The Status of Hazrat Mu‘awiya as a Companion

Question

What is the ruling on a person who does not accept Hazrat Mu‘awiya as a Companion and speaks ill of him, and is prayer behind such a person permissible or not? Was Hazrat Mu‘awiya a Companion or not? And if he was a Companion, at what rank was he, and what is the proof of his being a Companion?

Answer

Hazrat Amir Mu‘awiya ﵁ is a Companion, son of a Companion. In “Sahih Muslim” it is narrated that Hazrat Ibn ‘Abbas ﵁ says: “The Noble Messenger ﷺ told me: ‘Go and bring Mu‘awiya to me.’” In “Tirmidhi” it is narrated: [ar]إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا وَاهْدِ بِهِ[/ar] “Indeed the Prophet ﷺ said of…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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