The Importance of Love for the Sake of Allah and Hatred for the Sake of Allah

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Question:
May Allah reward you. His other question, or the second part of the question, is: Is it considered a deficiency in faith if there is no love for the sake of Allah, or hatred for the sake of Allah, or loyalty for the sake of Allah, or enmity for the sake of Allah?

Answer:
Yes, yes. This love for the sake of Allah, hatred for the sake of Allah, loyalty for the sake of Allah, and enmity for the sake of Allah are among the rights of faith, among the rights of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So you love Allah, and you love for the sake of Allah. You love Allah, and you love for the sake of Allah. You love a person. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith

أربع من كن فيه وجد حلاوة الإيمان.

Sahih al-Bukhari 16

The one for whom Allah and His Messenger are more beloved than anything else; whoever 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.

أن يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما، وأن يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله، وأن يكره أن يرجع في الكفر بعد إذ أنقذه الله منه كما يكره أن يقذف في النار.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2624Sahih (Darussalam)

Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5165] أهمية الحب في الله والبُغض في الله - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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