SHIA-SUNNI UNITY FOREVER!!!

SHIA-SUNNI UNITY TILL DEATH!!!

SHIA VIEW ON SAHABA

Shias classify Sahaba, into righteous Sahaba - and into Sahaba who disobeyed the Prophet(sawa) in some of his important commands (especially near the end of his life).

If you read the history, a few years after the Prophet's(sawa) death, Imam Ali(as) went to 2 wars against Sahaba!

1. Battle of Jamal.

This war was lead by Aisha (who was riding a camel / "Jamal"- thus the name), and Talha and Zubair. Along with thousands of other Sahaba.

2. Battle of Siffeeen

This was the war lead by Muawiya against Imam Ali(as).

The THOUSANDS of Sahaba who were with Imam Ali(as) - are RESPECTED by Shia. As for the other thousands of Sahaba who went to war against Imam Ali(as) we DO NOT follow them because the Prophet(sawa) said: "He who is at war with Ali, is at war with me."

In fact Imam Zain ul-'Aabideen glorifies the righteous Sahaba in his dua:

O God,

and as for the Companions of Muhammad specifically,

those who did well in companionship,

who stood the good test in helping him,

responded to him

when he made them hear his messages' argument,

separated from mates and children

in manifesting his word,

fought against fathers and sons

in strengthening his prophecy,

and through him gained victory;

those who were wrapped in affection for him,

hoping for a commerce

that comes not to naught in love for him;

those who were left by their clans

when they clung to his handhold

and denied by their kinsfolk

when they rested in the shadow of his kinship;

forget not, O God,

what they abandoned for Thee and in Thee,

and make them pleased with Thy good pleasure

for the sake of the creatures they drove to Thee

while they were with Thy Messenger,

summoners to Thee for Thee.

Show gratitude to them for leaving the abodes of their people for Thy sake

and going out from a plentiful livelihood to a narrow one,

and [show gratitude to] those of them who became objects of wrongdoing

and whom Thou multiplied in exalting Thy religion.

http://www.duas.org/sajjadiya/s04.htm

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