Salient Features: 7 Things Students Of Knowledge Should Know About the Prophet's Companions By Taha Jabir Al'alwani.
These seven salient features are very essential for everyone who wish to emulates from the first generation. 1. The companions, may God be pleased with them, tried as far as possible not to disagree. They did not make much about marginal issues but treated the matters that posed controversy in the light of the Prophet's guidance. This manner of dealing with actual situation normally does not leave much room for argumentation, let alone dispute and discord. 2. If differences occurred despite attempt to avoid them, the companions would quickly refer the disputed issues to the Qur'an and the Prophet, and any controversy would be quickly dispelled. 3, The companions reacted with a ready obedience and commitment to them judgement of the Qur'an and the Prophet and their complete and total submission to it. 4. The Prophet used to point out to his companions what was right and what was wrong with regards to controversial questions open to interpretation...