The apparent meaning of this generality is that everyone who sat with him is a Companion of his.
... (peace and blessings be upon him) in clarifying the truth in the fundamentals and branches of the religion. As for the first chapter, it has already been mentioned that its purpose is to clarify what is obligatory for a person in his religion, which is following the Book and the Sunnah and what the Rightly Guided Caliphs said after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is the apparent meaning, because the Companions...
The questioner : Linguistically, even linguistically
The Shaykh : No, let us leave the linguistic definition; the linguists did not agree on this. But when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said
I wish we could see our brothers. They said, "Are you not our brothers?" He said, "You are my Companions."
ليت أننا نرى إخوانا ، فقالوا السنا إخوانك ؟ قال أنتم أصحابي... (peace and blessings be upon him) in clarifying the truth in the fundamentals and branches of the religion. As for the first chapter, it has already been mentioned that its purpose is to clarify what is obligatory for a person in his religion, which is following the Book and the Sunnah and what the Rightly Guided Caliphs said after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).