Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rahmaan bin Naasir al-Barraack [May Allaah Preserve him]
Former Teacher at Imaam Muhammad bin Sa’ood University
Seerah Khulafaa Sayyid al-Mursaleen Conference
Prince Faisal bin Fahad Masjid, ar-Riyadh
9/11/1433 - 25/9/2012
The Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with him] have characteristics. Some of them were either:
Muhaajiroon; this is the characteristics of them leaving everything they had for the sake of their religion.
Or
Ansaar; this the characteristics of them helping the Messenger [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon them] and supporting him
And those who, before them, had homes (in Al-Madinah) and had adopted the Faith, love those who emigrate to them, and have no jealousy in their breasts for that which they have been given (from the booty of Bani An-Nadir), and give them (emigrants) preference over themselves, even though they were in need of that. And whosoever is saved from his own covetousness, such are they who will be the successful.” [Surah al-Hashr 59: 8-9]
Therefore these two supported each other and they supported the cause of The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] until the day of the Fath (i.e. the opening of Makkah) came when The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “There is no Hijrah after the Fath but there remains Jihaad and the intention.”
This doesn’t mean that there is no Hijrah, rather Hijrah will continue until the Last Day. Hijrah is to leave the land of the non-Muslims to the land of Islaam, this remains for those who are able. The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] stated that Hijrah will not stop until Tawbah stops and Tawbah will stop when the sun rises from the west.
Then Allah, the Most High, says:
“And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful.” [Surah al-Hashr 59: 10]
This means, all those who come after the Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with them all] should make Dua’a for them, and then those after them make Dua’a for them and the Tabee’een [May Allaah be Pleased with them all], and so on and so on.
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said in his book ‘Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah that, “Ahl as-Sunnah have a principle which is that they free their tongues and their hearts from seeking faults in the Companions.”
So we give them their rank and we hate those who hate them and we don’t mention them unless it be with good [May Allaah be Pleased with them all].
It is also in our ‘Aqeedah for us to be balanced in our love for the Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with them all]. We don’t hate them like Khwaarij (extremists, renegades) do and we don’t excessively love them like Raafidah do. The Raafidah hate them the most but they are extreme in their love for Ahl al-Bayt and they hold them to be infallible. The opposite to them are the Khwaarij, they hate Ahl al-Bayt, rather they do Takfeer on them (i.e. declare them to be Kuffaar) and they even fought some of them[1]. However, Ahl as-Sunnah are in between, we love them and don’t say anything bad about them and we place them in their place.
[1] Both of these sects use Muharram and the historical events that happened within them to practice their innovation. The extreme hatred of a sect called the Naasibee has led them to hold the day that Hussayn died as a day of 'Eid. The polar opposite of the Naasibee's are the Raafidah/Shee'ah, who innovated the practice of worshipping Hassan and Hussein and others from Ahl al-Bayt during these days. This sect may be better known as the 'Alawees. See: Minhaaj al-Sunnah (4/554) and Iqtida’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (p. 300, 301) for further information.
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