A man loved his brother in Allah, but he died before he could tell him; does he receive the reward of the love whose virtue has been mentioned?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says in his other question: If I love someone for the sake of Allah, but I am unable to tell him this, and he dies before I tell him, will I be gathered with him and will Allah shade us with His shade? And do we fall under the general meaning of the hadith?
The Shaykh:
Yes, informing him is not obligatory, but if you inform him, that is better. And if you do not inform him, the reward of the love remains, if Allah wills. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is general, whether one of them informs the other or not. Yes.
The questioner:
What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "They gathered upon it and they separated upon it"?
The Shaykh:
It means they love each other absolutely, whether in their gathering or in their separation.
The questioner:
And listen to "they loved upon it and they separated upon it."
The Shaykh:
Yes, whether they gathered in one place or separated, whether they were in the same place or in different places, even if one was at one end of the earth and the other at the other end, if love for the sake of Allah unites them, they receive the reward. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says in his other question: If I love someone for the sake of Allah, but I am unable to tell him this, and he dies before I tell him, will I be gathered with him and will Allah shade us with His shade? And do we fall under the general meaning of the hadith?
The Shaykh:
Yes, informing him is not obligatory, but if you inform him, that is better. And if you do not inform him, the reward of the love remains, if Allah wills. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His: two men who love each other for the sake of Allah, who gather upon it and separate upon it,
صلى الله عليه وسلم في السبعة الذين يظلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله رجلان تحابا في الله اجتمعا عليه وتفرقا عليه،The questioner:
What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "They gathered upon it and they separated upon it"?
The Shaykh:
It means they love each other absolutely, whether in their gathering or in their separation.
The questioner:
And listen to "they loved upon it and they separated upon it."
The Shaykh:
Yes, whether they gathered in one place or separated, whether they were in the same place or in different places, even if one was at one end of the earth and the other at the other end, if love for the sake of Allah unites them, they receive the reward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5554- أحب أخا له في الله فمات قبل أن يخبره، فهل له ثواب المحبة التي ورد فضلها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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