Sahaba-Defination
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
ESTEEM STATUS OF SAHABA(RA)
Sahabi/Sahaba(plu) is the Arabic word for “Companions”
Anyone who
saw the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu alaihe wa-sallam), while in the state of
Imaan and breathe his last while in the state of Muslim is known as a Sahabee –
the Companion of Prophet Muhammad (sallAllahu alaihe wa-sallam).
Anybody who met the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him),believed in him and died a believer.
All Sahabis are of praise and are pious.
To have bad beliefs for any of the Sahabis is mis-guidance and belonging to the wrong sect.
Regardless of how high a rank a Wali is, they would never reach the grade of a Sahabi.
The Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaa`ah have unanimously agreed to the fact that all the Companions رضي الله عنهمwere just.
We the Ahlus Sunnah have boarded the ark of love for the Ahlul Bayt and we are guided by the stars of guidance which are the Sahaba.
SIRATE MUSTAQEEM
1. “…..Allah’s Book and my close relatives who belong to my household(ahle baith).” [Sunan Tirmidhi Volume 005, Book 162, Hadith Number 3718]
2.“… One of these two things is Allah’s Holy Book (the Holy Quran) and the other is the Sunnah of his Holy Prophet (ﷺ).” (Muwatta Imam Malik)
3.“…Those that follow my way and that of my companions.”[ Sunan
tirmidhi 18:2650, sunan Abu Dawud, and al-Darimi related it.]
“…Are those who follow my and my Sahaba’s path” (Tirmidhi, vol. 2, pg. 89)
Safeguarding the kull deen
1.Ibadate elahi /worshipping Allah ﷻ (with love and marifat/knowing)
2.Ghulamane mustafa(ﷺ) /Be a servant of rasoolAllah ﷺ to please Allah(ﷻ)
3.Mohabbate ahle baith(as) /loving ahle baith(as)
4.Azmate sahaba (ra)/ Esteem status of sahaba(ra)
5.Sohbate auliya(ra).
TASAWUFF
1.iqlas e niyyat (sincerity and purity –seeking only Allah and his pleasure)
2.ilm e nafae (profitable knowledge- quran and sunnah )
3.amal e saleh (good deeds/taqwa (avoiding sins))
4.ahklaq e hasana (building good character- free from diseases of heart)
5.salamate sudur (protecting living heart -by sohbate awliya)
KNOWLEDGE AND PURIFICATION
O our Lord! Raise up from amongst them the (Last and the Exalted) Messenger (Muhammad
[blessings and peace be upon him]
), who shall recite to them Your Revelations, and teach them the Book and wisdom (logic and good judgment, making them gnostic of the divine secret), and purify and sanctify (their hearts and ill-commanding selves). Certainly, You alone are All-Mighty, All-Wise.’2/129
collect alms (Zakat—the Alms-due) from their wealth so that by these (alms) you may purify them (of their sins) and (by this purification of faith and riches) bestow upon them blessing and pray for them. Surely, your prayer is a (source of) delightful calm for them. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.9/103
The Sahaba (ra)-inheritors of the noble quran and sunnah.
They used to compete in good deeds(charity,attending a funeral,visting sick etc )
The impact of the Qur’an on the Sahabah (RA) was very strong.
The recitation of the Qur’an was the favorite past time of the Sahabah (RA)( traveling or stationary; in peace or at war).
The Sahaba Kiraam (RA) acquired the true understanding of Deen-ul-Islam from Nabi (SalAllahu Alayhi Wasallam).
The Sahaba Kiraam (RA) attained the highest status (after the Prophets AS).
ESTEEM STATUS OF SAHABA(RA) FROM QURAN
1. Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah.
