should I not love them when I have seen the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم treating them in this manner.’ (Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 3, p. 50, Hadith 2656)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of the Sahabah and Ahl-ul-Bayt! Remember the following principle: Just as love for the Sahabah and Ahl-ul-Bayt رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم is a means of salvation in the world and hereafter, conversely, having hatred and animosity towards them is a cause of ruin.

Consequence of the enemy of the Sahabah

An individual began to speak ill of and disrespect the Sahabah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم in front of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqas رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ said, ‘Desist from this repugnant act of yours, otherwise I will supplicate against you.’ However, that disrespectful and audacious man replied, ‘I do not care for your supplication against me. Your supplication against me cannot do anything to me.’ Hearing this, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was overcome with rage and made the following Du’a, ‘O Allah! If this individual has disrespected the Beloved Sahabah of your Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, make him an example of your wrath today, so that others take heed from it.’

After this Du’a, as soon as that individual set foot outside of the Masjid, a mad camel suddenly came running, knocked him down, sat on top of him and pushed on him with so much force that his ribs were crushed and he died at once. Witnessing this scene, the people ran to Sayyiduna Sa’d رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ and began to congratulate him as his Du’a was accepted and the enemy of the Sahabah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم was destroyed. (Dalaail-ul-Nubuwwat-ul-Labe qi, vol. 6, p. 190)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of the Sahabah and Ahl-ul-Bayt! Did you hear the terrifying end of the one who insulted the Sahabah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم. Undoubtedly, it is a reality that disparaging the people of Allah Almighty or causing them harm in any way is