Repentance after Insulting Hadrat Mu‘awiya ﵁

Question

(1) Can the Ahl al-Sunna wa ’l-Jama‘a keep relations with one who curses the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ — for instance, insults Amir Mu‘awiya with the words, “I do not rate Mu‘awiya even level with my heel” — or not? (2) Is there any form of repentance for one holding the above belief? If he repents of this belief before a scholar, may relations be kept with him or not? Please write with proofs, citing books. Explain and be rewarded.

Answer

(1) Cursing a Muslim in general is a major sin: [ar]سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ[/ar] (“reviling a Muslim is wickedness”, narrated by Muslim); and reviling the noble Companions itself brings a curse: [ar]عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَسُبُّونَ أَصْحَابِي فَقُولُوا: لَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلَى شَرِّكُمْ[/ar] From Ibn ‘Umar: “When you see those who revile my Companions,…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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