The Wilaayah (becoming a Walee) in a nutshell #7: 7. The best Auliyaa’ were the Companions ﺭﺿﻮﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺍﺟﻤﻌﻴﻦ. If they were not the Auliyaa’, then I do not know who the Auliyaa’ are. Verily the best Auliyaa’ of Allaah are the Companions ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ, for they were blessed by Allaah ﺟﻞ ﻭﻋﻼ to see the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ and to live with him, hear the Qur’aan from him, eat with him, travel with him, support him, fight with him, endured with him, perform Hajj with him etc. They are the generation about whom Allaah ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ said: {ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠـﻪ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ ﻭﺭﺿﻮﺍ ﻋﻨﻪ} {Allaah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him.} [Surah Tawbah (9):100] He ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ also said: {ﻟﻘﺪ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠـﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ ﺇﺫ ﻳﺒﺎﻳﻌﻮﻧﻚ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ} {Indeed, Allaah was pleased with the believers when they gave their Bai`a (pledge) to you (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) under the tree} [Surah al- Fath (48):18] And there are many more Aayaat (verses) like these. And the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ said: ﺧﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻗﺮﻧﻲ، ﺛﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻠﻮﻧﻬﻢ، ﺛﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻠﻮﻧﻬﻢ “The best people are those living in my generation, and then those who will follow them (i.e. the second generation), and then those who will follow the latter (i.e. the third generation).” [Saheeh al- Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim] After the generation of the Companions ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ , none can come closer to them in rank and status. This was confirmed when the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ said: ﻻ ﺗﺴﺒﻮﺍ ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺑﻲ، ﻓﻠﻮ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺣﺪﻛﻢ ﺃﻧﻔﻖ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺃﺣﺪ، ﺫﻫﺒﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻠﻎ ﻣﺪ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ، ﻭﻻ ﻧﺼﻴﻔﻪ “Do not abuse my companions, for if any one of you spent gold equal to Uhud (in Allaah’s cause) it would not be equal to a Mud (a handful) or even half of it spent by one of them.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim] Subhaan-Allaah! After all the praises the Companions received from Allaah and His Messenger ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ, they never claimed any superiority over the other slaves of Allaah. Rather, this only made them more humble and submissive to Allaah – and this is the sign of true Wilaayah. Unlike those Soofee saints – the Qutubs and the Abdals etc. - who claim to have supernatural powers, and that they help Allaah in governing His dominion. Allaah’s refuge is sought from them, for they are none but the Auliyaa’ of Shayaateen.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:41:56 +0000
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