just. Whenever they are spoken of, it is Fard to do so only with goodness. Having ill-feelings towards them is a heretical act, misguidance and something that makes one deserving of Hell.

He further states: All the blessed companions regardless of any rank, are the dwellers of Paradise. (Let alone them entering the Hell), they will not even hear the slightest of the noise of Hell and will always remain as per their heartfelt desires. The severe horror of the Judgement day will not sadden them. Angels will welcome them saying that this is the day you were promised for. All this content is mentioned in the Glorious Quran.

(Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 254)

Sequence of superiority among the Sahabah

While mentioning the sequence of superiority among the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم, A’la Hadrat, revivalist of Sunnah, eradicator of Bid’ah, scholar of Shari’ah, guide of Tareeqah, Ash-Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states in ‘Fatawa Razawiyyah Shareef’, volume 28, page 478: ‘Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jam’ah نَصَرَہُمُ اللہُ تَعَالیٰ (may Allah Help them) have consensus over that fact that after Mursaleen-e-Mala’ikah-o-Rusul-o-Ambiya-e-Bashar (Rasool of humans and angels) صَلَواتُ اللہِ تَعَالیٰ وَتَسْلِیْماتُہ عَلَیْہِمْ, the Khulafa-e-Arba’ah (i.e. Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar, Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam, Sayyiduna Usman-e-Ghani and Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada) رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُم are the most superior among the entire creation of Allah Almighty. No one from the previous Ummahs or the present one can reach the level of their nobility, greatness, reverence, dignity, eminence, closeness to Allah Almighty and Wilayah.”

(Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol. 28, 478)

Sadr-ush-Shari’ah, Badr-ut-Tareeqah, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Amjad Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: After Khulafa-e-Rashideen, superiority lies for the remaining ‘Asharah-e-Mubashsharah, Hasanayn-e-Karimayn, companions of Badr and then the companions of Bayt-e-Ridwan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم. Moreover, they all are absolutely Paradise-dwellers.