Part 2
Some Narrations of the Imaams of Sunnah Concerning the Excellence of the
Companions
RadhiAllaahu anhum
Taken from the Book
‘The Narrations Mentioned by Imaams of the Sunnah in the Chapters of ‘Aqeedah
from the Book
‘Siyaar ‘Alaam an-Nubala’
Researched By
Jamaal bin Ahmad bin BasheeraBaadee
Translated by
Abbas Abu Yahya
Chapter
Acceptance of Their Excellence
& Noble Status, Not Belittling Them and Remaining Silent About the Disputes
Between Them
The Narrations:
1- Dhahabi said: ‘Sho’bah, on the authority of Mansoor bin Abdur
Rahmaan, I heard Sha’bee say: I met 500 or more of the Companions who would say
that ‘Alee, ‘Uthmaan,
and az-Zubair are in Paradise.’[1]
Dhahabi commented:
‘I say: because they are the ten who are promised Paradise. They are from those who participated
in the battle of Badr and from the people who took the Allegiance of ar-Ridwaan
from
the first to embrace Islaam, about whom Allaah informs that He is pleased with
them and they are pleased with Him. Also,
because four of them were killed and they were granted martyrdom, we love them
and hate the four who killed these four.’[2]
2- Dhahabi said: ‘Sa’eed bin AbdulAzeez, on the authority of
Makhool: that the Companions used to
say: The most merciful from amongst us is Abu Bakr, the most vocal from amongst
us with the truth is Umar, the most trustworthy from amongst us is Abu Ubaydah
and the most knowledgeable from amongst us about Haraam and Halaal is Mu’aadh. The best recitor from amongst us is
Ubayy,
the man who has knowledge is lbn Masood and Awaymir Abu Darda follows them with
intellect.’[3]
Dhahabi said: ‘Ibn
Ishaq said: the Companions used to say: The one from us who used to follow
knowledge and action the most is Abu Darda.’[4]
3- Dhahabi said: ‘Qatada said: on the authority of Anas who said: Two
tribes from the Ansaar became proud.
So al-Awaas said:
From amongst us was one who was washed by the Angels: Hanzalah bin
Rahib.
And from amongst us was the one for whom the ‘Arsh shook: Saad.
And from amongst us was he who was protected by the bees and
hornets: Aasim bin Abee al-Aqlah.
And from amongst us was he who was given martyrdom twice: Khuzaimah bin
Thaabit.’[5]
4- Dhahabi said: ‘Umar bin AbdulAzeez used to continuously visit
UbaydAllaah bin AbdAllaah and he would take knowledge from him.
It reached UbaydAllaah that Umar would belittle ‘Alee, so he went to see
him and said to him: ‘When did it reach you that Allaah -Ta’ala- is
angry with the Ahl-ul-Badr after He had been pleased with them.’
Then he said: ‘He knew what I intended.’
Then he said: ‘I apologise to Allaah and to you[6]
and I will not do it again.
5- 535- Dhahabi said: ‘Hamad bin Zaid: ‘Alee bin Zaid narrated to us
that Sa’eed bin al Mussayib said to me: Tell your leader to stand up, then look
at the face of this man and his body.’
Then he stood up, came and he said: I saw that his face was black and
his body was white.’
Sa’eed said: ‘Verily this person cursed these people Talha, az-Zubair
and ‘Alee –RadhiAllaahu anhum- so I prohibited him from
doing so but he disobeyed, so I supplicated against him, I said if you are a
liar then may Allaah make your face black. So when I left him his face had boils on it,
then his face became black.’[8]
6- (536) - Dhahabi said: ‘Baqeeyah bin al-Waleed said: al-Awza’ee said to me: O Baqeeyah! Do not mention anyone from the Companions of
your Prophet except with good. O Baqeeyah!
