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Is a Jaafari Shiite who loves the Caliphs, is pleased with them, and does not insult them, considered to be in error or correct?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Whoever loves the companions of the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him—especially the Rightly Guided Caliphs—has attained goodness and truth, for the Prophet said: "Hold firmly to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, biting onto it with your molars." They are the best of the Muhajirun (Emigrants), and Allah has promised Paradise to those who are pleased with them. As for reviling the Companions, it is a grave crime that may amount to disbelief, and reviling them is considered mockery of the religion. The Prophet forbade reviling his companions, saying: "Do not revile my Companions," and "Fear Allah! Fear Allah concerning my Companions! Do not take them as targets after me. Whoever loves them, loves them due to his love for me; and whoever hates them, hates them due to his hatred for me."

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