The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) love for his uncle Abu Talib
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If loving disbelievers is not permissible, what do we call the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) love for his uncle Abu Talib?
Answer:
If loving disbelievers is not permissible, what do you mean? Or is there doubt that it is permissible? Loving disbelievers is not permissible,[Al-Mumtahanah 60:1], loving disbelievers is not permissible, and who said that the Messenger loved Abu Talib?
But he loved for him good, he loved for him guidance,[Al-Qasas 28:56] meaning whoever you love for their guidance, yes, he loved for him good and loved for him that he would die upon Islam and enter Paradise. The Messenger loves this for everyone, but his uncle Abu Talib specifically because he was his relative, and because he provided him with protection and withheld harm from him in a way that no one else did in his lifetime, so he wanted to reward him for that.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If loving disbelievers is not permissible, what do we call the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) love for his uncle Abu Talib?
Answer:
If loving disbelievers is not permissible, what do you mean? Or is there doubt that it is permissible? Loving disbelievers is not permissible,
do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies
لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَBut he loved for him good, he loved for him guidance,
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ
Source
طبيعة حب النبي عليه السلام لعمه أبي طالب — alfawzan.live
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