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prove that it is a true hadîth-i-sherîf.
A longer form of this hadîth-i-sherîf exists in Sunnite books
called Sahîh, [that is, books of hadîth whose authenticity have
been ratified unanimously by scholars of Hadîth]. All the sahîh
hadîth-i-sherîfs of this sort point to the munâfiqs among the Ashâb-i-kirâm.
It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf that a few people
among the As-hâb-i-kirâm turned renegades in the time of the
Messenger of Allah. They are not included in the honour of being
Sahâbîs. These people were dispatched as envoys by tribes such as
Benî Hanîf and Benî Saqîf, said that they had become Muslims,
and left. Afterwards, they lapsed back into apostasy. Another
person in the category is Harqus bin Zubeyr, who was with hadrat
Alî in the combats of Camel and Siffîn and joined the group
Khârijîs afterwards. Scholars of Ahl as-sunna unanimously agree
that all the Sahâbîs who performed pious deeds and made Jihâd
against disbelievers passed away as Believers. The Sahâbîs who
took part in the wars of Camel and Siffîn on both sides are
included in these fortunate people. None of them called another a
disbeliever. The hadîth-i-sherîf that states, “Ammâr bin Yâser will
be slain by rebels,” and hadrat Alî’s statement, “Our brothers
have revolted against us,” prove that hadrat Mu’âwiya and all the
As-hâb-i-kirâm who were with him were Muslims. In our
(Turkish) book Eshâb-›-Kirâm, we quote the statements which
hadrat Mu’âwiya and hadrat Amr Ibni Âs made towards their
deaths, and give detailed examples of the excessive love and the
deep respect they had for the Messenger of Allah. Those who read
the book will realize that both of them had very firm îmân and will
never speak ill of them. Scholars of Ahl as-sunna do not defend
renegades. On the contrary, they state the superior merits
possessed by those people who fought against renegades in the
time of Abû Bekr. They explain how honourable those heroic
people were who routed renegades, fought Iranian and Byzantine
armies for Allah’s sake and beat them to the ground. These heroes
caused thousands of people to become Believers. They taught
them the Qur’ân, the namâz, and Islam. Qur’ân al-kerîm gives
them the good news that they shall all go to Paradise and promises
them infinite blessings. Allâhu ta’âlâ declares that He is pleased
with them all. This good news and promise testify that all the Ashâb-i-kirâm
‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ anhum ajma’în’ passed away as
Believers and none of them became a renegade.
Shâh Waliyy-ullâh-i-Dahlawî ‘rahima-hullah’ quotes this
hadîth-i-sherîf and explains it at the end of his book Qurrat-ul-
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