What is the ruling on one who describes love as the desire for reward?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: What about one who describes the love of Allah as the desire for reward?
Answer:
He is mistaken. Whoever says that the love of Allah means reward is wrong. This is a false interpretation. Rather, the love of Allah is as it appears on the surface. Allah loves, (Exalted and Majestic is He), and His love befits His majesty. It is not like the love of the created. It is one of His attributes that befit His majesty. We do not interpret it figuratively or distort it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: What about one who describes the love of Allah as the desire for reward?
Answer:
He is mistaken. Whoever says that the love of Allah means reward is wrong. This is a false interpretation. Rather, the love of Allah is as it appears on the surface. Allah loves, (Exalted and Majestic is He), and His love befits His majesty. It is not like the love of the created. It is one of His attributes that befit His majesty. We do not interpret it figuratively or distort it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من وصف المحبة بإرادة الثواب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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