A Brief Mention of Noble and Beloved Companion -Mu’aawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah preserve him, stated:

Indeed this illustrious companion of the Messenger [peace and blessing of Allah be upon him] has a high station and status in the sight of the people who follow the authentic Sunnah and the truth. And even before this station and status of his in the sight of the people who follow the authentic Sunnah and truth, he has a high station in the sight of Allaah’s Messenger. And one of those virtues is that he was a companion of the Messenger and a relative of his through marriage ties [i.e. the Messenger married Muaawiyah’s sister, Umm Habeebah], and he was also from the scribes who wrote down the revelation sent down to the believers through the Messenger.

Indeed the Prophet made a great supplication for him. Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Abee Umayra [may Allaah be pleased with him] reported that the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said to Mu’aawiyyah [may Allah be pleased with him], “O Allah! Make him a guide, one guided to the (straight path) and guide (others) by way of him”.

Irbaad Ibn Saariyah [may Allaah be pleased with him] said, “I heard the Messenger [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] saying, ‘O Allaah! Teach Mu’aawiyyah the Book (i.e. the Qur’aan) and Al-Hisaab (i.e. knowledge of math, arithmetic, accounting etc) and protect him from the punishment’”.

Umm Haram, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that she heard the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saying, “Paradise will be granted to the first batch of my followers who will undertake a naval expedition”. (Umm Haram added): I said, “O Messenger of Allah! Will I be amongst them?” He replied: “You are amongst them” The Prophet then said, “The first army amongst my followers who will invade Caesar’s city will be forgiven their sins’. I asked, ‘’Will I be one of them, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied: “No”. Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: “Al-Muhallab [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: This hadeeth contains [an outstanding virtue] of Mu’aawiyyah because he was the first to undertake a naval expedition”.

Muaawiyah has (virtues with regards to performance of great Jihaad in making uppermost the Allah’s statement (or statement) لا إله إلا الله –None has the right to be worshiped except Allaah]; conquests (i.e. in order that mankind may single out Allaah in worship and abandon everything worshiped besides Allaah) and other distinguished virtues. And (from those distinguished virtues of Mu’aawiyyah) are: Mutual tolerance, kindness, forbearance, patience and justice. And if he had nothing else other than the virtue of being a companion of the Messenger, it would have been sufficient for him.

Abdullaah Ibul Mubaarak [may Allaah have mercy upon him] was asked about Mu’aawiyyah, so he said: “What should I say about a man who (when) the Messenger said: [سمع الله لمن حمده (i.e. in the prayer], he said [ربنا ولك الحمد i.e. whilst praying] behind him”. It was said to him (i.e. Abdullaah Ibnul Mubaarak): “Who is more virtuous-him (i.e. Mu’aawiyyah) or Umar Bin Abdul-Azeez?” He said: “The dust that was in Mu‘aawiyah’s nosetrill whilst he was with Allaah’s Messenger is better and more virtuous than Umar Bin Abdul Azeez [may Allah have mercy upon him]! [1]

Narrated Ibn Abee Mulaikah [may Allah have mercy upon him] who said, “Mu’aawiyah [may Allah be pleased with him and his father] offered one rak`’ah of Witr prayer after the `Isha prayer, and at that time a freed slave of Ibn `Abbas [may Allah be pleased with him and his father] was present. He (i.e. the slave) went to Ibn `Abbas (and told him that Mu’aawiyah offered one rak’ah of Witr prayer). Ibn Abbas said, “Leave him, for he was in the company of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).” [2]

Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaikah: Somebody said to Ibn Abbas, “Can you speak to the chief of the believers Mu’aawiyah, because he does not pray except one rak’ah as witr?” Ibn `Abbas replied, “He is a Faqih (a learned man with sound understanding and fear of Allah). [3]

Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah [may Allah have mercy upon him] said:

Indeed, it has been established by way of Mutawaatir transmissions that the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] did give Mu’aawiyah [may Allaah be pleased with him and his father] a position of authority (in an affair) just as he gave authority to others. He (Mu’aawiyah) performed Jihad with the Prophet and was considered trustworthy by the Prophet to write the revelation for him. The Prophet did not accused him of anything with regards to his writing and Umar Ibn Al-Khattab [may Allaah be pleased with him] – who was one of those well informed regarding the affair of men and Allah manifested truth from his tongue and heart – never accused Mu’aawiyah of anything in his position of authority. [4]

