the Companions is not sufficient for salvation. Hypocrites also outwardly followed the Companions, but their following lacked sincerity. The requirement is to follow the Companions with iḥsān. This means, to speak, think, and believe something being good.

Correlating this to the Companions, this means one must speak well of them, consider them virtuous from the bottom of one’s heart, accept and believe in them, and then go about following in their footsteps.

Iḥsān distinguishes the Companions from regular Muslims. Allah is absolutely pleased with the Companions, as they are the foremost and the first to accept Islam.

Allah will be pleased with us if we fulfil the following two conditions:

1.    Following the Companions whilst wholeheartedly believing them to be perfect examples and leaders

2.    Believing them to be righteous, pious, and virtuous, without finding fault in them.

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه This makes it clear that until the Day of Judgment, the Muslims on the right path are those who wholeheartedly follow the Companions, praise them, and speak of their virtues. Only such individuals will be destined for Paradise, and Allah will be pleased with them.

How great must the Companions themselves be when Allah is pleased even with their followers!

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

All four mujtahid imams are rightly guided

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