Explanation of al-Aqidah al-Wasitiyya – Lesson 73

Lesson 73:They refrain from (delving) into the differences that occurred amongst the Companions and they state that some of the reports dealing with their faults are outright lies, and that others have been subject to either additions or omissions or distorted from their true meaning. As for what has been authentically reported in this regard, then they are excused because they made their ijtihad and were either right or wrong.Alongside this, they do not think that every Companion was infallible, and that it is impossible for them to commit major or minor sins. Rather it is possible for them to commit sins in general, but they have such precedence and virtues that necessitate their forgiveness for any such thing that may be committed by them. This is true to the point that they could be forgiven for sins that would not be forgiven for others who came after them because they have such good deeds which the later people do not have that would erase their bad deeds. It is established that the Messenger of Allahﷺsaid that they are the best of all generations and that a mudd that one of them gives in charity is better than gold equaling the size of Mount Uhud given by those who came after them.Lesson Notes: ⁠⁠sc.isb.org.au/aw-nts⁠Lesson Date: 05/05/2025