Use of Radi Allahu ta’ala for other than Companion

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

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

Use of Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu for other than a companion of prophet is 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’ala alaih is recommended and its opposite, that is , rahmatullah ta’ala alaih for a companion and radiallahu ta’ala for taba’een and others is also permissible’
   [ Durrul Mukhtar , Vol 5, page 480]
2. Alla’ma Al –Khaffaji in his Naseemur Riyadh [ Sharah Al- 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 uses Radi Allahu Ta’ala for Imam Abu Hanifa at 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 used RadiAllahu Ta’la for Imam Shafi’I at seven places[ page  35      38, 41 , 43] and has also used Radi Allahu Ta’la for Sahl bin Abdullah al –Tustari .[ page 38]
   [ Rad Al –Muhtar, Vol 1 ]
6. Imam Haskafi has used Radi Allahu Ta’la for Imam Shafi’i and Abdullah bin Mubarak .
   [ Durr ul Mukhtar ,Vol 1 , page 45]
7. Imam Fakhruddin Razi 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’la for Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Shafi’i.
   [ Mirqat , Vol 1 , page 3. Bombay Edition]
9. Sayyed Ahmed Tahtawi has used Radi Allahu ta’la for Imam Abu Hanifa.
   [ Tahtawi ‘ala Miraqi, Istanbul Edition , page 11]
10. Imam Al Ghazali has used Radi Allahu ta’la for Imam Malik and Imam Shafi’i.
    [ Ihya uloom al deen , Vol 2 , page 7]
11. Imam Hajar al Asqalani has used Radi Allahu ta’ala for Imam Bukhari and Imam Shafi’i.
    [ Muqaddima , Fat’h ul bari , page 18 and 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 used Radi 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’ma Al –Khaffaji has used Radi Allahu ta’la for Imam Qadi Iyad.
    [ Naseemur Riyadh, page 5, Cairo Edition]
16. Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhaddith al dehalwi has used Radi Allahu Ta’ala for Sayyedina Shaykh Abdul Qadir Al gilani , al Hasani al Husseini at more than fifteen places.
    [Ashi’at –ul-Lama’at, Vol1 , page 18 and Akhbar al Akhiyar page 15.16, 18 21, 22, 23, 24 ,209, 210,211, 212,213,214]
17. Imam Mulla Ali al Qari has used Radi Allahu ta’ala for Abdullah bin mubarak, Layth bin sa’ad, Imam Malik bin Anas,Dawud tai’I, Ibrahim Bin Adham and Fudayl ibn Iyaad.
    [ Mirqat, Vol 1 , page 27]
18. Allama Al-sa’avi al Maliki has used Radi Allahu ta’la for Shaykh Suleyman Jamal, Ahmed Dardeer, Salim Hafnawi, Shaykh Ameer,Imam Abul Hasan Sahykh Saeed Adawi , Allama Mohammed bin badeeri dimyati, Nuruddin Ali shabralsi, Allam Halabi, Allam Ali Ajhori, Burhan Alqi, Shamshuddin alqami , Imam Ziyaadi, Shaylh Ramli, Shaykhul Islam Zakariyya Anasari, Jalaluddin Muhalli , Imam Suyuti .
    [Tafsir Sawi , 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 in Bidaya , Radi Allahu Ta’ala has been used for sahibe Al Hidaya by his students at many places.

Al quran, 98: 8