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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shi'ah are the real Ahlul-Sunnah The Sahaba According to Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a As for “Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a,” these have exaggerated the “infallibility” of the sahaba , attributing justice and equity to all of them without any exception. They, thus, went beyond reason and recorded documentation in their resentment of anyone who criticized them or charged them with being unfair, let alone of their being sinners.

Let us provide you with some of their statements so that you may realize how far they are from Qur'anic precepts and confirmed authentic Sunnah of the Prophet as well as what reason and common sense have already proven: Imam al-Nawawi is quoted in Sharh Muslim's Sahih says, “The sahaba , may Allah be pleased with them, are all the best of people, the masters of the nation, and are better than those who succeed them. They are all equitable and are role models in whom there is no blemish at all.

Delirium is what those who followed them articulated, and residue are those besides them.”[^1] Yahya ibn Ma`een says, “Anyone who vilifies Uthman or Talhah or any companion of the Messenger of Allah is an imposter who should not be quoted and who is cursed by Allah, the angels, and all mankind.”[^2] Al-Dhahabi says, “A major sin is to abuse any of the sahaba ; whoever discredits or abuses them forsakes the creed and reneges from the religion of Islam.”[^3] Abu Ya`li, the judge, was asked once about what he thought of one who abused Abu Bakr.

He described such a person as kafir , apostate. “Should funeral prayers be performed for him?” he was asked. He answered in the negative.

“How will it be dealt with his corpse, then,” he was asked again, “especially since he used to testify that: There is no god except Allah?” His answer was: “Do not touch his corpse; just push it with wooden rods till you bury him in his hole.”[^4] Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal says, “The best of the nation after the Prophet are: Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman, then Ali: they are all righteous caliphs who guided others to righteousness.

Then come the sahaba of the Messenger of Allah next to these four men in being the best of the nation. It is not permissible for anybody to mention any of their faults, nor should anyone discredit any of them by pointing out his shortcomings or defects. Whoever does any of that has to be disciplined and punished. He must not be forgiven; rather, he must be penalized and required to repent.