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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Gathering of the Beloved with the One He Loves

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Question:
This questioner says: If a woman loves a man for the sake of Allah, will she be gathered with him on the Day of Resurrection? And should she tell this man, while she is alive, that she loves him for the sake of Allah?

Answer:
Yes. In the hadith, it is stated that whoever loves a people will be gathered with them. A man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
When will the Hour be?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What have you prepared for it?" The man said, "Nothing, except that I love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will be with thoseمتى الساعة؟ قال ماذا أعددت لها؟ قال لا شيء إلا أنني أحب الله ورسوله، فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم أنت مع من
Sahih al-Bukhari 3688
Does he love him? He should tell him, for he will inform him of it. However, if a woman loves her believing brother, and informing him would lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), she should not tell him. But if there is no fitnah in informing him, she should tell him due to the generality of the hadith. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/280 — archive.org (9:26)

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