Invoking Allah’s Pleasure for Non-Companions and Its Impact on Islamic Jurisprudence

Abstract

Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and may blessings and peace be upon the Imam of the Messengers, our Master Muhammad, upon his good family, his righteous companions, and those who follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment. As for after. The issue of invoking Allah’s pleasure (taraddi) or mercy (tarahhum) for individuals other than the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) has been widely discussed, particularly in academic circles. It has become a well-known view that taraddi is reserved for the Companions, while tarahhum is used for others. Many people assume that this distinction is an established and undisputed rule. However, differences in preference exist among jurists, both in the past and present, with the understanding that both expressions are, in essence, forms of supplication. This is where the idea of writing about this topic began, and in order not to go too far, I will mention the sayings of the jurists on this issue along with their evidence, and what is more correct according to them, and is this in agreement with what many specialists today hold?!, while mentioning some issues related to that. Or it may be related in a close way, noting that some scholars have stipulated what is best in this issue, but a number of scholars have not stipulated that, and perhaps the reason for that is that they believe that everything is permissible, and God Almighty knows best, which led me to do so. Extrapolating a group of their sayings in which non-Companions (may God bless them and grant them peace) were mentioned, among the Followers, and others, to find out their way of using these two words, and thus arriving at their opinion, which they did not express, as it is also noted: that within one school of thought, its scholars may differ in the use of these two words