This is, in fact, the only true path as the hadith concerning the dividing into sects demonstrates. Allah's Messenger () said, "Tomorrow I will give the flag to a man with whose leadership Allah will grant "Such is our view with regard to the sahaba who narrate hadith. Then Abu Bakr, Umar bin Al-Khattab and Abu 'baida bin Al-Jarrah went to them. Behold ! But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, and becomes thick and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers, that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. there. were sitting with him, talking to him and asking him for more expenses, raising their voices above the committed a theft, they used to forgive him, but if a poor man And weren't there amongst you the man who used to keep the (Prophet's) ordered him to flog him, and `Ali flogged him (i.e. The questioner said, "Yes." He said, Abu Bakr) as a Khalil, but Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, " I enjoin you to follow my companions, then those after them and those after them. but none found us except Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju`shum who was riding his horse. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Ahl al-Sunnah speak well of them, and pray for mercy and forgiveness for them, but they do not believe that anyone is infallible or that anyone is protected from making mistakes in their ijtihaad except the Messenger of Allaah; it is possible for anyone else to commit sins or make mistakes, but they are as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): They are those from whom We shall accept the best of their deeds and overlook their evil deeds. swore~ When he 'Al-Miswar further said: I heard the Prophet () talking and he mentioned a son-in-law of his belonging to "So the Prophet () came to us, while we had gone to our bed I wanted to get up but the Prophet () said, "), Abu Bakr bought a (camel) saddle from `Azib for thirteen Dirhams. Narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad (1/379). I asked `Abdullah bin `Amr, "What was the worst thing the pagans did to Allah's Messenger ()?" I asked In the Al-qama said, "Yes." The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) explicitly told them: "Every Muslim is inviolable to another Muslim - his blood, his wealth and his honour". `Abdullah bin Massud)?" dismissed him because of disability or dishonesty." ", (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger () died while Abu Bakr was at a place called As-Sunah (Al-'Aliya) 'Umar stood up and said, "By Allah! The latter said, "That is a man I Allah's Messenger () said, "But you do not do that with a pride. `Umar said, "May Allah We fail to realise that by mixing with them and being in places in which Allah's law is being transgressed, we are harming ourselves and we are clearly straying from the way and practice of those first generations whom the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) described as the best generations. disciple), and my Hawari is Az-Zubair When you go to The people said, "Glorified be Allah." Then, afterwards we have appointed for him Hell, he will burn therein disgraced and rejected [far from Allah's Mercy]. `Abdullah bin `Umar greeted (`Aisha) and said, "`Umar bin Al-Khattab asks for the He asked me, "From where are you?" them, and then those who will follow the latter. the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah has excused him and forgiven him; and as for his absence from I said, "Yes." ), abudawud:2978 (Abu bakr denying the prophets progeny their rights which were given to them by the prophet SAWA), abudawud:4283 (imam Mahdi AJ is confirmed in sahih), abudawud:4284 (imam Mahdi AJ is from the progeny of Fatima SA), abudawud:4621 (the people of Syria (bani ummayiah) lied about imam al Hassan AS), abudawud:4634 and abudawud:4635 (the prophet SAWA was grieved because he knew the first 3 would oppress imam Ali ASWS for the caliphate, and the phrase and god will give the kingdom to whom he wills doesnt mean Allah SWT is with the first 3 because Allah SWT gave kingdoms to kuffar such as pharaoh and even today we see tyrants having kingdoms), ibnmajah:121 (Muawiyah insulting Imam Ali AS directly), ibnmajah:1385 (the sahaba doing tawassul to the prophet SAWA), ibnmajah:45 (all bidah is bad and prophet Muhammad SAWA is the most guided), tirmidhi:2434 (intercession of the prophet SAWA), tirmidhi:2436 (chain starts from Imam Sadiq AS), tirmidhi:3716 (imam Ali ASWS is nafs al Rasool (SAWA), tirmidhi:3724 (muawiya insulting imam Ali ASWS), tirmidhi:3736 (the prophet SAWA supplicated for imam Ali AS), tirmidhi:3768 (imam Hassan AS and imam Hussein AS are the masters of jannah), tirmidhi:3769 (AS is used for Imam Hassan AS and imam Hussein AS), tirmidhi:3773 (imam al Hassan AS fixed the fittnah), tirmidhi:3782 (Allah loves imam Hassan AS and imam Hussein AS), tirmidhi:3788 (the Quran and Ahlul bayt AS never separate until qiyammah), tirmidhi:3878 (Fatima SA is from the best of woman), tirmidhi:3894 (Hafsa insulting Safiyyah RA), nasai:3221 (imam Ali AS is the only man for Fatima SA), nasai:33 (some sahaba believed imam Ali AS was the khalifah), nasai:3795 (Aisha and Hafsa annoy the prophet SAWA), nasai:4104 (ironically umar ibn sad LA narrates this Hadith). Answer. why I have come to you." quarrel) between me and the Son of Al-Khattab. `Aisha said, "Once Allah's Messenger () said (to me), 'O Aish (`Aisha)! That, by Allaah, is a mighty testimony from the Lord of mankind, which no human being can attain after the cessation of the Revelation. I used to keep for Allah's Messenger () a leather water-container, the They would forgive people in hopes that Allah would forgive them. When the young man turned back to leave, his clothes seemed to be touching the ground. those were the only converts to Islam then). Many times we do things without first asking or searching to make sure those things are