Quran 2:155 – Specific To Sahaba Only?
When read from verse 151, it becomes clear that these verses are Primarily addressed to companions of the Prophet (sws) and verse 155 is not alone, we also find other verses describing the same principle for the companions of the Prophet (sws) i.e. Quran 29:2-3 and Quran 3:29 . While everyone is going through ibtila of some kind in this world but it is not certain which kind of test one will be put through, but for the companions of the Prophet (sws), a special form of Ibtila was put in place where some specfic forms of the test were made necessary for their testing. It was also philosophically necessary since the companions were to be given the kingdom of this world as a result of itmam-e-hujjat, so it was made necessary to test their faith through such tests. However, the gladtidings or rewards can also apply to other muslims who show patience whle going through their ibtila, but their (i.e. the Sahaba ) gladtidings were according to their test ours will be according to our test. This special law for Sahaba has been discussed by Ghamidi Sahab and the following thread includes the relevant excerpt: Discussion 56134