Umar Bin Abdil Azeez [may Allah have mercy upon him] and his justice was mentioned in the presence of Al-A’mash [may Allah have mercy upon him], so he said, “Then how about if you lived during the time of Mu’aawiyah [may Allah be pleased with him and his father]? They said, “O Abu Muhammad! Do you mean in his forbearance?” He said, “No, by Allah; rather his justice”. [5]

On the authority of Al-Jarrah Al-Mawsulee [may Allaah have mercy upon him] who said, “I heard a man ask Al-Ma’aafee Bin Imran [may Allah have mercy upon him], saying, ‘O Abu Mas’ud! Where is Umar Bin Abdul Aziz compared to Mu’aawiyah Bin Abee Sufyan?’ I saw him become very angry, then he said, ‘No one can be compared to the companions of Muhammad. Mu’aawiyah [may Allah be pleased with him and his father] is one the Prophet’s scribes, companions, brothers in law and trustees of the revelation revealed to him (i.e. he was trusted by the Prophet to write down the revelation)”. [6]

Some of The Conquests

In the year 22 AH, the Islamic armies proceeded to the lands of Al-Baab to conquer it. Those lands were inhabited by the Turks, and there the commander of the Islamic army, Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Rabee’ah, met the Turkish king Shahr Baraz. He asked Abdur Rahmaan to make peace and showed willingness to participate in the Islamic army to fight the Armenians.

Abdur Rahmaan sent him the commander Saraqah Ibn Amr, so he received Suraaqah and accepted him. Then he wrote to the Khaleefah Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab [may Allah be pleased with him] informing him of the matter, Umar agreed to what he did and as a result of that, a peace treaty was made and no fighting occurred between the Turks and the Muslims; but rather everyone proceeded to the Armenian lands to conquer them and spread Islam there. The Islamic armies marched to conquer the lands in northeastern Persia until the call to the path of Allah spread in those lands after the fall of the Persian empire, which was an impregnable barrier in front of the Islamic armies. As a result of the Islamic conquests, the door was open for the people of those countries and regions to move freely, including the Turks. Contact was made with the Muslims, and the Turks embraced Islam and joined the ranks of the Mujahideen to spread Islam and raise the word of Allah.

During the Khilaafah of Uthmaan Bin Affaan [may Allah be pleased with him], Tabaristan was conquered, and then the Muslims crossed the Jeihon River in the year 31 AH. They went to the lands beyond the river, and many Turks entered the religion of Islam and became defenders of it and participated in Jihad to spread the call to the path of Allaah. The Islamic armies continued to advance in those regions, so Bukhara was conquered during the Khilaafah of Muaawiyah Bin Abee Sufyan [may Allaah be pleased with him and his father], and these victorious armies penetrated until they reached Samarkand. And as soon as the era of the Islamic state appeared, all the countries beyond the river came under the justice of Islamic rule and these peoples lived under a well established Islamic civilization.

The number of Turks in the court of the caliphs and the Abbasid princes increased and they began to assume leadership and administrative positions in the state, they became soldiers, leaders and writers, and were calm and obedient until they gained the ranks. And when Al-Mu’tasim al-Abbaasee took over the caliphate, he opened the doors to Turkish influence and assigned them to the leadership positions of the state and thus they became involved in state affairs, his policy was aimed at reducing the Persian influence, which had free hand in the administration of the Abbasid state since the era of the Al-Ma’moon’s caliphate. Al-Mu’tasim’s interest in the Turkish caused a state of severe discontent between the people and the soldiers. Al-Mu’tasim feared the people’s vengeance so he established a new city, Samarra, about 125 km from Baghdad, where he lived with his soldiers and supporters. Therfeore, since that date, the Turks began to appear in important roles on the stage of Islamic history, until they established a large Islamic state that had strong ties to the successors of the Abbasid state, known as the Seljuk state. [7]

Read: Jihaad in our times and the guidelines of Jihaad according to Islam
https://www.abukhadeejah.com/salafi-shaikh-fawzaan-on-jihaad-in-our-timesand-the-guidelines-of-jihaad-according-to-islam/

