Attachment to a Righteous Sister and Keeping the Company of the Righteous
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Question:
This is a woman asking. She says: I have a sister to whom Allah has granted Islamic knowledge, understanding, humility, and asceticism regarding this world, which has made me eager to keep her company in order to benefit from her. However, I fear that my heart will become attached to her. How can I combine keeping the company of the righteous with maintaining attachment to Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Nothing prevents you from loving the righteous and being attached to them while also loving Allah the Exalted. Loving for the sake of Allah and hating for the sake of Allah is part of loyalty and disavowal. Does it not stand to reason that if you love your brother or sister in faith and religion, this is a right, a right they have over you? After the love of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), you love them because they love Allah, because Allah loves them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This is a woman asking. She says: I have a sister to whom Allah has granted Islamic knowledge, understanding, humility, and asceticism regarding this world, which has made me eager to keep her company in order to benefit from her. However, I fear that my heart will become attached to her. How can I combine keeping the company of the righteous with maintaining attachment to Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Nothing prevents you from loving the righteous and being attached to them while also loving Allah the Exalted. Loving for the sake of Allah and hating for the sake of Allah is part of loyalty and disavowal. Does it not stand to reason that if you love your brother or sister in faith and religion, this is a right, a right they have over you? After the love of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), you love them because they love Allah, because Allah loves them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، باب التغرب في الفتنة — islamhouse.com (52:50)
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