Sahaba - The Blessed
At the beginning of the book (The Blessed) superiority of Ashâb of our prophet, Muhammad ´alayhissalâm, is explained along with how unjust and ignorant are those who defame Ashâb-ı-kirâm. Besides, the meaning of ijtihâd is explained. In the part of cautioning, an answer is given to the book (Hüsniyye) written by an enemy of Islam. In another part, biographies of great savants of Islam - hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni and hadrat Sayyed Abdülhakîm-ı Arvâsi - are explained. In the part Two Apples of the Eye of Muslims superiority of hadrat Abû Bakr and hadrat Omar is explained; in the part The First Fitna in Islam events between Ashâb-ı-kirâm are explained beautifully from the pen of hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni Ahmad Fârûkî Sarhandi who explains that to love all of Ashâb-ı-kirâm is a fundamental condition of being Ahl-i-sunnat.
At the beginning of the book (The Blessed) superiority of Ashâb of our prophet, Muhammad ´alayhissalâm, is explained along with how unjust and ignorant are those who defame Ashâb-ı-kirâm. Besides, the meaning of ijtihâd is explained. In the part of cautioning, an answer is given to the book (Hüsniyye) written by an enemy of Islam. In another part, biographies of great savants of Islam - hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni and hadrat Sayyed Abdülhakîm-ı Arvâsi - are explained. In the part Two Apples of the Eye of Muslims superiority of hadrat Abû Bakr and hadrat Omar is explained; in the part The First Fitna in Islam events between Ashâb-ı-kirâm are explained beautifully from the pen of hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni Ahmad Fârûkî Sarhandi who explains that to love all of Ashâb-ı-kirâm is a fundamental condition of being Ahl-i-sunnat.
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only person blessed with the epithet “next-worldly brother,” (by<br />
the Prophet). Yet that epithet had nothing to do with caliphate.<br />
<strong>The</strong> blessed Prophet was making his Sahâba brothers to one<br />
another, when Hadrat Alî came, weeping. “You have made your<br />
Sahâba one another’s brother. But you have not made me<br />
anyone’s brother,” were the words he said to express his sorrow.<br />
His sadness touched the Messenger of Allah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa<br />
sallam’, so he said, compassionately, “You are my brother in this<br />
world and the next!” Upon the death of Es’ad bin Zerâra, the chief<br />
of Benî Najjâr, spokesman from the tribe paid a visit to Rasûlullah<br />
‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ and requested that he appoint<br />
a new chief for them. <strong>The</strong> blessed Prophet stated, “You are my<br />
brothers! Let me be your chief!” Brotherhood mentioned in this<br />
hadîth-i-sherîf does not indicate at all that those people were<br />
superior to the Shaikhayn.<br />
Question 13: It is commanded in the twenty-third âyat of Shûrâ<br />
sûra that every Muslim should love Hadrat Alî.<br />
Answer 13: <strong>The</strong> meaning of the âyat-i-kerîma is: “... No reward<br />
do I ask of you for this except the love of those near of kin (to me).<br />
...” So is the case with the following hadîth-i-sherîfs: “Love of Alî<br />
is a symptom of îmân. Enmity against him is symptomatic of<br />
hypocrisy.” “I will fight anyone who fights you. And I will make<br />
peace with one who makes peace with you.” Yes, it is wâjib<br />
(incumbent) upon every Muslim to love and respect the Ahl-i-<br />
Bayt and to show deference to the blessed wives of the Messenger<br />
of Allah. Hadrat Abbâs ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anh’ also is included<br />
in that honourable group. It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf: “He who<br />
hurts my paternal uncle will have hurt me (by doing so).” Another<br />
hadîth-i-sherîf commends all the Ashâb-i-kirâm as follows: “He<br />
who loves my Sahâba does so because he loves me. He who is<br />
inimical towards my Sahâba is so because he is my enemy. He who<br />
hurts them will have hurt me (by doing so). And to hurt me means<br />
to hurt Allâhu ta’âlâ.”<br />
Question 14: It is wâjib (incumbent) upon every Muslim to<br />
support Hadrat Alî. <strong>The</strong> Tahrîm sûra is an evidence for this fact.<br />
Answer 14: Yes, the fourth âyat of Tahrîm sûra purports, “...<br />
and (every) righteous one among Believers – and furthermore, the<br />
angels – will back him up.” (66-4) However, the person that the<br />
âyat-i-kerîma purports will be backed up by righteous Believers is<br />
the Messenger of Allah, not Hadrat Alî. Moreover, that the<br />
expression ‘(every) righteous one among Believers’ in the âyat-ikerîma<br />
implies Hadrat Abû Bakr and Hadrat ’Umar, is<br />
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