And those with him are hard and tough against the disbelievers but kind-hearted
and merciful amongst themselves. You see them excessively bowing and
prostrating themselves. They simply seek Allah’s grace and pleasure. Their mark
is an impression of prostrations on their faces (prominent on the foreheads as
light). These traits of theirs are (mentioned) in the Torah and the (same)
qualities are also (described) in the Injil (the Gospel). These (Companions)
are like a cultivated crop (of Our Esteemed Beloved) which (first of all)
brought forth its thin shoot, then made it powerful and strong, and then it
thickened and stood straight on its stalk. (And when it flourished, bloomed and
danced,) it delighted and charmed the cultivators. (Allah has, likewise, made
the Companions of His Beloved strong, grown up trees of faith,) so that by
means of them He would inflame the hearts of the disbelievers (that burn in the
jealousy of the Holy Prophet Muhammad [blessings and peace be upon him]). Those
who believe and do pious works, Allah has promised them forgiveness and an
immense reward. [Qur’an : al-Fath 48:29]
2. And the Emigrants and
their Supporters (Ansar), the vanguard of the believers, and those who follow
them in the grade of spiritual excellence—Allah is well-pleased with them (all)
and they (all) are well-pleased with Him. And He has prepared for them Gardens
with rivers flowing under them. They will live in them forever. This is indeed
a colossal achievement. [Quran 9:100]
3. Surely, Allah was well
pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you under the tree
(at al-Hudaybiya). So (the passion of truth and fidelity) that permeated their
hearts, Allah had its knowledge and sent down an exceptional calmness and
tranquillity (into their hearts, and awarded them the forthcoming victory (of
Khaybar) [Quran 48:18]
4. But the Messenger
(blessings and peace be upon him) and those who believed with him fight in the
cause of Allah with their material and human resources. And for them are all
good things, and they are the ones who will achieve their goal. [Quran 9-88]
5. Surely, Allah turned
in His mercy towards the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) and (also)
towards the Emigrants and the Helpers who followed him (even) in the hour of
distress (of the battle of Tabuk), after (the situation emerged wherein) the
hearts of a party of them had nearly deviated. Then He turned towards them with
bestowal and mercy. Allah is indeed Most Compassionate and Ever-Merciful
towards them. [Quran 9-117]
ESTEEM STATUS OF SAHABA(RA) FROM AHADITH
“The best people are those of my era, then those who are after them and then those who are after them. Bukhari vol. 1, pg. 515, Muslim vol. 2, pg. 309
“Honour my Sahaba for certainly they are the best of you.” Mishkat, pg. 554
“The fire of Jahannam will not touch that Muslim who has seen me nor the one who has seen someone who has seen me” Tirmidhi vol. 2 pg. 231, Mishkat pg. 554
“The likeness of my Sahaba in my Ummah is as the likeness of salt in food. Food is not delicious unless salt is added to it. Mishkat pg. 554
Whosoever loves my Sahaba, it is on account of his love for me, and whosoever has enmity for my Sahaba, it is on account of his enmity for me. Tirmidhi vol. 2 pg. 225, Mishkat pg. 554
Fear Allah! Fear Allah, regarding my Sahaba! Fear Allah! Fear Allah, regarding my Sahaba! Do not make them a target of criticism after me” Ibid vol. 2 pg. 225
Do not curse my Sahaba! If any of you were to spend the amount of gold equivalent to the mountain of Uhud in charity, you would still not reach their reward of spending in charity of even a mudd nor even half of it. Muslim vol. 2 pg. 310
When you see those people who curse my Sahaba then say to them: “May the curse of Allah be upon the one who is the more evil between you.” Tirmidhi vol. 2 pg. 227, Mishkat pg. 554
Sayyidina Sa’id ibn Zaid radiya Llahu ‘anhu, one of the ten Sahaba who were given the glad tidings of Jannat, states: “By Allah! The short period of time any companion of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam may have spent in his company on a battlefield through which his face may have been covered in dust, is more valuable than the life’s worship of any of you (a non-Sahabi), even if you be granted the lifespan of Nuh ‘alayh al-Salam.” Abu Dawood pg. 639, Musnad al Ahmed vol. 1 pg. 187
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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