We Take Our Religion from the Companions
Religion and Aqidah is taken from the Companions. Where did the other sects get it from?
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Weapons of Mass Distinction
Abū Isḥāq [Al-Fazārī] states: The enemy was never able to stand up to the Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s praise and peace be upon him, so when the news of the defeat of the Romans came to Heraclius at Antioch he asked [his people], “Woe to you, tell me about these people who fight […]
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Did the Companions used to laugh?
It is reported that ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar – Allāh be pleased with him – was asked: Did the Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon him – used to laugh? He replied, “Yes, and the īmān (faith) in their hearts was greater than the mountains.” ʿAbd Al-Razzāq Al-Ṣan’ānī, Al-Muṣannaf 11:327.
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Honor in the Houses of Allah
It is reported that ‘Amr b. Maymūn said: The Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon him – used to say, “The mosques are the houses of Allāh on Earth, and it is a right from Allāh that He will honor those who visit Him in [His houses].” Ibn Al-Mubārak, Al-Zuhd […]
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Eid Greetings of the Companions
The Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – peace and blessings be upon him – used to say to each other when they met on ‘Eid: (taqabbalallāhu minnā wa minkum, which means ‘may Allāh accept from us and you [our fasts and deeds].’) Al-Ḥāfidh Ibn Ḥajr, Fatḥ Al-Bārī, grades this narration’s chain of transmission ḥasan and cites […]
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What is Knowledge?
It is reported from Al-Awzāʿī that he said: Knowledge is what has come from the Companions of Allah’s Messenger – sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam; and what has not come from them is not knowledge. Al-Dhahabī , Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` in his biography of Al-Awzāʿī. Ibn ‘Asākir, Tārīkh Dimishq Vol.35 p201.
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They All Feared Hypocrisy
Ibn Abī Mulaykah – Allah have mercy on him – said: I met thirty of the Prophet’s Companions – Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – and every one of them feared falling into nifāq (hypocrisy); not one of them claimed he had the level of faith of Jibrīl or Mīkā`īl. Quoted by Al-Bukhārī, […]
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The Companions’ Sincerity in Knowledge
ʿAbd Al-Raḥmān b. Abī Laylā – Allah have mercy on him – said: I have met one hundred and twenty Companions of the Prophet – Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him; there was not one amongst them who would narrate a ḥadīth except that he wished his brother would suffice him instead, and there […]
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Relative Values
Anas b. Mālik – Allah be pleased with him – said: You people do things today that you regard as less significant than a strand of hair, whereas we, during the time of the Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – used to consider them destructive sins. Al-Bukhārī in his Ṣaḥīḥ, Chapter on […]