Can the love of Allah coexist with love for other than Allah, such as love for one's wife?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, can the love of Allah coexist with passion and love for other than Allah, such as an intense love for one's wife?

Answer:
My brother, we told you that natural love is not an act of worship, and a person is not held accountable for it unless he prioritizes it over the love of Allah. If he prioritizes the love of his wife, or the love of wealth, or the love of his homeland over the love of Allah, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:

Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline

قُلْ إِن كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا

[At-Tawbah 9:24]

dwellings that you are pleased with are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger, and jihad in His cause, so wait, that is a threat, until Allah brings His command, and Allah does not guide the people who are open sinners.
There is no obstacle to loving your wife, loving wealth, or loving your homeland, but do not prioritize the love of these things over the love of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يمكن أن تجتمع محبة الله مع الحب لغير الله كحب الزوجة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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