Use of Radi Allahu ta’ala for other than companion

Reference: Ghayr sahaba ko Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhukahna Kaisa?

By: Faqih e Millat Mufti Jalaluddin Ahmed Amjadi [Rd]

Use of Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu for other than a companion of prophetis permissible as written in Durrul Mukhtar:

1. To use Radi Allahu Ta’ala for a companion is mustahab [recommended] and for taba’een and others, rahmatullah ta’alaalaih is recommended and its opposite, that is , rahmatullah ta’ala alaih for a companion andradiallahu ta’ala fortaba’eenand othersis also permissible’
   [ Durrul Mukhtar , Vol 5, page 480]
2. Alla’maAl –Khaffaji in his Naseemur Riyadh [ SharahAl- Shifa of Qadi Ayad Al Mailki] writes : “It is permissible to usa Radi Allahu Ta’ala for mashaykh and others”
   [ Naseemur Riyadh,Vol 3,page 509]
3. Shayh Abdul Haq Muhaddith al dehalwi has used Radi Allahu Ta’ala for Uwais al- Qarni, who was not a companion.
   [ Ashi’at –ul-Lama’at, Vol 4 , page 743]
4. Imam Ibn Abideen usesRadi Allahu Ta’ala for Imam Abu Hanifaat many place.
   [ Rad Al- Muhtar,Vol 1 , Printed from Deoband , page 35, 36, 37 and page 42 , total six place]
5. Imam Ibn Abideen has usedRadiAllahu Ta’la forImam Shafi’I at seven places[ page 35 38, 41 , 43]and has also used Radi Allahu Ta’la forSahl bin Abdullah al –Tustari .[ page 38]
   [ Rad Al –Muhtar, Vol 1 ]
6. Imam Haskafihas used Radi Allahu Ta’laforImam Shafi’i andAbdullah bin Mubarak .
   [ Durr ul Mukhtar ,Vol 1 , page 45]
7. Imam FakhruddinRazi has used Radi Allahu ta’la for Imam Abu Hanifa.
   [ Tafsir Kabir, Vol 6 , page 382]
   
8. Imam Ali Al Qari has used Radi Allahu ta’lafor Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Shafi’i.
   [ Mirqat , Vol 1 , page 3.Bombay Edition]
9. Sayyed Ahmed Tahtawi has used Radi Allahu ta’laforImam Abu Hanifa.
   [ Tahtawi ‘ala Miraqi, Istanbul Edition , page 11]
10. Imam Al Ghazali has used Radi Allahu ta’la forImam Malik and Imam Shafi’i.
    [ Ihya uloom al deen , Vol 2 , page 7]
11. Imam Hajar al Asqalani has used Radi Allahu ta’alafor Imam Bukhari and Imam Shafi’i.
    [ Muqaddima , Fat’h ul bari , page 18and page 21]
    
12. Imam Nawawi has used Radi Allahu ta’ala for Imam Muslim.
    [Muqaddima , sharah Muslim , page 11]
13. Shayh Abdul Haq Muhaddith al dehalwi has usedRadi Allahu Ta’ala for Imam Shafi’I and Imam Bukhari.
    [ Ashi’at –ul-Lama’at, Vol 1 , page 16 and page 9]
14. Shaykh Al Tibrizi [ Compiler of Mishkat al Masabih] has used Radi Allahu ta’ala for Imam Baghawi.
    [Muqadiima , Mishkat al Masabih]
15. Alla’maAl –Khaffajihas used Radi Allahu ta’la for Imam Qadi Iyad.
    [ Naseemur Riyadh, page 5, Cairo Edition]
16. Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhaddith al dehalwi has usedRadi Allahu Ta’ala for Sayyedina Shaykh Abdul Qadir Al gilani , al Hasanial Husseiniat more than fifteen places.
    [Ashi’at –ul-Lama’at, Vol1 , page 18and Akhbar al Akhiyar page 15.16, 18 21, 22, 23, 24 ,209, 210,211, 212,213,214]
17. Imam Mulla Ali al Qari has usedRadi Allahu ta’ala forAbdullah bin mubarak, Layth bin sa’ad, Imam Malik bin Anas,Dawud tai’I, Ibrahim Bin Adham andFudayl ibn Iyaad.
    [ Mirqat, Vol 1 , page 27]
18. AllamaAl-sa’avi al Maliki has used Radi Allahu ta’la forShaykh Suleyman Jamal, Ahmed Dardeer, Salim Hafnawi, Shaykh Ameer,Imam Abul Hasan Sahykh Saeed Adawi , Allama Mohammed bin badeeri dimyati,Nuruddin Alishabralsi, Allam Halabi, Allam Ali Ajhori, Burhan Alqi, Shamshuddin alqami , Imam Ziyaadi, Shaylh Ramli, Shaykhul Islam Zakariyya Anasari, Jalaluddin Muhalli , Imam Suyuti .
    [TafsirSawi , Vol 1 , page 3]
19. Imam al Shatnufi in [Bahjatul Asraar] has used Radi Allahu ta’la at many places for other than companions and inBidaya , Radi Allahu Ta’ala has been usedfor sahibe Al Hidayaby his students atmany places.

Al quran, 98: 8