Sahaba (Companions)

Companions of the Prophet or aṣ-ṣaḥābah (الصحابة‎ meaning "the companions", from the verb صَحِبَ meaning "accompany", "keep company with", "associate with") were followers of Mohammed who "saw or met the prophet during his lifetime and were physically in his presence".

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Isha . Food . Believers . Sahaba (Companions) . God (Allah) . Paradise

Did the companions of Isa (AS), to whom Allah sent down food from paradise, die as believers?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 days ago

We have in some books that some of the companions of Easa (AS) were not grateful to the bounty of Allah Who Sent to them a table of food from the sky for them. Sura Al-Ma'idah, verse 115 mentioned: Allah Said: I am going to send it down unto you, but if any one of you after that disbelieves, then I will punish him with a torment which I have not inflicted on anyone among all the mankind).

Wassalam.

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Battle of Karbala . Sahaba (Companions) . Sunni-Shi'a

Did the companions of Imam Hussain who participated in the Battle of Karbala adhere to the beliefs and practices of Ahlul Sunnah?

Many of them were,previously following other than Ahlul Bayt (AS) like Zuhair Ibn Al-Qayn who was a supporter of Othman ibn Affan, but when they joined Imam Hussain (AS), they became sincere followers of Ahlul Bayt (AS) and they got the great honor of martyrdom on the live of Ahlul Bayt (AS).

Followers of Ahlul Bayt (AS) are in fact the real followers of the Sunnah of the Proohet (SAWA).

Wassalam.

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Murtad . Hadith . Sahaba (Companions) . Meaning . Usul al-Kafi

Did the Sahaba in general abandon religious belief or did the word 'Irtadu' have a different meaning in some narrations from Usul al-Kafi that talk about what transpired after the death of the Prophet (s)?

We never believe that all the companions left Islam after the passing away of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). We believe in Quranic facts (Sura 3, verse 144) stating :(Muhammad is really a messenger before him messengers were sent, if he dies or is killed, you will then turn back on your heels). Most of Muslims of that society remained as Muslims in faith but did not obey the orders of the Prophet (SAWA) who clearly ordered them to follow and obey Ali when he announced seventy days before his departure that ( Foe whom so ever I am the master, Ali is his master).

IRTADDU ارتدّوا does not mean that they left Islam, but did not fulfill their responsibility to obey the Prophetic orders in following the divine leadership which was been appointed by Allah and the Prophet.

Wassalam.

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Qur'an . Sahaba (Companions) . Sunni-Shi'a

If the Quran talks about the virtues of the Sahabah, such as in 48:18, 9:100 and 3:155, why do Shias say that they don't follow them?

None of the verse you quoted praised all the Sahaba and there is no single verse in Quran praising all of them all the times.
Quran praised the companions who followed and obeyed the Prophet (SAWA) and not those who disobeyed him. Quran blamed many companions for misbehaving with the Prophet like shouting at him from behind his house ( Verily , those who shout calling you from behind the houses, most of them do not have sense. (Sura Al-Hujuraat, verse 4). Many companions used to leave the Prophet while he was delivering Friday sermon (Sura 62, verse 11).

Many companions wee unhappy with the orders of th Prophet which are from Allah (Sura 8, verse 5).

Qyran has mentioned in many verses how many companions ran away from the battle field leaving the Prophet (Sura 3, verse 153). Even some of them tried assassinating the Prophet when he was returning from Tabuk. (Sura Al-Tawbah, verse 74).

We read in Quran many verses about the companions of previous prophets who disobeyed him like Prophet Musa who suffered a lot from many of his companions. This proves that not all companions are pious. We respect those companions who followed and remained obeying the Prophet (SAWA) unlike those who disobeyed him. The Prophet himself informed that many of his companions will go astray after him. This is in Saheeh Al-Bukhari (Hadeeth 6213).and Saheeh Muslim, volume 4, page 1793 (edition of Daar Iyyacheri Al-Turaath).