The Rafidah: Enemies of The Sahabah

A man asked Imam AbuBakr Ibn Ayyash, may Allah have mercy upon him, “O AbuBakr! Who is considered a Sunni?” He replied, “The one who, when the vain desires (the sects and innovations in religious matters) are mentioned (criticsed), he does not become angry about any of them (being criticised).” [Al-I’tisam 1/106]

Similarities Between The Rafidah and The Followers of The Distorted and Abrogated Religions

Al-Allaamah Rabee Bin Haadi Al-Mad’khali [may Allah preserve him] stated:

Yahud said that leadership is not suitable except for a man from the family of Dawood. The Raafidah say that leadership is not suitable except for a man from the children of Ali Bin Abee Taalib [may Allah be pleased with him]. Yahud delayed the evening prayer until the stars appeared, and the Raafidah also delay it. Yahud distort the (verses and meaning of the) Torah and the Raafidah distort the (verses and meanings of the) Qur’an. Yahud hate Jibreel (peace be upon him) and they say, “He is our enemy amongst the Angels”. A group amongst the Raafidah say that Jibreal made a mistake by giving the revelation to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him], rather, he was sent to Ali. Yahud used to hate the Sahaabah and Raafidah hate the Sahaabah. Nasaaraa innovated many religious holidays and Raafidah (innovated religious holidays) for the days when Umar and Uthmaan [may Allah be pleased with them] were murdered. Nasaaraa make pictures of Eesaa and Maryam (peace be upon them) and place them in their churches- exalt them and prostrate to them. Raafidah make pictures of their Imams, and exalt them; rather they make Sujud to them and to their graves. [8]

Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: Ar-Rafd (i.e. the belief of the raafidah) is the greatest door to (major) hypocrisy and heresy”. [9]

Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “The raafidah are those who rejected the Sunnah of the friend of Ar-Rahmaan [i.e. Ar-Rahmaan (Allaah) and His Friend is Muhammad -peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] and they followed the footsteps of shaytaan in the majority of their affairs”. [10]

Imam Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “They are a forsaken group and a despicable sect that follow ambiguities and abandon the entirely clear affairs that have been determined by the Imams of Islam among the Sahaabah, the Taa’bi’een and those who came after them among the scholars who are (highly) recognised in all eras and regions of the earth.” [11]

They have a festival on the 18th of Dhul Hijja, which they consider to be more virtuous than Eidul Adhaa and Eidul Fitr. They call this festival Eidul Kabeer and it is the festival of Ghadeer Khum. They make fasting on this day a highly recommended and emphasised Sunnah. They  exalt the festival of Nayrooz and it is from the festivals of Persia. Some of them say that to take a bath on the Day of Nayrooz is Sunnah. They have a festival on the 9th of Rabi Al-Awwal and it is the festival on behalf of their forefather (Baaba Shujaa Ad-Deen), and that is Abu LuLu’a the fire worshiper who killed Umar Ibnul Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him. [12]

Imam Laalikaa’ee, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported that Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: Whoever curses the companions of Allaah’s Messenger has no right to the war booty. Allah [The Mighty and Majestic] says: [لِلۡفُقَرَآءِ ٱلۡمُهَـٰجِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُخۡرِجُواْ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِمۡ وَأَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ يَبۡتَغُونَ فَضۡلاً۬ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضۡوَٲنً۬ا – (And there is also a share in this booty) for the poor emigrants, who were expelled from their homes and their property, seeking Bounties from Allah and to please him (Surah Al-Hashr. Aayah 8)]. These are the companions of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who migrated with him. Then Allah says: [وَٱلَّذِينَ تَبَوَّءُو ٱلدَّارَ وَٱلۡإِيمَـٰنَ  – And those who, before them, had homes (in Al-Madinah) and had adopted the Faith]. These are the Ansaar.

Then Allah says: [وَٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَلِإِخۡوَٲنِنَا – And those who came after them say: Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith].

