Jâbir reported: “It was once said to 'A'ishah: ‘There are some people that seek to lower the Companions of Allâh's Messenger (peace and blessing be upon him), even Abu Bakr and 'Umar.’ So she replied: ‘And you are not pleased with this? Their deeds came to an end, but Allâh loved that their reward not come to an end.’ ”
Ibn Al-Athîr mentioned this in his book Jâmi'-ul-Usûl. What provides evidence for her statement is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) in an authentic hadîth:
“The bankrupt person from my Ummah will come on the Day of Judgment with prayer, fasting and Zakât. But he also abused this person, slandered that person, took money wrongfully from this person, spilled the blood of that one, and beat this one. Some of his good deeds will be given to this person and some of them to that person. If his good deeds run out before he makes up for what is against him, he will take from their sins and they will be charged against him. And then he will be flung into the Hellfire.” Sahîh Hadîth: Reported by Muslim (2581), At-Tirmidhî (2418), Ahmad (2/303), Al-Bayhaqî (6/93) from the path of Al-'Alâ Ibn 'Abdir-Rahmân from his father from Abu Hurairah in marfû' form. At-Tirmidhî said it was hasan sahîh.
Al-Bukhârî reported in his Sahîh on the authority of Abu Sa'îd Al-Khudrî (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said:
“Do not revile my Companions! For if one of you were to give away the size of mount Uhud in gold for charity, it would not equal a mudd (handful using two hands cupped together) of one of them nor even half of it.”
Muslim reported it in his Sahîh on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said:
“Do not revile my Companions! Do not revile my Companions! For by the One whose Hand my soul is in, if one of you were to give away the size of mount Uhud in gold for charity, it would not equal a mudd of one of them nor even half of it.”
He also reported it from Abu Sa'îd (may Allah be pleased with him) with the wording: “There was a dispute between Khâlid Ibn Al-Walîd and 'Abdur-Rahmân Ibn 'Awf, and Khâlid reviled him. Allâh's Messenger (peace and blessing be upon him) said:
“Do not revile anyone from my Companions, for if one of you were to give away the size of mount Uhud in gold for charity, it would not equal a mudd of one of them nor even half of it.”
So if the large amount of good deeds of the Sword of Allâh, Khâlid Ibn Al-Walîd and others who accepted Islâm after the treaty of Hudaybiyah cannot compare to the small amount performed by 'Abdur-Rahmân Ibn 'Awf and others who accepted Islâm previously - even though all of them are honored by accompanying the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) - then how is it for those who did not attain the honor of (being from) the Companions compared to those superior individuals? Indeed there is a great difference! How far is the ground from the sky?! Rather how far is the seventh (lowest) level of earth from the seventh (highest) level of heaven! This is the bounty of Allâh which He bestows upon whom He wills, and Allâh possesses the greatest of bounties!
These are some Qur'ânic ayât and Prophetic ahâdîth that provide evidence for the virtue of these best of people, the like of which never existed before and will not exist afterward, may Allâh be pleased with them.
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