The claim that all the companions were pious is against Quranic verse, and against authentic Hadeeths, and it was fabricated for political reasons to justify the wrong actions committed by some companions who joined and supported tyrant rulers.

'Wassalam.

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Sunni-Shi'a . Khabbab b. al-Aratt . Sahaba (Companions)

What is the stance of Shia Islam regarding Khabbab ibn al Aratt, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?

Khabbab ibn Al Aratt was from the pious companions of the Prophet (S.A.W.A) and from the companions of Ameerul Mo'mineen (A.S). He declared his Islam is Makkah and for that the Mushriks of Makkah tortured him severely. He migrated to Madina and he took part in the battles of the Prophet. He narrated from the Prophet 32 Hadith's (narration). The Prophet has appointed him to distribute the Alms from the Badr. He migrated to Kufa and passed away there in the year 37 after Hijra. Imam Ali (a.s) prayed for him as he was a sincere momin. Wassalam

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Salah (Prayers) . Sahaba (Companions) . Qabd al-yadayn . Imam Ali b. Abi Talib

If folding hands in prayer was a government order, what benefit did that government get from it? Did Imam Ali or any other Sahaba oppose this order?

Mahmood Abu Maryam, Trying to make sense of it all... Answer updated 2 years ago

The default position when you stand up to commence prayer is putting hands on the side - sadl al-yadayn. This was the way Muslims in Medina, Makka, and later in cities such as Kufa, would have been praying, until the rise of the Umayyads in Syria.

The contrary position of qabd - folding hands - almost certainly got introduced by Mu’awiya and this Umayyad custom survived into Sunni orthodoxy, except for the Maliki madhhab.

Professor Yasin Dutton has written an interesting paper - Amal vs Hadith in Islamic Law - that tackles this topic where he says:

The non-Sunni madhhab’s, however - the Ithna Asahri Shi’a, the Zaydi’s, the Isma’li’s and the Ibadi’s (Khawarij) - are all agreed, along with the majority of the Maliki’s, on sadl.

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, a prominent contemporary Sunni scholar, has explained, in a video you can find online, how the act of folding hands, versus not, was seen as an indicator of political affiliation during those days such as the civil war between Imam ‘Ali and Mu’awiya. Clearly he sees sadl as the more authentic and well-evidenced position.

He makes the following key points:

People who were on the side of Imam ‘Ali in the civil wars prayed with their hands by the side (sadl)
Even the Khawarij who seceded from the side continued to pray like that.
Later Shi’a Imams, for instance Imams al-Baqir and Ja’far al-Sadiq, prayed the same way, without folding.
Basically the outward form of a person, practicing sadl or qabd, used to be an immediate and visual indicator of their political position with respect to Imam ‘Ali or Mu’awiya.

Hope this helps.

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Sahaba (Companions) . Jabir b. `Abd Allah al-'Ansari . Hypocrites

What was the criterion for recognising the hyprocrites according to Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (r) and other virtuous companions of Holy Prophet (saw)?

The criterion of hypocrites is disliking Imam Ali (AS) as the Prophetic Hadeeth states: No one likes Ali but a believer, and no one dislike him but a hypocrite. ( Saheeh Muslim 113) and Tirmithi 3651 and Al-Sunan Al-Suggra by al-Nasaa'ee 4978 and Sunan Ibn Maajah 111.

Soyooti narrated in his book al-Durr Al-Manthour, V.6, P.66 from Abdullah Ibn Mas'ood saying: During the time of the Messenger of Allah, we did not recognize the Munafiqs (Hypocrites) but only by their disliking Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Wassalam.

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Sahaba (Companions) . Ahl al-Bayt . Sunni-Shi'a

Is there any book which lists the names of the companions of the Prophet (s) who were faithful towards the Ahle Bait (as)?

There are many books of Elm al-Rijaal mentioning the good companions who remained faithful to the Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS). Allama Sharafuddin of Lebanon mentioned names of 160 companions from them in his book : Jarallah questions answers, page 14 to 25.

