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#31 [Permalink] Posted on 19th July 2011 15:15

Ibn Sa'd (radiallaahu 'anh) narrates: Sayyiduna Ibn 'Umar (radiallaahu 'anhuma) was asked, 'Who used to give Fataawaa (Islaamic legal rulings) during the lifetime of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam)?' He said, 'Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and no one else.'

(Ibid, Page 20)

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#32 [Permalink] Posted on 19th July 2011 15:15

Sayyiduna 'Abdullaah Ibn Mas'ood (radiallaahu 'anh) narrates that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, 'Every Prophet had an intimate companion from amongst his people, and my intimate Companions are Abu Bakr and 'Umar.' (at-Tabaraani)

(Ibid, Page 20)

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#33 [Permalink] Posted on 19th July 2011 15:16

Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiallaahu 'anh) narrates that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, 'May Allaah rest the soul of Abu Bakr in peace: he gave me his daughter (i.e. Ummul Mu'mineen Hadhrat A'isha radiallaahu 'anha) in marriage, carried me (on his riding animal) to the place of Hijrah (i.e. Madeenah), and freed Bilaal (radiallaahu 'anh).'

'May Allaah rest the soul of Umar in peace: he spoke the truth even if he were to suffer on account of it, and he observed the truth which made people hate him and caused his loss of friends.'

'May Allaah rest the soul of Uthman is peace: the angels feel shy in his presence.'

'May Allaah rest the soul of Ali in peace: O Allaah, make him observe the truth wherever he may be.' (Reported by Ibn 'Asaakir)

(Ibid, Page 20)

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#34 [Permalink] Posted on 19th July 2011 15:17

Sayyiduna Sahl (radiallaahu 'anh) is reported to have said: When the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) returned from the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjatul Wadaa'), he sat in the pulpit, gave praise and thanks to Allaah, and then said, 'O People, Abu Bakr never did anything that displeased me, so acknowledge this virtue of his. O People, I am pleased with him, 'Umar, 'Uthmaan, 'Ali, Talhah, az-Zubayr, Sa'd, 'Abdur Rahmaan Ibn 'Awf, the earliest Muhajireen (radiallaahu 'anhum ajma'een), so bear this in mind when dealing with them.' (Reported by at-Tabaraani)

(Ibid, Pages 20-21)

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#35 [Permalink] Posted on 19th July 2011 15:22

In a Marfoo' Hadeeth, Sayyiduna Anas (radiallaahu 'anh) reports that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, 'To love Abu Bakr and 'Umar is an act of belief, and to hate them is an act of disbelief.' (Ibn 'Asaakir)

(Ibid, Page 21)

Note:

The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said,
"The curse of Allah the angels and the whole people is upon whoever reviles my companions." [Ibn Hajar AI-Haithami in Majma' Al-Zawa'id]

"Do not revile my companions, for by Him in Whose Hand is my soul, were one of you to spend gold equal to mount Uhud, you would not attain the reward of the handful of one of them or even half of it." [Bukhari and Muslim]

"If you come across those who curse my Companions, say 'May Allah's curse be upon you for your evil." (Mishkat al-Masabih from Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 554)

Al-Qari (رحمه الله) said in in Sharh al-Shifa' (2:92): "Al-Nawawi (رحمه الله) said that cursing the the Companions (رضي الله عنهم أجمعين) is one of the most depraved acts (min akbar al-fawahish), while the author ['Iyad] counts it among the major sins (kaba'ir). Such offence is punished with corporal punishment according to the vast majority, while according to some Malikis and Hanafis the offender is executed. In some of the books of the latter, it is stated that to insult the two Shaykhs (Abu Bakr and 'Umar) (رضي الله عنهما) consititutes disbelief (kufr)."

Al Nawawi (رحمه الله) said in Sharh Sahih Muslim: "Know that to insult the Companions (رضي الله عنهم أجمعين) is prohibited and constitutes one of the grave prohibited indecencies (al-fawahish al-muharramat) whether with regard to those of them involved in a dissension or other than them, because they entered those conflicts on the conviction of their ijtihad and interpretation."

