Question:

شيخ حذيفة

What are your thoughts on M Salmaan Nadwi? Apparently he is insulting Hadhrat Mu`aawiyah رضي الله عنه.

Answer:

الجواب ومنه الصدق والصواب

He is a mal`oon, murtadd, enemy of Allaah Ta`aalaa.

Salmaan Nadwi claims that from the 124,000 Sahaabah-e-Kiraam رضي الله عنهم, ALL of them became Murtaddeen except for 800, after the demise of Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Furthermore, he has many times insulted Hadhrat Mu`aawiyah رضي الله عنه in the worst of ways, but we will not repeat his vile insults here. He does not hide his hatred for Hadhrat Mu`aawiyah رضي الله عنه in particular.

Hadhrat `Abdullaah ibn Mughaffal رضي الله عنه narrated that Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Fear Allaah! Fear Allaah, regarding my companions! Do not take them as targets (of insults and hatred) after me, because whosoever loves them, loves them because he loves me, and whosoever hates them, hates…