Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen! How beautifully Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ enlightened us on the excellence and eminence of the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم. Undoubtedly, every blessed companion of the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is a source of guidance because these blessed companions were privileged to attain the blessed company of the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم which brought them great status that can never be attained by any non-Sahabi.

The Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: Your spending of gold equal to a mountain in charity cannot be equal to a Mad of any of my Sahabi [blessed companion] or even half of that. (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 522, Hadees 3673)

The renowned commentator of the Holy Quran, Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الْـحَـنَّان, with reference to the abovementioned Hadees has described that 4 Mads are equal to 1 ‘Saa’ and 1 Saa’ is equal to 4¼ Sèr so 1 Mad is equal to 1¹/₈  Sèr. Hence it can be deduced, ‘My companion gives away about 1 ¼ Sèr barley in charity whereas any other Muslim whether he is a Ghaus or a Qutb or a common Muslim donates gold equivalent to a mountain, his gold cannot exceed the companion’s 1¼ Sèr barley in recognition and Divine approval and similar is the case with Salah, fasting and all other worships. When 2 Rak’aat Salah offered in Masjid-un-Nabawi is equal to 50,000 Salah offered at other places, how high will be the reverence of those who were bestowed with the holy company of the Most Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and how admirable will be their deeds!

Dear Islamic brothers! Since the biggest virtue of any Muslim cannot equal the smallest virtue of the blessed Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم, similarly, no matter how elevated in status or rank a great saint, Ghaus and Qutb has, even if they have great saintly miracles, still, he cannot achieve the position of any Sahabi.

Shaykh-ul-Hadees, ‘Allamah Mufti ‘Abdul Mustafa A’zami عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated: All the blessed scholars have agreement on this matter that the blessed Sahabah Kiraam رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم are superior to the blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی i.e., all the blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی including those who would come until the Day of Judgement may attain the highest status of Wilayat (sainthood) but