Is the saying that insulting the Companions is unforgivable authentic?
2026-10-14
T178 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete individual question and response within a collected question
One complete individual question and response from a collected question about reports circulated by storytellers and others. The quoted report in the question is presented for assessment, not endorsed. The answer gives Ibn Taymiyyah's own assessment.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
ومما يروون: "سب أصحابي ذنب لا يغفر".
الجواب
هذا كذب على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقد قال تعالى: "إن الله لا يغفر أن يشرك به ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء" [النساء:48] .
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Among the reports they circulate is: “Insulting my Companions is a sin that will not be forgiven.”
Answer
This is a lie attributed to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Allah, exalted, has said: “Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating partners with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whomever He wills” [al-Nisāʾ 4:48].
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 18/381
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic collated with the cited edition and a second transcription: https://quranislam.github.io/fatwa/ibn-taymiyyah/fatwa291.html. Each individual report and its full reply is preserved within the larger collected question. Diacritics omitted and honorific glyphs expanded. Titles and scope notes are editorial.