Do not revile my Companions, for if anyone of you spends gold equal to Mount ’Uhud (in Allah's cause), it will not be equal to a Mudd or even half a Mudd spent by one of them
Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not revile my Companions, for if anyone of you spends gold equal to Mount ’Uhud (in Allah's cause), it will not be equal to a Mudd or even half a Mudd spent by one of them."
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Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade cursing the Companions, especially the earlier forerunners among the Muhājirīn and the Ansār. He informed that if anyone spent gold equal to Mount ’Uhud, his reward would not reach the reward of any of the Companions spending a Mudd of food or half of it - a Mudd is enough to fill the palms of an average man. This is due to their great sincerity and truthful intentions and because they spent and fought before the Conquest of Makkah when there was a great need for that.
Benefits
Cursing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) is prohibited and one of the major sins.
Reference
صحيح البخاري (5/ 8) (3673).
صحيح مسلم (4/ 1967) (2540).
عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري، لبدر الدين العيني (16/ 187).
المنهاج شرح صحيح مسلم بن الحجاج، للنووي (16/ 93).
الإفصاح عن معاني الصحاح، ليحيى بن هبيرة (8/ 70).
نزهة النظر في توضيح نخبة الفكر في مصطلح أهل الأثر، لأحمد بن حجر العسقلاني (ص111).
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