According to me, there are two type of Muslims in Islam.
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
I was
going to your reply to one of the questions relating to the difference of
Adhaan between Shias and Sunnis. There you have mentioned about Hadrat Ali
(r.a.) and about Muawiyah. Now I don't understand why you mentioned Muawiyah as
Hadrat Muawiyah when it is a well known fact that he was a king who was in love
with power and had used Islam to accomplish his goal. He was the one who
plotted the plan to kill Hadrat Ali (r.a). I have never come across any
authentic Hadith that has been narrated by Muawiyah.
According to me, there are two type of Muslims in Islam. The one who believes in the hereafter
and considers the life in this world as a test just like Hadrat Ali (r.a) and
the other one who are the lover of power and worldly things just like Muawiyah.
Whatever damage or misfortune that has happened to the Muslim ummah since the
death of the Prophet (saws) is indeed from the Muslims who are the follower of
Muawiyah and the likes. These are the people who has always given a bad name to
Islam. These are the ones who has never understood the vision of Islam.
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Answer:
Muawiya compare with
ali
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 none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness
that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Beloved brother in Islam, any person who was fortunate
enough to see and witness the Messenger of Allah (saws) in person, and that
person died in the state of belief, they will be considered and included
amongst the noble companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws)...and it is the
precise Command of the Messenger of Allah (saws) himself that the believers
aught to respect and honor all his companions.
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."
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!’
Thus, although Hadrat Ali ibn Abi Taalib (r.a.) and Hadrat
Muawiyya (r.a.) are both companions of the Prophet (saws), the truth is that
the difference between their individual ranks is incomparable….as Declared by
none other than Allah Subhanah in His Glorious Quran!
Allah says Himself in the Holy Quran Chapter 59
Surah Hashr verse 8, in appreciation of
the early companions of the Holy Prophet who migrated for Islam,:
They (the companions who migrated from Makkah to
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verse 100:
Allah was well pleased with those Muhajirs and
Ansaar who were the first to respond to the invitation of the Faith, and with those also, who followed them in their righteous
conduct, and they too, were well pleased with Allah. Allah has got ready for them Gardens, underneath which, canals flow,
and they will abide therein for ever.
This is the Greatest Success.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 57 Surah
Hadid verse 10:
10 And what cause have ye why ye should not spend in the cause of
Allah? For to Allah belongs the heritage
of the heavens and the earth. Not
equal among you are those who spent (freely) and fought (in Allah’s Cause) before
the Victory (of Makkah 8 years after Hijrah)….(with those who did so
later). Those are higher in rank than
those who spent and fought afterwards.
But to all has Allah promised a goodly (reward) and Allah is
well-acquainted with all that ye do.
Hadrat Ali (r.a.) was undoubtedly one amongst the earliest
companions who accepted the call of Prophet Mohamed (saws) and one amongst
those fortunate beings who migrated from Makkah to Medina for the Cause of
Allah Subhanah; Hadrat Muawwiya (r.a.) accepted Islam only at the verge of the
Victory of Makkah eight years after the Hijrah or migration and two years
before the death of the Noble Prophet (saws).
Hadrat Ali (r.a.) faced every trial the Noble Prophet
(saws) and the believing community faced at the hands of the disbelieving
Quraish; he (r.a.) fought alongside the Prophet (saws) at the Battle of Badr,
and Uhd, and Ahzaab, etc.; he (r.a.) was amongst those who gave the ‘Bayt
e-Ridhwaan’ to the Prophet (saws); and Hadrat Ali (r.a.) was one of those few
and numbered companions unto whom the Prophet (saws) declared in their own
lifetime, that they will enter Paradise!
Thus the truth is brother, it would simply be unfair to
compare the rank and stature of Hadrat Ali (r.a.) with Hadrat Muawwiya (r.a.)
….. or even with any of the other hundred thousand plus companions, except a
very selected few!
Your
Question: Now I don't understand why you mentioned Muawiyah as Hadrat Muawiyah
Because Hadrat Muawwiya (r.a.) witnessed the Noble
Messenger of Allah (saws) in person, and died in the state of belief….he will
be accorded the same honor and respect that is due from the believers unto
every single companion of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
The companions of the Noble Messenger of Allah (saws) were
not Prophets….and thus as human beings they were all prone to error and
shortcomings. Whatever shortcomings one
amongst the noble companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws) might have
had…..it is known to Allah Subhanah Alone…and He Alone will Determine their
deeds with Truth and Justice on that Inevitable Day of Judgment. It is not for mere mortals and abject sinners
like us to sit down 1400+ years later and decide or determine whether they or
anyone else should be the recipient of the Lord’s Mercy or not!
The deen of Islam was completed,
the Glorious Quran completely revealed, and the Sunnah of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) was established at the time of the death of the Noble Prophet
(saws). Whatever happened after the
death of the Prophet (saws) is the History of the Muslims, and this is in the
knowledge of Allah Alone. Allah will
not hold us accountable for the deeds of these people, nor ask us about them on
the Day of Judgment. We will be asked
about our deeds and what did we do for the cause of Islam.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 134:
They were a people who
passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned, and you shall
have the reward of what you will earn. And you will not be questioned as to
what they did.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
