Use Of Radi Allaho Anh for Non-Sahaba

Use of Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu for other than a companion of prophet is permissible as written in Durrul Mukhtar:

1. To use Radi Allahu Ta’ala for a
companion is mustahab [recommended] and
for taba’een and others, rahmatullah
ta’alaalaih is recommended and its opposite,
that is , rahmatullah ta’ala alaih for a
companion and radiallahu ta’ala
for taba’een and others is also permissible’
[ Durrul Mukhtar , Vol 5, page 480]

2. Alla’ma Al –Khaffaji in his Naseemur
Riyadh [ SharahAl- Shifa of Qadi Ayad Al
Mailki] writes : “It is permissible to us a Radi
Allahu Ta’ala for mashaykh and others”
[ Naseemur Riyadh,Vol 3,page 509]

3. Shayh Abdul Haq Muhaddith al dehalwi
has used Radi Allahu Ta’ala for Uwais al-
Qarni, who was not a companion.
[ Ashi’at –ul-Lama’at, Vol 4 , page 743]

4. Imam Ibn Abideen usesRadi Allahu Ta’ala
for Imam Abu Hanifaat many place.
[ Rad Al- Muhtar,Vol 1 , Printed from
Deoband , page 35, 36, 37 and page 42 , total
six place]

5. Imam Ibn Abideen has usedRadiAllahu
Ta’la forImam Shafi’I at seven places [ page
35 38, 41 , 43] and has also used Radi
Allahu Ta’la forSahl bin Abdullah al –
Tustari . [ page 38]
[ Rad Al –Muhtar, Vol 1 ]

6. Imam Haskafihas used Radi Allahu
Ta’laforImam Shafi’i andAbdullah bin
Mubarak .
[ Durr ul Mukhtar ,Vol 1 , page 45]

7. Imam FakhruddinRazi has used Radi
Allahu ta’la for Imam Abu Hanifa.
[ Tafsir Kabir, Vol 6 , page 382]

8. Imam Ali Al Qari has used Radi Allahu
ta’lafor Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Shafi’i.
[ Mirqat , Vol 1 , page 3.Bombay Edition]

9. Sayyed Ahmed Tahtawi has used Radi
Allahu ta’laforImam Abu Hanifa.
[ Tahtawi ‘ala Miraqi, Istanbul Edition , page
11]

10. Imam Al Ghazali has used Radi Allahu
ta’la forImam Malik and Imam Shafi’i.
[ Ihya uloom al deen , Vol 2 , page 7]

11. Imam Hajar al Asqalani has used Radi
Allahu ta’alafor Imam Bukhari and Imam
Shafi’i.
[ Muqaddima , Fat’h ul bari , page 18and
page 21]

12. Imam Nawawi has used Radi Allahu
ta’ala for Imam Muslim.
[Muqaddima , sharah Muslim , page 11]

13. Shayh Abdul Haq Muhaddith al dehalwi
has usedRadi Allahu Ta’ala for Imam Shafi’I
and Imam Bukhari.
[ Ashi’at –ul-Lama’at, Vol 1 , page 16 and
page 9]

14. Shaykh Al Tibrizi [ Compiler of Mishkat
al Masabih] has used Radi Allahu ta’ala for
Imam Baghawi.
[Muqadiima , Mishkat al Masabih]

15. Alla’maAl –Khaffajihas used Radi Allahu
ta’la for Imam Qadi Iyad.
[ Naseemur Riyadh, page 5, Cairo Edition]

16. Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhaddith al dehalwi
has usedRadi Allahu Ta’ala for Sayyedina
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Al gilani , al Hasanial
Husseiniat more than fifteen places.
[Ashi’at –ul-Lama’at, Vol1 , page 18and
Akhbar al Akhiyar page 15.16, 18 21, 22, 23,
24 ,209, 210,211, 212,213,214]

17. Imam Mulla Ali al Qari has usedRadi
Allahu ta’ala forAbdullah bin mubarak, Layth
bin sa’ad, Imam Malik bin Anas,Dawud tai’I,
Ibrahim Bin Adham andFudayl ibn Iyaad.
[ Mirqat, Vol 1 , page 27]

18. AllamaAl-sa’avi al Maliki has used Radi
Allahu ta’la forShaykh Suleyman Jamal,
Ahmed Dardeer, Salim Hafnawi, Shaykh
Ameer,Imam Abul Hasan Sahykh Saeed
Adawi , Allama Mohammed bin badeeri
dimyati,Nuruddin Alishabralsi, Allam Halabi,
Allam Ali Ajhori, Burhan Alqi, Shamshuddin
alqami , Imam Ziyaadi, Shaylh Ramli,
Shaykhul Islam Zakariyya Anasari, Jalaluddin
Muhalli , Imam Suyuti .
[TafsirSawi , Vol 1 , page 3]

19. Imam al Shatnufi in [Bahjatul Asraar]
has used Radi Allahu ta’la at many places
for other than companions and inBidaya ,
Radi Allahu Ta’ala has been used for sahibe
Al Hidaya by his students at many places.