If I perform the acts of worship in the most perfect manner, will I be one who loves Allah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I perform the acts of worship in the most perfect manner and to the best of my ability, does this make me one who loves Allah, or is love something other than the known acts of worship?
Answer:
Acts of worship follow from love. The foundation in the heart is love. If you have love for Allah, you worship Allah. It is the foundation and the cause that leads you to worship Allah the Exalted.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I perform the acts of worship in the most perfect manner and to the best of my ability, does this make me one who loves Allah, or is love something other than the known acts of worship?
Answer:
Acts of worship follow from love. The foundation in the heart is love. If you have love for Allah, you worship Allah. It is the foundation and the cause that leads you to worship Allah the Exalted.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [474 /641] هل إذا قمت بالعبادات على أكمل وجه أكون محبا لله؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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