Knowledge is that which came from the Companions of Muhammad -sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam- and that which did not come from them, then that is not knowledge.’[9]
7- (537) - Dhahabi said Jafar bin Muhammad ar-Ras’anee said that
‘Uthmaan bin Salih narrated to us that he said: The people of Misr would
belittle ‘Uthmaan until al-Layth came among them and narrated to them his
virtues, so they stopped belittling him.
The people of Hyms would belittle ‘Alee until Ismaeel ‘Ayaash came among
them and narrated to them his virtues so they stopped belittling him.’[10]
8- 538 - Dhahabi said: ‘Ahmad al-Ijaali[11]
said: Imaam Abu al-Ahwaas Salaam bin Sulaym al-Hanafi was a trustworthy
companion of the Sunnah and would follow it.
If his house would fill up with the companions of hadeeth, he would say
to his son Ahwaas: ‘O my son stand up, whoever you see in my house who curses
anyone of the Companions then kick him out.
What would bring them to visit us?!’[12]
9- 539 - Dhahabi said: ‘Bahlool bin Ishaaq said that Sa’eed bin Mansoor
narrated to us that Shihaab bin Khurrash narrated to us that he said: ‘I met
those of whom I met from the first people of this Ummah and they would say: ‘Make mention in your gatherings of the
Companions of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa
sallam- that which would cause the hearts to have affection for them. Do not mention the disputes which took place
between them so as to gather the people against them.’[13]
10- 540 - Dhahabi said: ‘Na’eem bin Hamad said I heard Ibn al-Mubarak say:
The sword which fell between the Companions was fitnah, but I do not say about anyone of them that he was a fitnah maker.’[14]
11- 541 - Dhahabi said: ‘Ahmad bin Abee Khaythaamah said: I heard Ibn
Ma’een say: when ‘Alee bin al-Madeeni used to come to us he would make the
Sunnah apparent to us and if he went to Basrah he would make apparent the excellence
of ‘Alee bin Abee Taalib.’[15]
Dhahabi comments on this narration saying: ‘I say: He used to make
apparent the virtues of Imam ‘Alee in Basrah, because the people of Basrah used to
favour ‘Uthman and had deviated away from ‘Alee.’[16]
12- 542 - Dhahabi said: ‘On the authority Ibn Abee Maleekah, on the
authority Ibn Abbas who said that Umar said: ‘Alee was the best in judging
amongst us and Ubayy was best recitor of us.’[17]
13- 543 - Dhahabi mentions the following in the biography of the Abbasid
Khalifah Abul Abbas al-Qadir Billaah (died 422 A.H.): ‘al-Khateeb said: He was
from the Deen, would be continuous in
praying Tahhjud (night prayer) and
give a lot in charity so much that he became famous for it.
He also compiled a book in ‘al-Usool’ (Principles) and in it
he mentioned the excellence of the Companions.
He made Takfeer in this book,
of those who say that the Quran is created.
That book used to be read every Friday in the gathering of the
companions of al-hadeeth (Ashaab -ul-hadeeth) which the people used to attend in the
duration of his Khilafah, which was
forty years and three months.’[18]
14- 545- Dhahabi said: ‘Abu
Abdullaah al-Hakim said: our Shaykh as-Sabqee said: Imaam Malik took the
virtues/characteristics of the Companions and Tabieen, Yahya bin Yahya at-Tameemi took it on
the authority of Maalik, Muhammad bin Nasr al-Marwazi took it on the authority of Yahya
and Abu ‘Alee ath-Thaqafi took it on the authority of Ibn Nasr.’[19]
[1] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the magnificent Companion az-Zubair bin Awaam –RadhiAllaahu anhu
(died 36A.H.) ‘As-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 1/62 & in ‘Tareekh al-Islaam’ in the
period of the Rightly guided Khulafah p.507.
Also narrated by al-Laalikaa’ee in ‘Sharh Usool I’tiqaad
Ahl-us-Sunnah’7/1409 & by Ibn ‘Aasaakir in ‘Tareekh Damishq’ 6/197.