In one of his classes al-Tabari (رحمه الله) was asked: "What is the status of one who says Abu Bakr and 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) are not two Imams of Guidance?" Ibn al-'A'lam (رحمه الله) replied: "He is an innovator." Al-Tabari (رحمه الله) said: "An innovator? Just an innovator? Such a person should be put to death! Whoever claims that Abu Bakr and Umar (رضي الله عنهما) were not two Imams of Guidance should definitely be put to death!" (In Ibn Hajar, Lisan al-Mizan 5:101)

Furthermor, Allah (azza wa jal) has clearly expressed his satisfaction and pleasure with all the Companions in the Qur'an:

"Allah is well pleased with them and they pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme success." (9:100)

From the above, the elevated status of the Companions (radiallahu anhum) becomes very clear and the Ummah is warned not to criticize them in any way.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "As for the one who goes further (the shia) and claims that they apostatized after the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) died, apart from a small number, no more than ten or so, or that they became evildoers, there is no doubt that he is a kaafir (disbeliever), because he is rejecting what it says in the Qur'aan in more than one place, that Allaah was pleased with them and praised them. Indeed, the one who doubts that such a person is a kaafir is to be labelled as a kaafir himself, because what this view implies is that those who transmitted the Qur'aan and Sunnah were kuffaar (disbelievers) or rebellious evildoers. The verse says "You (true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad (saw)

and his Sunnah) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind" [Aal 'Imraan 3:110], and the best of them were the first generation. But according to this (shia) view, most of them were kaafirs and rebellious evildoers, and this ummah is the worst of nations and the earliest generations of this ummah were the most evil of them. The fact that this is kufr (disbelief) is something that no Muslim has any excuse for not knowing." End quote from al-Saarim al-Maslool 'ala Shaatim al-Rasool (p. 590).

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#36 [Permalink] Posted on 24th July 2011 12:17

Sayyiduna 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiallaahu 'anh), said, "Abu Bakr is our master." (al-Bukhari)

(Ibid)

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#37 [Permalink] Posted on 24th July 2011 12:18

Hadhrat 'Umar (radiallaahu 'anh) also said, "If Abu Bakr's faith was placed in one of the scales of a balance and the faith of all the people in the other, his would outweigh theirs." (Bayhaqi)

(Ibid)

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#38 [Permalink] Posted on 24th July 2011 12:21

Hadhrat 'Umar (radiallaahu 'anh) further said, "I wish I were a hair in Abu Bakr's breast." (Musaddid) (Ibid)

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#39 [Permalink] Posted on 24th July 2011 12:21

Hadhrat 'Umar (radiallaahu 'anh) was also reported to have said: "The smell of Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallaahu 'anh) was far more better than the smell of musk." (Ibid)

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#40 [Permalink] Posted on 24th July 2011 12:23

Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiallaahu 'anh) is reported to have said: "The best of people after the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) are Abu Bakr and Umar. Never should I be loved by a man who hates Abu Bakr and Umar." (at-Tabaraani)

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#41 [Permalink] Posted on 25th July 2011 12:08

Sayyiduna Ali (radiallaahu 'anh) narrates: 'Never did I compete with Abu Bakr (radiallaahu 'anh) in doing good deeds but found that he outdid me.' (at-Tabaraani) (Ibid, Page 22)

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#42 [Permalink] Posted on 25th July 2011 12:09

Ar-Rubayyi' Ibn Anas (rahmatullaahi 'alaih) said: 'We read about the Companions (radiallaahu 'anhum) of the Prophets ('alaihumus salaam), yet we did not find that any of them had a Companion like Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq (radiallaahu 'anh).' (Ibn 'Asaakir) (Ibid, Page 22)

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#43 [Permalink] Posted on 25th July 2011 12:09

Az-Zuhri (rahmatullaahi 'alaih) said, 'One of the virtues of Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallaahu 'anh) was that he never had doubt concerning Allaah.' (Ibid, Page 22)

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#44 [Permalink] Posted on 25th July 2011 12:10

Az-Zubayr Ibn Bakkaar (rahmatullaahi 'alaih) said, 'I heard some scholars say that the orators of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) were Abu Bakr as-Sideeq and 'Ali Ibn Abi Taalib, May Allaah be pleased with them both.' (Ibid, Page 22)

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#45 [Permalink] Posted on 25th July 2011 12:11

Ar-Rubayyi Ibn Anas (rahmatullaahi 'alaih) said, 'Abu Bakr is like rain, wherever it falls it brings good.' (Ibid, Page 22)

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