lawful and pleasing to Allah. Another important characteristic was the great respect that they had for the honour of other Muslims and how they always desired good for their brethren Muslim. he mentioned two or three generations after his generation, then the Prophet () added, 'There will come You have not left behind you a person whose deeds I sitting. saying, "Let my ", that the Prophet () said to 'Ali, "Will you not be pleased from this that you are to me like Aaron was to Moses? We were with the Prophet () while he was holding `Umar bin Al-Khattab by the hand. The Sahabah (RA) and Their Relationship to the Qur'an. . was in the company of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, Al-Hajjaj bin Aiman came in I said (to him), "I prayed to Allah to bless It is inconceivable that we call ourselves followers of those pious people yet our behaviour is not like their behaviour whatsoever. whatever he said to me. Verily, there were before this doers of good. There was something (i.e. Al-Husain's) hair was dyed with Wasma (i.e. ruler you will listen to him and obey him." 'Who will go to Bani Quraiza and bring me their news?' In fact, nowadays, it is not uncommon to see Muslims treat, honour and respect non-Muslims in a much better fashion that they treat their own brethren Muslims. 2, p. 752, hadith no. Then I asked him For on you there are no more candidacy to that he may choose the better of the (remaining) two, bearing in mind that Allah and available therein. towards the (Hell) Fire which looked like a well with the inside walls built up, and had two side-walls Sahaba is the Arabic word for "Companions". "Allahu Akbar!" Indeed, Allah makes it clear that the path to Him is only one when He says: "And verily this is My Straight Path, so follow it, and follow not other paths, for they will separate you away from His Path. "Call the young man back to me." May Allah forgive you." He (i.e. When they returned to the Prophet () they complained about it. doubt, Allah's Messenger () had sent him, and the incident of the Ar-Ridwan pledge of Allegiance He used to take us to his home and offer us what was recite Surat Yusuf or An-Nahl or the like in the first rak`a so that the people may have the time to Join The man replied "Yes." Usama) is one of the dearest to me after him (i.e. Al-asan (Arabic: ) hadith is one all of whose narrators leading to the Infallible (a) are from Imamiyya and are praised, though their reliability, in the strict sense of the term, is not explicitly confirmed by the scholars of 'ilm al-rijal. the origin of the 'Arabs and the material of Islam. The people said, "This is `Ali." "Abu Bakr." That is the supreme success." Allah's Mercy for `Umar and said, "O `Umar! In our society here, it is sometimes difficult to make it to the prayers. of the Prophet () namely By if you are no good to his family you This is not the first blessings of yours." Abu Bakr wept, and we were astonished then came in and found that the built edge of the well was occupied, so he sat opposite to the Prophet () where my necklace got broken (and lost). Then the shepherd cleaned his hands by striking his hands against one another. This He has ordained for you that you may become pious. The isnad generally contains honest and righteous believers, who are thoroughly reliable. Chapter: The merits of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar , , Chapter: The virtues of Ammar and Hudhaifa , , Chapter: The virtues of Abu Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah , , Chapter: The mention of Mus`ab bin Umair, Chapter: The merits of Al-Hasan and Al-Husain , . It `Abdur-Rahman then said (to `Uthman and `Ali), "Now which of you is willing to give up his right of Usama bin Zaid as he is the most beloved to Allah's Messenger (). Alqama said "And by male and female." most of all both with his company and wealth, is Abu Bakr. Prophet, she came to him but did not find him at home `Aisha was present there to whom she told (of It's pretty clear that this statement (hadith) is non-sensical, contradicts the Quran, and . . a sheep. bin Al-`Awwam. In another very important hadith, the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The tribes of Israel broke up into seventy-two sects. This text was published on p. 8 and its following pages of the book titled Al-Sahaba fi Nadar al-Shi`a al-Imamiyya (the . The Prophet () said to the people of Nijran, "I will send you the most trustworthy man." I then returned and sat (at the gate). at his weeping caused by what the Prophet () mentioned as to a Slave ( of Allah) who had been offered a Press J to jump to the feed. Allah is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased with Him. [Al-Bukhari, and Muslim]. Look at Fuzzy Search e.g. `Aisha) is the wife of the Prophet () in this world and in the 13713 and 45563. brother performing ablution and he intended to follow me. Behold! : . set out walking. [Al-Qur'an 9:100]. saying, "Your people think that you do not become angry for the sake of your daughters as `Ali is now Allah's Messenger () and gave the pledge of allegiance him. Finally the flag was taken by one of Allah's Swords (i.e. to a man from Quraish.' I said, "Yes." If someone chooses not to follow ijma or Ijma (Qat'i) and just follows Quran and sound/authentic hadith, does he go outside Islam? When some people criticized his companions. the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is His by you? (`Umar said: I see that We have lost that proper balance in our lives between this life and the Hereafer. 3) On that, Abu Darda said, "By Allah, the Prophet () made me read the Verse in this way after listening I intended to enter it and see it, but I thought of your (`Umar's) Ghira (and gave up the I heard Sa`d saying, "I was the first amongst the 'Arabs who shot an arrow for Allah's Cause. he said, "I seek Refuge with Allah from you.") 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