[2] ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 1/62.
[3] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the magnificent Companion Abu Darda –RadhiAllaahu anhu
(died 31 or 32.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 2/341 & narrated by Ibn ‘Aasaakir
in ‘Tareekh Damishq’ 13/371 B.
The meaning of this narration is the
same as the hadeeth ascribed to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - :’The most merciful of my Ummah to
my Ummah is Abu Bakr, the severest regarding the command of Allaah is
Umar. The most truthful in modesty is
‘Uthmaan and the most knowledgeable about inheritance laws is Zayd. The best recitor of them is Ubayy; the most
knowledgeable of them regarding Halaal & Haraam is Mu’aadh bin Jabal. Every Ummah has a trustworthy one; the
trustworthy one of this Ummah is Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah.’
Narrated by Imaam Ahmad in
‘al-Musnad’3/184, 281 & by Tirmidhi in ‘as-Sunan’ in ‘The book of
characteristics/biographies’ (4061) & he said:
Hadeeth Hasan saheeh. Also narrated by
Ibn Majah in ‘as-Sunan’in ‘the Introduction’ (154) & it is authenticated by
Shaykh al-Albani.
[4] ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 2/341, ‘Tareekh
Damishq’13/372 & ‘Tareekh al-Bukhari’7/77.
[5] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the magnificent Companion Khuzaimah bin Thaabit al-Ansaari –RadhiAllaahu anhu (died
37A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 2/487 & by Ibn ‘Aasaakir in ‘Tareekh Damishq’ 2/296
B. Hafidh Ibn Hajar mentioned it in ‘al–Issaabah fee Tameez as-Sahabah’3/94 and
ascribed it Abu Ya’aala.
[6] The wording in & by Ibn ‘Aasaakir
in ‘Tareekh Damishq’ is ‘I apologise to Allaah and to you, (wallaahi) I swear
by Allaah I will not do it again.’
The wording in ‘al-Ma’rifah
wal-Tareekh’by al-Foosi is ‘I apologise to you (wallaahi) I swear by Allaah I
will not do it again.’
The narration of al-Foosi is the one
which is put forward and accepted since it is the one which is in agreement
with the ‘Aqeedah of Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah.
Indeed the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam- rebuked
the man who said to him: ‘whatever Allaah wills and what you will.’ The Prophet
-sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam- said
to him: ‘Have
you made me a partner unto Allaah? Rather
whatever Allaah Alone wills.’
Narrated by Imam Ahmad in
‘al-Musnad’1/214, 224, 283, 347.
The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam - taught the correct
and befitting way to use the statement and that is by saying: ‘Whatever
Allaah wills then what you will.’
This is the authentic hadeeth narrated
by Imam Ahmad in ‘al-Musnad’6/371 & by an-Nisaaee in ‘as-Sunnan’ in ‘The
book of oaths and vows’ in the chapter swearing by the Ka’abah.’
The hadeeth was authenticated by Ibn
Hajr in ‘al–Issaabah’4/389.
[7] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the Imam Umar bin AbdulAzeez –RadhiAllaahu
anhu (died 101.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’
5/117. He also mentioned it in ‘Tareekh
al-Islaam’- incidents and deaths (101 – 120.A.H) p.188.
The Athar was narrated by al-Foosi in
‘al-Ma’rifah wal-Tareekh’ 1/568 & by Ibn ‘Aasaakir in ‘Tareekh Damishq’
13/132 A.
[8] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the Imam Sa’eed bin al-Musayib -Rahimullaah- (died
94.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 4/242. It
was narrated by Ibn Sa’ad in ‘Tabbaqaat’: 5/136, & Ibn ‘Aasaakir in
‘Tareekh Damishq’ 11/211 B from a different chain & with a different wording.
[9] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the Imam al-Awza’ee -Rahimullaah-
(died 157.A.H.)
‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 7/120. He also
mentioned the last part in ‘Tareekh al-Islaam’- incidents and deaths (141 –
160.A.H) p.490.
The Athar was also narrated by Ibn
‘Aasaakir in ‘Tareekh Damishq’ 10/46/ A.
[10] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the Imam al-Layth bin Sa’d the scholar of Misr -Rahimullaah- (died
157.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 8/148 & in the biography of Imam Isma’eel bin
‘Aayaash (died 182 A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’8/316. It was narrated by al-Khateeb
al-Bagdadi in ‘Tareekh Bagdad’13/8.
[11] i.e. the biography of Imam Abu
al-Ahwaas Salaam bin Sulaym al-hanafi (died 179 A.H.).
[12]‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 8/282 & it was
mentioned in ‘Tareekh al-Islaam’- incidents and deaths (171 – 180.A.H) p.412.
This narration is in ‘Tareekh ath-Thiqaat’ by ‘Ijaali p.212.
[13] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the Imam Shihaab bin Kharaash -Rahimullaah- (died before 180.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 8/285. The Athar was narrated by Ibn ‘Adee in
‘al-kaamil Fee Du’afaa ar-Rijaal’4/1350 & by Ibn ‘Aasaakir in ‘Tareekh
Damishq’ 8/69/B.
[14] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the Imam Abdullaah bin al-Mubarak -Rahimullaah- (died 181.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 8/405 & in ‘Tareekh al-Islaam’- incidents and
deaths (181 – 190.A.H) p.227.
[15] Dhahabi brings it in the biography of
the Imam ‘Alee bin al-Madinee -Rahimullaah- (died
234.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 11/47 & in ‘Tareekh al-Islaam’- incidents and
deaths (231 – 240.A.H) p.278. The narration was also mentioned by al-Khateeb
al-Bagdadi in ‘Tareekh Bagdad’11/463.
[16] ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 11/47
[17] Dhahabi mentions it with his Sanad
in the biography of the Imam Abu Bakr Abdullaah bin Muhammad bin Ziyad bin
Waasil bin Maymoon an-Neeysaabooree, ash-Shafi’ee the author of many works.
(died 324.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 10/67.
He also mentions it with his Sanad in the biography of Abu Bakr
in ‘Tadhkiraat al-Huffadh’3/820 with a different chain.
[18] ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’ 15/128. This narration was mentioned by al-Khateeb
al-Bagdadi in ‘Tareekh Bagdad’ on the authority of Ubaydillaah bin Ahmad bin
‘Uthmaan as-Seerfee, where he describes the Khalifah al-Abbasee al-Qadir
Billaah, the text of which is: ‘He was modest & religious and continuous
upon praying Tahhajjud in the night.
He would do a lot of good deeds & give Sadaqa so much so that
he became famous for it, he became known for it by everyone.
He was on a good Madhab and had
a correct ‘Aqeedah.
Al-Qadir Billaah authored a book in
‘al-Usool’, he mentioned it in the excellence of the Companions of Hadeeth. He brought in his book the excellence of Umar
bin AbdulAzeez, he also made Takfeer of the Mu’atizilah and those who
said that the Qur’aan was created. The
book used to be read every Friday in the gatherings of the Companions of
Hadeeth in the main Masjid of ‘al-Mahdi’, people used to attend to
listen to it.’
‘Tareekh Bagdad’ 4/37-38.
[19] Dhahabi mentions it in the biography
of the Imam Abu ‘Alee ath-Thaqafee, Muhammad bin AbdulWahaab bin AbdurRahman
bin AbdulWahaab ath-Thaqafee, an-Neeysaabooree, ash-Shafi’ee. (died 328.A.H.) ‘as-Seerah ‘Alaam’
15/281. He also mentioned it in ‘Tareekh
al-Islaam’- incidents and deaths (321 – 330.A.H) p.238.
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