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275. Allah owns everything, but nothing owns Allah.
276. There is nothing that is not in need of Allah, even for the blink of an eye,
277. Whosoever claims they are not in need of Allah, even for as little as the blink of an eye, is an unbeliever and becomes among the people of loss.
278. Allah, the High, is angered and pleased, but not in any way like that of His creation.
279. We love the Companions of the Prophet but we do not love any one of them to the extreme,
280. We do not reject any one of them,
281. We hate those who hate them,
282. We do not mention them except with truth,
283. Our opinion is that loving them is an act of religion, faith and perfection
284. Whereas hating them is disbelief, sedition, hypocrisy and transgression.
285. And we confirm the caliphate after the Prophet, first to Abu Bakr As-Siddique – Allah is pleased with him – preferring him and advancing him above all the nation,
286. The caliphate, Omar ibn Al Khattab was honored with the caliphate – Allah is pleased with him,
287. The caliphate, Othman ibn Affan was honored with the caliphate – Allah is pleased with him,
288. The caliphate, Ali ibn Abi Talib was honored with the caliphate – Allah is pleased with him,
289. They are the righteous caliphs
290. And the guided imams
291. The y judged with the truth, and with it they were just – the pleasure of Allah be upon all of them together.
292. Indeed, regarding the Companions named by the Messenger of Allah to them we bear witness that they are in Paradise
293. because the Messenger of Allah bore witness to them and his statement is the truth. The y are:
276. There is nothing that is not in need of Allah, even for the blink of an eye,
277. Whosoever claims they are not in need of Allah, even for as little as the blink of an eye, is an unbeliever and becomes among the people of loss.
278. Allah, the High, is angered and pleased, but not in any way like that of His creation.
279. We love the Companions of the Prophet but we do not love any one of them to the extreme,
280. We do not reject any one of them,
281. We hate those who hate them,
282. We do not mention them except with truth,
283. Our opinion is that loving them is an act of religion, faith and perfection
284. Whereas hating them is disbelief, sedition, hypocrisy and transgression.
285. And we confirm the caliphate after the Prophet, first to Abu Bakr As-Siddique – Allah is pleased with him – preferring him and advancing him above all the nation,
286. The caliphate, Omar ibn Al Khattab was honored with the caliphate – Allah is pleased with him,
287. The caliphate, Othman ibn Affan was honored with the caliphate – Allah is pleased with him,
288. The caliphate, Ali ibn Abi Talib was honored with the caliphate – Allah is pleased with him,
289. They are the righteous caliphs
290. And the guided imams
291. The y judged with the truth, and with it they were just – the pleasure of Allah be upon all of them together.
292. Indeed, regarding the Companions named by the Messenger of Allah to them we bear witness that they are in Paradise
293. because the Messenger of Allah bore witness to them and his statement is the truth. The y are: