The SAHAABAH (Companions) of RASULULLAH (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)

The SAHAABAH (Companions) of RASULULLAH ( Sallallaahu Alaihi Wa Sallam )

People who saw NABI (S.A.W.) or stayed in his company, embraced ISLAM and died as MUSLIMS are known as SAHAABAH.

         Singular: Sahaabi                                       Plural: Sahaabah

Any person who was in the companionship of saw NABI (S.A.W) for even a very little while is a Sahaabi provided he or she died as a MUSLIM.

  1. Rasulullah (S.A.W.) mentioned : “All the Sahaabah are just and pious and whomsoever amongst them you shall follow you shall be guided.”
  2. The highest rank amongst the Sahaabah is that of Hazrat ABU BAKR (RA). His position is superior to the entire Ummah (followers) of Rasulullah (Sallallaho-Alaihe-Wa-Sallam) till the day of Judgement.

Next in rank is:

  • Hazrat UMAR bin KHATTAB Radiallahuanhu.

Thereafter is the position of

  • Hazrat USMAN Radiallahuanhu and then
  • Hazrat ALI KARRAMALLAHO WAJHAHU.

Thereafter the position of the other Sahaabah is best known by ALLAH TA’ALA alone.

   3. Amongst the Sahaabah is a group of TEN companions regarding whom NABI (S.A.W.) gave the glad tiding of JANNAT (Paradise). These are known as the ASHARA-EMUBASHSHARAH(the ten who have been given the glad tidings of JANNAT) they are :
1. Hazrat Abu Bakr (Radiallahuanh)
2. Hazrat Umar (Radiallahuanh)
3. Hazrat Usman (Radiallahuanh)
4. Hazrat Ali (Karramallaho Wajhahu).
5. Hazrat Talha (Radiallahuanh)
6. Hazrat Zubair (Radiallahuanh)
7. Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (Radiyallahu-anh)
8. Hazrat Saad bin abi Waqqas (Radiyallahu-anh)
9. Hazrat Saeed bin Zaid (Radiyallahu-anh)
10. Hazrat abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah.(Radiyallahu-anh).

  • It is from the Sahaabah the world learnt the DEEN of ISLAM. It is from them that we established the SHARIAT and obtained the SUNNAH of our NABI (Sallallaahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam).
  • A non-Sahabi is not equal in rank to the LOWEST Sahaabi, even though the non-Sahaabi may be the greatest WALI (pious friend of Allah).
  • It is COMPULSORY to show respect to all the Sahaabah Radiyallahu anhum and ABSTAIN from speaking ill and criticizing the noble Sahaabah of Rasullah (Sallallaahu-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam).