- Their good deeds are multiplied far beyond those of other people, and no one can equal them in merit. It is authentically reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “They are the best of generations, and a mudd that one of them gives in charity is better than Mount Uhud in gold given in charity by anyone else.” (1) — may Allah be pleased with them all.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “The rest of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaʿah and the leading scholars of the religion do not believe that any individual—whether from the Companions, the Prophet’s relatives, the early Muslims, or anyone else—is infallible. They hold that sins may occur from them, yet Allah forgives them when they repent, elevates their ranks, and wipes away their misdeeds through good deeds that erase sins or through other causes.” The Exalted says: “And the one who has come with the truth and those who believe in it—those are the people of piety. For them is whatever they wish with their Lord; that is the reward of those who excel, so that Allah may remove from them the worst of what they did and reward them according to the best of what they used to do.” (al-Zumar 33–35) And He, the Exalted, also says: