Were all of the Sahaba infallible?

Question

Were all of the Sahaba capable of committing sins and lying? If they were capable of sinning, could they have committed major sins?

Answer 1

The Sahabah were capable of committing sins including major sins.

There are examples in the ahadith of Sahabah that committed adultery and were punished for it, and adultery is a major sin without difference of opinion. See one example.

But, the agreement of the Sahabah can be considered infallible because it is a form of consensus.

Answer 2

The Sahaba as individuals were not infallible, hence they were able to commit both minor and major sins.

العصمة: بمعنى حفظ الله للمكلف من الذنوب مع استحالة وقوعها منه ... فالعصمة بالمعنى الأول لا تثبت إلا للأنبياء، والملائكة

Infallibility means protection granted by Allah to an accountable person from sins in a manner which makes it impossible for them to commit sins ... and this is not proven for anyone except the prophets and angels

^{— Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah}

ولم يعصم الله إلا الأنبياء والملائكة

Allah has not made anyone infallible except the prophets and the angels

^{— islamweb}

أن العصمة لا تكون إلا للأنبياء عليهم السلام، وأما من دونهم كأصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فليسوا بمعصومين

Infallibility is not (for any human) except the prophets may peace be upon them, as for others such as the Sahaba - they are not infallible

^{— islamweb}

Answer 3

Sahabas are Mahfooz(not masoom) they are capable of commiting sins, but with help of Allah Subhan Wa Ta'ala they wont.

Answer 4

Infallibility is not attributed to any human being. Even in case of Prophets only the divine revelation part if infallible.

Our belief as Muslims is that Allah is pleased with all the companions. We don't mention them except with goodness and we do not discuss the shortcomings.