Is Insulting the Companions of the Prophet (Allah Bless Him and Give Him Peace) Disbelief (Kufr)?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is insulting a companion of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) disbelief or not, and is insulting a wife of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) kufr or not?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health.
It is a grave matter to insult and curse the Companions of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). The one who openly does so deserves condemnation, reprimand, and even punishment.
And we do not mention any of the companions of the Messenger of Allah except only by way of praise. One should guard one’s tongue from speaking anything but good about the companions of Allah’s Messenger and particularly from cursing them.
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, in a rigorously authenticated hadith, related by both Bukhari and Muslim, “Do not insult my companions, for, by Allah, if any of you gave gold the extent of Mount Uhud in charity, you would not reach even a handful or even half a handful [of what they did].” [Bukhari, Muslim, and others]
[Maghnisawi, Al-Fiqh al-Akbar]
Related
- Cursing Disbelievers and the Companions of the Prophet – SeekersGuidance
- Criticizing a Companion – SeekersGuidance
- companions of the prophet Archives – SeekersGuidance
- Who Is a Sahabi? Who Is Referred to When Allah Says “Allah Is Pleased With Them?” – SeekersGuidance
- Abu ‘l-Muntaha al-Maghnisawi – White Thread Press (book)
SeekersAcademy (seekersguidance.org), like Course: Bajuri’s Tuhfat al-Murid ‘ala Jawharat al-Tawhid: An Advanced Study of Islamic Beliefs (seekersguidance.org)
I pray this helps answer your question.
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
