107- Degree of authenticity of: 
Insulting my Sahabah is an unforgivable sin
20- The Hadith:
Insulting my Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) is an unforgivable sin cannot be attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him).
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Shayk-ul-Islam
Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah be merciful to him) in his book entitled Al-Fatawa, vol.3, p.290, said the following after making some statements: Likewise, another group claimed that the person who insults the Sahabah will not be forgiven by Allah even if they performed Tawbah (repentance to Allah). They reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
Insulting my Sahabah is an unforgivable sin. This Hadith is fabricated by them as none of the people of knowledge related such a report. Additionally, it opposes the trustworthy books and the Qur'an. Concerning the sinners who did not perform Tawbah, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says:
Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills
and regarding those who did,
He says:
Say: "O ‘Ibâdî (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allâh: verily, Allâh forgives all sins. Truly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.Texts from the Qur'an and Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) affirm that whoever performs Tawbah, Allah (Exalted be He) will accept their Tawbah.
It is well-known that when the disbelieving enemies who insulted and labeled the Prophet (peace be upon him) as
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a sorcerer, a poet, a mad person and a liar performed Tawbah, Allah (Exalted be He) accepted it. Also, there was a group of disbelievers who insulted and waged war against the Prophet (peace be upon him). When they wanted to embrace Islam, he (peace be upon him) accepted them and they showed great sincerity.
Among them were
Abu Sufyan ibn Al-Harith ibn `Abdul-Muttalib, the cousin of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and
`Abdullah ibn Sa`d ibn Abu Sarh. End of quote
What Shaykh-ul-Islam stated can be supported by the fact that whoever performs Tawbah from Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) - which is the greatest sin - Allah (Exalted be He) will accept it according to the texts from Qur'an, authentic Hadith and Ijma` (consensus of scholars).
Since insulting the Sahabah is not as critical as Shirk, Tawbah from this act is more likely to be accepted. May Allah grant us success.