Therefore, the war booty is for these three [categories of people]– whoever curses the companions of the Messenger of Allah is not counted amongst [these people] and he has no right to the war booty. [13]

Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, was asked: Based on the knowledge of your eminence of the history of the Raafidah [Shittes]. What is your position regarding initiating the coming together between Ahlus-Sunnah and between them?

Answer: “The coming together of Ahlus-Sunnah and the Raafidhah is not possible because the beliefs are different. The Belief of the Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah is to single out Allah alone with worship and sincerely making worship for Allah, The Most Perfect, The Most High, and not to call upon anyone along with Him, neither an Angel drawn close nor a Prophet sent.

And it is Allah who knows the matters of the Unseen. And from the belief of the Ahlus-Sunnah is love of the Companions, may Allaah be pleased with all of them and He is pleased with them ? and to believe that they are the most excellent of the creation of Allaah after the Prophets, and the best of them is Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, then ‘Umar, then ‘Uthmaan, then ‘Alee, may Allaah be pleased with all of them. And the Raafidhah oppose this, so there is no reconciling between the two [beliefs], just as there is no reconciling between the Jews, the Christians, the idol-worshippers and the Ahlus-Sunnah. So for this reason there is no coming closer between the Raafidhah and between the Ahlus-Sunnah due to the differing beliefs as we have clarified.”

Question: Is it possible/permissible to fight alongside them (i.e. the Raafidhah) against the foreign enemy such as the communists and so on?

Answer: “I don’t see that to be possible/permissible. Rather it is obligatory upon Ahlus-Sunnah to be united and be a single ummah, a singular body and to invite the Raafidhah to adhere to whatever is indicated by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) by way of the Truth. If they cling to that, they will be our brothers and upon us would be to co-operate with them. And so long as they continue upon that which they are upon from hatred of the Companions except for a few of them; so their cursing of As-Siddeeq (Abu Bakr) and ‘Umar and their worship of the household of the Prophet such as ‘Alee, may Allah be pleased with him, and of Fatimah, Hasan and Hussain, and likewise their belief in the twelve Imams that they are infallible and that know the affairs of the Unseen– all this is from the most false of falsehoods; All of this opposes that which Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah are upon.” [14]

Imam Abudul Azeez Bin Baaz – may Allah have mercy upon him- speak about the Aqeedah of the Raafidah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z6gy28pLQw

Leading Figureheads of The Rafidah

Abdullah Bin Sabah

Al-Allaamah Muqbil Bin Haadi al-Waadi’ee [may Allah have mercy upon him] stated:

Abu Ya’laa [may Allah have mercy upon him] reported in his Musnad from Al-Jalaas [may Allah have mercy upon him] who said: I heard Ali [may Allah be pleased with him] saying to Abdullah Bin Saba, “Indeed, there will be thirty liars at the approach of the hour, and you are one of them”. Abdullah Bin Saba had followers and they were called the Saba’iyyoon. They believe that Godhead is with Ali. Ali burnt them with fire during his Khilaafah. Do not think that the followers of Abdullaah Bin Saba have perished, (rather) there is that leader of misguidance, Khomeini, who displays jealousy for Islam, yet he destroys its pillars. Some of the ignorant ones amongst the Muslim Brotherhood (Sect) were deceived by Khumeini, and they used to mention him on the pulpits; but when the Book titled, “Jaa’a Dawrul Majoos” came out, they were shaken. They kept quiet and did not praise Khomeini (anymore). Perhaps the Muslims will take a lesson from the story of Abdullah Bin Saba and be warned against the machinations and filth of the Raafidah because their call is based on deception.

The Saba’iyyoon are the companions of Abdullah Bin Saba, who said to Ali, “You are; you are”- meaning, “You are the deity”. Haafidh Adh-Dhahabi [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: “Abdullah Bin Saba was from the extremists amongst the heretics- misguided and misguiding others”. Ibn Asaakir [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: “He was originally from Yemen; a Jew who manifested Islaam, traveled around the Muslim lands to turn them away from obedience to their leaders and to bring about evil between them, and he entered into Damascus for that reason”.

Al-Mugheerah Bin Sa’eed

Al-Haafidz Adh-Dhahabi [may Allah have mercy upon him] stated in Al-Meezaan and Al-Haafidz Ibn Hajr [may Allah have mercy upon him] stated in Lisaan Al-Meezaan (6/75): “Al-Mugheerah Bin Sa’eed Al-Bajalee Al Koofee- the Raafidi, the liar”.

Ibn Adee [may Allah have mercy upon him] said, “There was none in Kufa more cursed than Al-Mugheerah Bin Saeed due to the falsehood he narrated about Ali [may Allah be pleased with him]. He was always telling lies about the family of the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] and he had no chain of narration for what he narrated”. Al A’mash [may Allah have mercy upon him] asked the heretic Al-Mugheerah Bin Saeed, “Did Ali use to give life to the dead?” He replied, “By the One in whose hand my soul is, had Ali wished, he could have brought Aad and Thamud back to life”.

Ishaaq Bin Muhammad An-Nakha’ee Al-Ahmar

Haafidh Ad-Dhahabee [may Allah have mercy upon him] stated in Al-Meezaan and Ibn Hajr [may Allah have mercy upon him] stated in Lisaanul Meezaan (1/370): “Ishaaq Bin Muhammad An-Nakha’ee Al-Ahmar was a liar and a deviant amongst the Ghulaat (extremists)”.

Al-Khateeb [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: I heard Abdul Waahid Bin Ali Al-Asadee [may Allah have mercy upon him] saying: “Ishaaq Bin Muhammad An-Nakha’ee was upon a filthy school of thought, and he said that Ali [may Allah be pleased with him] is Allah [The Mighty and Majestic]”.

Al-Hasan Bin Yahyaa An-Nawbakh’tee (a) [may Allah have mercy upon him] stated in his book titled Ar-Radd Alal Ghulaat [A refutation against the extremists]: “Ishaaq Bin Muhammad Al-Ahmar claimed that Ali [may Allah be pleased with him] is Allah [Glorified be Allah and free is He from all imperfections] and that Ali manifested himself in Al-Hasan, and then in Al-Husain [may Allah be pleased with them], and that Ali was the one who sent Muhammad [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] as a Messenger”.

These are some of the fairy tales and lies of the Raafidah and (none) can protect you from these falsehoods except Allah [Glorified be He and free is He from all imperfections]. Therefore, you should hold fast to the Book (of Allaah) and the (authentic) Sunnah of His Messenger, and Allah guides whomsoever He pleases to the straight path. And do not think that these fairy tales have ceased and decreased, (rather) due to these fairy tales, the Raafidah of Iran are still waiting for the emergence of Muhammad Bin Al-Hasan Al-Askari. (b) [15]

(a) Al-Hasan Bin Yahyaa An-Nawbakh’tee [may Allah have mercy upon him] should not be confused with Hasan Ibn Musa An-Nawbakh’tee who was a Shia writer.

(b) They claim that this Hasan Al-Askari is hiding in a tunnel waiting to emerge.
Visit: http://www.shia.bs/

[1] https://rabee.net/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A8-%D8%B9/

[2] Saheeh Al-Bukhaari. Number 3764]

[3] Saheeh Al-Bukhaari. Number 3765]

[4] Majmoo Al-Fataawaa 4/472]

[5] As-Sunnah By Al-Khallaal. 1/437]

[6] Ash-Sahree’ah By Imaam Al-Aajuree 5/2466-2467]

[7] An Excerpt from Ad-Dawlah Al-Uthmaaniyyah Awaamil An-Nuhood Wa Asbaab As-Suqoot. Vol 6. Pages 23-24.slightly paraphrased]

[8] An Excerpt from “Man Hum Irhaabiyyoon, Ahum As-Safiyyoon Aw Rawaafid. pages 20-22]

[9] Majmoo Al-Fataawaa 4/428]

[10] Risaalah Fee Ar-Radd  Alaa Ar-raafidah of Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab: page 5]

[11] Al-Bidaayah Wan-Nihaayah: 5/287]

[12] [شيعة الشيطانpage: 67]

[13] Sharh Usool Al-Ittiqaad Ahlis Sunnah Wal-Jamaa-ah: 7/1268-1269]

[14] Translated by Shaikh Abu Khadejah at salafitalk.net 14/08/2006

[15] An Excerpt from Il’haadul Khomeini Fee Ardil Haramayn. Pages 125-140