Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna fi al-Sahaba li Nasir ibn Ali

Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna fi al-Sahaba (The Creed of Ahl al-Sunna regarding the Companions), in full Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a fi al-Sahaba al-Kiram, is a specialized theological treatise by the contemporary scholar Nasir bin Ali Aid Hasan al-Shaykh, examining Sunni doctrine concerning the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad Nataij al-Buhuth wa Khawa…+1.

Origin and Scope

The work originated as an academic doctoral dissertation Mawsuat Mahasin al-Islam …+1. Its central focus is the doctrinal formulation of the status, virtues, and rights of the Prophet's Companions according to the consensus of Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama'a, establishing each principle through scriptural evidence from the Quran, the prophetic Sunnah, and reports transmitted from the early generations (al-Salaf) Nataij al-Buhuth wa Khawa…+1.

Contents and Structure

The book is structured into multiple overarching sections (abwāb) and detailed chapters (fuṣūl), including:

• Part One: Praise of the Companions in the Quran and Sunnah (al-Thanāʾ fī al-Qurʾān wa-l-Sunnah ʿalā al-Ṣaḥābah): This section is divided into four chapters:

  • Chapter One: General praise of the Companions in the Quran, Sunnah, and statements of the Salaf Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna fi al….
  • Chapter Two: Scriptural praise of specific classes and groups among the Companions Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna fi al….
  • Chapter Three: The virtues of the ten promised Paradise (al-ʿAsharah al-Mubashsharūn bi-l-Jannah) Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna fi al….
  • Chapter Four: The virtues of those Companions who belonged to the Prophet's household (Ahl al-Bayt) Aqidat Ahl al-Sunna fi al….

• Part Two: The Caliphate of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs (Ithbāt Imāmat al-Khulafāʾ al-Rāshidīn): Dedicated to establishing that Ahl al-Sunna affirm the legitimate leadership (imāmah) of the four Rightly-Guided Caliphs in correspondence with their ranking in excellence—beginning with Abu Bakr, followed by Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, and Ali ibn Abi Talib al-Mawsuaa al-Aqadiyya+1.

Core Doctrinal Findings

In the conclusion of the research, the author highlights several key doctrinal points:

• Definition of a Companion: In Sunni theology and hadith terminology, a Companion is defined as anyone who met the Prophet Muhammad in a wakeful state, believed in him, and died as a Muslim Nataij al-Buhuth wa Khawa….
• Affirmation of Virtues and Disparity in Ranks: Sunnis accept all textual virtues documented for the Companions, both general and individual, affirming that while all share the honor of companionship, they vary among themselves in degree and rank Nataij al-Buhuth wa Khawa….
• Testimony of Paradise: Sunnis bear witness of Paradise for those specifically named in revelation as well as collectively for the early emigrants (Muhajirun) and helpers (Ansar), based on explicit Quranic promises of ultimate reward al-Mawsuaa al-Aqadiyya.

Publication History

The work has been published in Riyadh by Maktabat al-Rushd in multi-volume editions, including a first edition in 1413 AH (1992–1993 CE) Nataij al-Buhuth wa Khawa…+1, a second edition in 1415 AH (1995 CE) al-Radd al-Sadid ala Mata…+1, and a third edition in 1421 AH (2000 CE) al-Istinbat inda al-Khati….