The ruling on the negation of faith in the hadith regarding the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, there are many questions, and I am presenting to you what is feasible of them. This questioner says: Regarding the negation in the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 14 and all the people, is the negation here of the essence of faith or of its perfection?
Answer:
If he hates the Messenger, then it is a negation of the essence of faith. The one who hates the Messenger is an apostate, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, there are many questions, and I am presenting to you what is feasible of them. This questioner says: Regarding the negation in the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his children.
والذي نفسي بيده لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى أكون أحب إليه من والده وولدهAnswer:
If he hates the Messenger, then it is a negation of the essence of faith. The one who hates the Messenger is an apostate, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2980] في حديث: «لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى أكون أحب إليه...»، هل المنفي أصل الإيمان أم كماله؟ — youtube.com
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