The Best/Worst Of All Generations

Ibn Abdil-’Izz Ibn ‘Abdis-Salaam (d.792), the explainer of At-Tahaawiyyah says;

“Who is more astray than one who has hatred in his heart for the best of the believers after the Prophets and the leaders of Allaah’s friends, the Most High. Rather the Jews and Christians are better than the Rawaafidh (shi’ah) by one characteristic, and that is:

It was said to the Jews: ‘Who are the best in your religion?‘ They said, ‘the Companions of Moosaa (Moses)‘.

It was said to the Christians: ‘Who are the best in your religion?‘ They said, ‘the Companions of ‘Eesaa (Jesus)‘.

It was said to the Raafidhah (shi’ah): ‘Who are the worst people in your religion?‘. They said, ‘the Companions of Muhammad (saw), excluding but a few‘!

Amongst the ones they insulted are those who are many time better than those they excluded.”

[Taken from "Sharh At-Tahaawiyyah", P. 469]

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