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EXPLANATION OF THE LĀMIYYAH OF IBN TAYMIYYAH (https://t.me/madrasatuna) LINE 4: Shaykhul Islām ibn Taymiyyah, may Allāh have mercy on him, said: وَلِـكُـلِّـهِـمْ قَـدْرٌ عَـلَا وَفَـضَـائِـلٌ And each one of them has a lofty standing and possesses noble virtues لَـكِـنَّـمَـا الـصِّـدِّيـقُ مِـنْـهُـمْ أَفْـضَـلُ However, Aṣ-Ṣiddīq is the most virtuous of them all 1. Each and every Ṣahābī, whether they be from Ahlul Bayt or not, holds a lofty status and possesses noble virtues; the least of which is, the virtue of Aṣ-Ṣuḥbah (companionship). The significance of this virtue is outlined in the statement of the Prophet ﷺ: ((لا تسبوا أصحابي، فوالذي نفس محمد بيده، لو أنفق أحدكم مثل أُحد ذهبا ما بلغ مُدّ أحدهم ولا نصيفه)) "Do not revile my Companions; for by Him in Whose hand my soul is, if one of you contributed the amount of gold equivalent to Uḥud, it would not amount to as much as the mudd of one of them, or half of it." [ḥadīth Abū Sa'īd; Bukhāri] Imām Aḥmad, may Allāh have mercy on him, said: "Anyone who accompanied the Prophet ﷺ (while believing in him), whether that was for a year, a month, a day, an hour, or just caught a glimpse of him, then he is considered to be one of his companions...and the least of them in companionship is better than those of the following generation who did not see him (ﷺ), and however much good they (the later generation) were to meet Allāh with, they will never be better than any companion of the Prophet ﷺ...even those who only accompanied him for a short period of time." [Sharḥ Uṣūl As-Sunnah of Al-Lālakā'ī 4/1337] Similarly, As-Sa'dī mentions in his tafsīr of the statement of Allāh: {وَكُلࣰّا وَعَدَ اللهُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ} "and to all, Allāh has promised the best (reward)." [Sūrat Al-Ḥadīd 10] "This indicates the virtue of all of the Ṣaḥābah, may Allāh be pleased them all; because (in this Āyah) Allāh attested to their faith and promised them all Paradise." 2. The virtues & merits of the Ṣaḥābah are of two types: (1) - General virtues; in that they are the most virtuous of this Ummah after the Prophet ﷺ; and this is what has preceded. (2) - Virtues that are specific to some, over others; for example: A: According to Ahlus-Sunnah, the Muhājirūn are better than the Anṣār (generally speaking); because they combined between Hijrah (migration) and An-Nuṣrah (aiding the Prophet ﷺ), unlike the Anṣār - who did not perform Hijrah. Hence, whenever the two are mentioned together in the Qur'ān, Allāh begins with the Muhājirūn; see, [Sūrat At-Tawbah 100], [Sūrat At-Tawbah 117], [Sūrat Al-Ḥashr 8-10] B. The first of them to embrace Islām are greater in rank than those who embraced Islām afterwards; see, [Sūrat At-Tawbah 100] C. Those who spent and fought before the pledge of Ḥudaybiyyah are greater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards; see [Sūrat Al-Ḥadīd 100] D. Those who took part in the battle of Uḥud are greater in rank than those who witnessed the pledge of Ar-Riḍhwān; the pledge of Ar-Riḍhwān refers to Āyah 18 of Sūratul Fat-ḥ. E. Those who witnessed the battle of Badr are greater in rank than those who witnessed the battle of Uḥud. F. The ten who were promised Paradise are greater in Rank than those who witnessed the battle of Badr. F. The Four rightly guided Caliphs are the greatest from amongst the ten who were promised Paradise. G. Abū Bakr is the greatest from amongst the four rightly guided Caliphs; that means, he is the greatest Ṣaḥābī; which means, he is the greatest man from amongst this Ummah (after the Prophet ﷺ). This brings us to the next matter of Belief mentioned in this poem...