Respect for the Companions of the Previous Prophets

Question

Is respect and honour for the companions of the previous prophets ﵈ incumbent upon us in the same measure as respect and honour for the Companions of our Fakhr-i ‘Alam (Pride of the World) ﷺ, or is there a difference of more or less?

Answer

There is a difference. [ar]وَالْحَاصِلُ أَنَّ أَفْضَلَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ﵈ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ، ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، ثُمَّ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ، ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ[/ar] “The upshot is that the best of mankind after the prophets ﵈ is Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ﵁, then ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab ﵁, then ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan ﵁, then ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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