The Virtue of Love for the Sake of Allah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: I love you for the sake of Allah, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And is it preferable for one who performs Hajj to appoint someone to sacrifice on his behalf, or is it better for him not to sacrifice, even if his Hajj is performed alone?
The Shaykh:
As for love for the sake of Allah, he says: May Allah love you. Loving one another for the sake of Allah is among the best means of drawing near to Allah between the believers. This is the love that leads to cooperation in righteousness and piety. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
A man went to another man in a village whom he loved for the sake of Allah, for business, loving him for the sake of Allah. So the King of the Way, in the form of a human being, passed by him. When he passed by, he said, "Where are you going?" He said, "To so-and-so." He said, "Do you have ? What you love, for love for the sake of Allah has a great status, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed that those who love one another for the sake of Allah are among the seven whom Allah will shade in His shade, and there is no shade except Allah's. May Allah make us and you among them.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: I love you for the sake of Allah, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And is it preferable for one who performs Hajj to appoint someone to sacrifice on his behalf, or is it better for him not to sacrifice, even if his Hajj is performed alone?
The Shaykh:
As for love for the sake of Allah, he says: May Allah love you. Loving one another for the sake of Allah is among the best means of drawing near to Allah between the believers. This is the love that leads to cooperation in righteousness and piety. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, will say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who loved one another for My greatness? Today I will shade them in My shade, on a Day when there is no shade except Mine.
الله جل وعلا يوم القيامة أين المتحابون بجلاله؟ اليوم أظله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظليA man went to another man in a village whom he loved for the sake of Allah, for business, loving him for the sake of Allah. So the King of the Way, in the form of a human being, passed by him. When he passed by, he said, "Where are you going?" He said, "To so-and-so." He said, "Do you have
What favor do you have for him? He said: No, except that I love him for the sake of Allah. He said: I am a messenger from Allah to you. Allah loves you.
من نعمة تربها عليه؟ قال لا، إلا أني أحبه في الله، قال إني رسول الله إليك إن الله يحبك
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 7 — archive.org (5:05)
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