How to Achieve Sincere Love for Allah, His Messenger, and the Muslims
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Question:
We begin this session with what came to the program. The questioner says: In the hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2566. Honorable Dr. Salih, through this hadith, how does a Muslim achieve sincere love for Allah, His Messenger, and the Muslims?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions. There is no doubt that among the strongest ties of faith, or among the strongest ties of faith as it came in the hadith, is love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah.
And in the athar from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 16, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2624Sahih (Darussalam). So, love for the sake of Allah between believers, whether they are of the same era or not, [Al-Hashr 59:10] Love for the sake of Allah between believers is among the strongest ties of faith. They love one another not for the sake of worldly greed, or for a desire of the soul, or for a goal, but rather they love one another for the sake of Allah. They draw near to Allah through that. Faith in Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, binds them together. [Al-Hujurat 49:10] So, love for the sake of Allah is the strongest tie of faith, and likewise hatred: that one hates the enemies of Allah, loves the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Allah, and hates the enemies of Allah. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Mumtahanah 60:1] So he hates them because they are the enemies of Allah, because Allah hates them. He does not hate them with personal hatred, or because they wronged him, or the like, but rather he hates them for the sake of Allah and for the sake of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, and it has become, and it has become, that people’s love is for the sake of worldly matters, and that does not benefit its people in any way. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
We begin this session with what came to the program. The questioner says: In the hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah would say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who have mutual love for My Glory's sake? Today I shall shelter them in My shadow when there is no other shadow but the shadow of Mine.
الله يقول يوم القيامه اين المتحابون بجلالي اليوم اظلهم في ظلي يوم لا ظل الا ظليAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions. There is no doubt that among the strongest ties of faith, or among the strongest ties of faith as it came in the hadith, is love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah.
And in the athar from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:
Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else.
ثلاث من كن فيه وجد حلاوة الإيمان أن يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهماwhoever loves someone and he does not love him except for the sake of Allah, and whoever hates to return to disbelief after Allah has saved him from it, just as he hates to be thrown into fire.
وأن يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله، وأن يكره أن يعود في الكفر بعد إذ أنقذه الله منه كما يكره أن يقذف في النارOur Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِThe believers are but brothers
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌO you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِمَا جَاءَكُم مِّنَ الْحَقِّIbn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, and it has become, and it has become, that people’s love is for the sake of worldly matters, and that does not benefit its people in any way. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 19-11-1434هـ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:02)
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