Does one who insults the Companions become a disbeliever?
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The questioner : Is insulting the Companions disbelief?
The Shaykh : One who insults the Companions in general is a disbeliever. Indeed, the Shaykh al-Islam said: “There is no doubt in the disbelief of one whose disbelief is doubted”.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Ignorance.
The Shaykh : How can he insult them while he is ignorant? How is he ignorant?
The questioner : It was mentioned about one Companion...
The Shaykh : No, no, insulting a specific Companion requires detailed consideration. But insulting the Companions in general, saying “these are people in whom there is no good” or the like, this is disbelief, there is no doubt in it. The Messenger said: How can we say there is no good in them, that they are open sinners, and that they apostatized, even if only a little? Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because Allah testified that the Companions are all just[An-Nisa 4:95]. As for the Tabi'un, this was not established for them. Yes?
The Shaykh : One who insults the Companions in general is a disbeliever. Indeed, the Shaykh al-Islam said: “There is no doubt in the disbelief of one whose disbelief is doubted”.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Ignorance.
The Shaykh : How can he insult them while he is ignorant? How is he ignorant?
The questioner : It was mentioned about one Companion...
The Shaykh : No, no, insulting a specific Companion requires detailed consideration. But insulting the Companions in general, saying “these are people in whom there is no good” or the like, this is disbelief, there is no doubt in it. The Messenger said:
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خير القرون قرنيThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because Allah testified that the Companions are all just