Fatwa No : 46337
If a Sahabi objects to any Islamic practice, will that cause him to exit the fold of Islam?

If a Sahabi objects to any Islamic practice, will that cause him to exit the fold of Islam?

(1) Can the Sahaba object to an Islamic practice? Arab scholars object to the practice of Wasila for the pious, while Deoband scholars are for this practice, and also substantiate it with proof. If a Sahabi would reject any practice, would that lead to disbelief on his path? (2) What is the ruling on a person who deems an action of the Sahabi as wrong?

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

The actions of the Sahaba were of different statuses, which has been discussed and explained in books about the principles of jurisprudence. For this reason, a ruling cannot be giving on a Sahaba objecting to any specific practice or him stating that it is wrong if this action, and the basis of objection to it is not known.
And Allah knows best.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

لما فی تنزیل العزیز: ﴿رضی اللہ عنھم ورضوا عنہ﴾ [المجادلۃ: ۲۲]
وفی الإبانۃ الکبری لابن بطۃ: عن ابن عباس، قال: قال رسول اللہ ﷺ ’’إنما أصحابی کالنجوم، فبأیھم اقتدیتم إھتدیتم‘‘۔ (ج۲، ص٥٦٥)
وفی سنن الترمذی: عن عبد اللہ بن مغفل، قال: قال رسول اللہ ﷺ اللہ اللہ فی أصحابی، لا تتخذوھم غرضا بعدی، فمن أحبھم فبحبی أحبھم، ومن أبغضھم فببغضی أبغضھم، ومن آذاھم فقد آذانی، ومن آذانی فقد آذی اللہ، ومن آذی اللہ فیوشک أن یأخذہ۔ (ج٦، ص١٧٩)
وفی شرح مشکل الآثار: عن عرباض بن ساریۃ، قال: قال رسول اللہ ﷺ: ’’علیکم بسنتی وسنۃ الخلفاء الراشدین المھدیین من بعدی وعضوا علیھا بالنواجذ‘‘۔ (ج٣، ص٢٢٣) واللہ اعلم بالصواب