Sayyed Hasan al-Sadr of Kadhimiyyah, author of Nihayat al-Dirayah, mentioned names of hundreds of faithful companions.

These books and most of Elm al-Rijaal books are in Arabic.

Most of the companions who passed away during the life of the Prophet (SAWA) or been martyred in the battles of that period are praised. Those who remained faithful after the Prophet are also praised.

Wassalam.

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Hypocrites . Sahaba (Companions)

What was the criterion for recognising the hypocrites according to the virtuous companions of the Prophet (saw)?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 3 years ago

Additionally, Qur'an 47:30 says that the hypocrites could be recognized by their tone of speech (either their tone of voice, or the tone of their choice of words).

It is related on the exegesis of this verse that the Companions Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and Jabir ibn 'Abdallah al-Ansari said: 'Their tone of speech meant that they hated 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and thereby we knew who the hypocrites were in the time of Allah's Messenger.'

Of course, the verse does not specify dislike of Imam 'Ali, but Imam 'Ali was known to be the sort of person that only a hypocrite or nefarious person would dislike.

In any case, 'tone of speech' can also be take in general to refer to other signs of hypocrisy in what they said.

Hypocrites . Sahaba (Companions)

What was the criterion for recognising the hypocrites according to the virtuous companions of the Prophet (saw)?

The criterion for recognising the hypocrites is their negative attitude towards Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS). Virtuous companions have heard from the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) that no one likes Ali but a believer, and no one dislikes Ali but a Munafiq (hypocrite). This authentic Hadeeth is narrated in Saheeh Muslim (number 113) and Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Tirmithi and Ibn Maajah and many books of Hadeeth.

Wassalam.

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Sahaba (Companions) . Ghadir Khumm . Abd Al-Husayn Amini

According to the book Al-Ghadeer by Allamah Amini (ra), how many Sahaba and Tabi'in narrated the event of Ghadeer?

I think it is 110 sahabah and 84 tabi'un, although I could be missing some since it's a big book.

This website has an extensive resource on the hadith of ghadir which may be of interest: https://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/

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Sunni-Shi'a . Ghadir Khumm . Salah (Prayers) . Sahaba (Companions)

I have become very interested in Shia Islam after reading online about Ghadir Khum. If I become a Shia, will I be able to offer prayers behind a Sunni Imam? Can I continue to respect all the Sahaba and hate none of them? What changes will I have to make?

Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answered 3 years ago

Bismillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

Alhamdulilah you have read about the incident of Ghadir and May Allah swt guide you to accept the divine authority of Imam Ali (as).

Firstly after becoming Shia, you will need to refer to the jurists who specialise in ahkaam or the Islamic laws. You will find some of the experts who say it is allowed to pray behind a Sunni imam provided that you recite the surahs yourself; others will say you can only do so out of taqiya (when one fears for their life & must conceal their faith).

Then you’ll find scholars who will say that one cannot pray behind a Sunni imam at all due to justice being one of the conditions as well as it being crucial that one prays correctly. Unfortunately our brothers who refer to themselves as Sunnis, perform both their salah and wudu in the incorrect way.

So when you choose a marja then you may check their ruling.

About the Sahaba, one can only respect the Sahaba who were PROVEN in history to be loyal to both the prophet Mohammad & his Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them all). In other cases we may assume the best of those Sahaba who have nothing bad reported about them in history.

It has been proven from the Quran and hadiths of both sects, that there existed many hypocrites among the Sahaba. In the authentic sources of the sect who refers to itself as ahlus sunnah, you’ll find the prophet Mohamamd (sawa) clearly saying that among his companions were hypocrites therefore, how can one respect all Sahaba?

For example, can one love Muawiyah who encouraged people to curse & insult Imam Ali?! Of course not! Therefore one would have to disassociate from such people despite them being 'companions'.

Can one love Umar who threatened to burn down the house of Fatima Al-Zahra (as) and imam Ali (as)?

As for those companions who are proven praise worthy, then you may show your love towards them.

If you research the above matters you will find various sources which mention the points I have summarised.

May Allah grant you success