The opinion of the School of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) regarding the Justice of Companions. The opinion of School of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) is in conson...
The opinion of the School of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) regarding the Justice of Companions.
The opinion of School of Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) is in consonance with the teachings of the Holy Quran. That is, Companions are those believers whom the Quran has praised. For example with reference to the allegiance of the tree Allah says: "Certainly Allah was well-pleased with the believers when they swore allegience to you under the tree, and He knows what was in their hearts, so He sent down tranquility on them and rewarded them with a near victory." (Surah Fateh 48:18)
Allah has specially praised the believers who were present at the allegiance of the tree but the hypocrites were not included; like Abdulla ibn Ubay and Aws bin Kahwli.7 In the same way, the hypocrites have been flayed at many a times in the Quran. For example:
"And from among those who are round about you of the dwellers of the desert there are hypocrites and from among the people of Madinah (also); they are stubborn in hypocrisy; you do not know them; We know them; We
will chastise them twice, they shall be
turned back to a grievous chastisement."
(Surah Taubah 9:101)
Some of them are those whom Allah has called liars. Also those who had made allegations against the wives of the Prophet.8 We seek Allah�s refuge from all this !
Regarding some of them Allah says:
"And when they see merchandise or sport they break up for it and leave you standing."
(Surah Jumah 62:11)
This happened when the Prophet was giving the sermon of Friday in the mosque.
Moreover some of them planned to kill the Prophet at Uqba when he was returning from Tabuk9 and also at Farewell Hajj.10
Leave alone Companions. The Holy Quran has denounced even the wives of the Prophet (s.a.) when they acted in an objectionable manner.
Though marriage to the Prophet is more deserving of honour than the Companionship of the Holy Prophet. Because the Companionship of the wife was superior to other Companionships. Yet Allah says:
"O wives of the Prophet ! Whoever of you commits an open indecency, the punishment shall be increased to her doubly; and this is easy for Allah.
And whoever of you is obedient to Allah and His Apostle and does good, We will give to her, her reward doubly, and We have prepared for her an honourable sustenance.
O wives of the Prophet ! You are not like any other of the women; �" (Surah Ahzab 33:30-32)
And about the two wives of Prophet (s.a.), the Almighty says:
"If you both turn to Allah, then indeed your hearts are already inclined (to this); and if you back up each other against him, then surely Allah it is Who is his Guardian, and Jibraeel and the believers that do good and the angels after that are the aiders." (Surah Tahrim 66:4)
Allah continues:
"Allah sets forth an example to those who disbelieve the wife of Nuh and the wife of Lut: they were both under two of Our righteous servants, but they acted treacherously towards them. So they availed them naught against Allah, and it was said: Enter both the fire with those who enter.
And Allah sets forth an example to those who disbelieve the wife of Firon when she said: My Lord! build for me a house with Thee in the garden � And Mariyam the daughter of Imran � (Surah Tahrim 66:10-12)
Thus we see that even though the wives were higher in status to Companions even they are not spared the ire of Allah if they dared to disobey Him. So how can we say that all Companions were just?
Also, regarding some of the Companions on the Day of Qiyamat, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said:
"And they will bring some people from my Ummat who would be led towards the punishment. I will say, "My Lord they were my Companions."
I will be told, "You don�t know what they did after you." I will reply like Isa (a.s.) "�and I was a witness of them so long as I was among them, but when Thou didst took me up, Thou wert the Watcher over them, and Thou are witness of all things." (Surah Maidah 5:117)
It will be said: They all renegaded after you left them.11
In another tradition the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) says:
Some of my Companions will come near the pool and I will recognise them. They will be jerked away from me. I will say, �My Companions�. It will be said: �You don�t know what they did after you.�12
There is a remarkable tradition in Sahih Muslim : The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) said : "I would be on the Hauz (cistern) and so that I would be seeing those who would be coming to me from you, but some people would be detained (prevented) from reaching me. I would say : My Lord, they are my followers and belong to my Umma, and it would be said to me: Do you know what they did after you? By Allah, they did not do good after you, and they turned back upon their heels."
