Salam,can we say lanat on the first converts of islam i.e abubaker,usman
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Can one curse revile the
companions
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help
and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and
whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness
that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9
Surah Taubah verse 100:
100 The vanguard (of Islam), the first of the ‘Muhajirs’ (those
believers who forsook their homes and migrated with the Prophet (saws) from Makkah to Madinah) and of the ‘Ansaars’ (those believers in Madinah who
gave them aid) and (also) those who follow them in
(all) good deeds: well pleased is Allah with them as are they with Him:
for them hath He prepared Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein for
ever: that is the Supreme Felicity.
Allah says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 59 Surah Hashr verse 8,
in appreciation of the early companions of the Holy
Prophet (saws) who migrated from Makkah to Madinah with him; and Allah is
our witness brother, Hadrat Abu Baqr, Hadrat Umar, Hadrat Uthman, Hadrat Ali, etc.
were definitely amongst them:
They (the
companions who migrated from Makkah to
Allah Subhanah Himself Declares in His Glorious
Quran that the first of those who believed, and the first of those who forsook
their homes and migrated with the Prophet (saws) from Makkah to Madinah, and
the first of those believers in Madinah who gave them help and welcomed
them….well pleased is Allah with them, and He has prepared Gardens for them
under which rivers flow to dwell therein for ever!
My dear and beloved brother in Islam, history has
recorded that companions of the Prophet (saws) like Hadrat Abu Baqr, Hadrat
Umar, Hadrat Uthmaan, Hadrat Ali, Hadrat Bilaal, Hadrat Ammar, etc. were
amongst the earliest reverts to Islam in Makkah and they forsook their homes
and migrated with the Prophet (saws) from Makkah to Madinah.
The curse of Allah is reserved for the
disbelievers, polytheists, and the hypocrites….how can one who sincerely believes
in Allah and the Last Day even think of reviling or pronouncing the curse of
Allah Subhanah on those whom Allah Subhanah Himself Declares in His Glorious
Quran that: ‘well pleased
is Allah with them as are they with Him: for them hath He prepared Gardens
under which rivers flow to dwell therein for ever: that is the Supreme
Felicity.’
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4632 Narrated by Sa'id ibn Zayd
AbdurRahman ibn al-Akhnas said that
when he was in the mosque, a man mentioned Ali (r.a.). So Sa'id ibn Zayd got up
and said: ‘I bear witness to the Messenger of Allah (saws) that I heard him
(saws) say: ‘Ten persons will go to Paradise: The Prophet (saws) will go to
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 5.18 Narrated by Abu Huraira
I heard Allah's Messenger (saws)
saying, "Anybody who spends a pair of something in Allah's Cause will be
called from all the gates of
Your Question: can we say lanat on
the first converts of islam i.e abubaker,usman
Sahih Muslim HadithH 6167 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘Do not
revile my Companions! Do not revile my Companions! By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if one
amongst you would have spent as much gold as Uhud it would not amount to as
much as one ‘mudd’ (a small measurement of food) on behalf of one of them, or
even half of it!’
Leave alone pronounce the curse or ‘laanah’ of
Allah on eminent and close companions of the Prophet (saws) like Hadrat Abu
Bakr, Umar, and Uthmaan….it is absolutely against the commands and guidance of
the Messenger of Allah (saws) to ever revile even the weakest of any of his
noble companions! Such is the rank and
status of the noble companions of the Prophet (saws) in the Sight of Allah,
that even if one were to spend as much gold as the mountain of Uhud in the
Cause of Allah, it would not equal in merit in the Supreme Scales of Allah to
even a small measurement of food which his noble companions spent for Islam!
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 5.2 Narrated by Imran bin Husain
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "The
best of my followers are those living in my generation (i.e. his companions),
and then (2nd best are) those who will follow them (the first
generation), then (the 3rd best are) those who follow them."
Allah is our witness it is nothing but ignorance
and absolute misguidance to revile, rebuke, or curse any believer who has
professed belief in Allah and His Messenger (saws); leave alone pronouncing the
curse of Allah on such eminent and close companions of the Prophet (saws) like
Hadrat Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthmaan, etc., especially when Allah Subhanah has
Himself Declared that He is well pleased with them and has prepared Gardens for
them to dwell therein for ever!
If one trusts,
obeys, and follows the guidance
and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being
misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), one can be assured of being led
astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due
to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan
