The Ruling on Natural Love Between Spouses
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Question:
He says: Is it not said that natural love, such as that for one's wife and child, could be minor shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, no, my brother, it is not shirk, may Allah protect you. This is natural. Yes.
Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
Answer:
Were it not for this love, were it not for this love, the spouses would not have come together, as He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:[Ar-Rum 30:21] Affection is love. What does affection mean? It means love. And were it not for the existence of this love, the spouses would not have come together.
He says: Is it not said that natural love, such as that for one's wife and child, could be minor shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, no, my brother, it is not shirk, may Allah protect you. This is natural. Yes.
Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
Answer:
Were it not for this love, were it not for this love, the spouses would not have come together, as He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:
and He placed between you affection and mercy
وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل حب الزوجة أو الولد قد يكون شركا أصغر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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