وَنُبْغِضُ مَنْ يُبْغِضُهُمْ وَبِغَيْرِ الْخَيْرِ يَذْكُرُهُمْ
The stance rejects the hostility of those who hate the Companions and speak ill of them.
Hatred is hostility of the heart; disparaging speech can express that hostility in words. Both contradict love of the Companions.
Their honored companionship and religious service call for respectful speech rather than insult or belittlement.