A husband’s love for his wife for her religion or for her beauty
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man loves his wife for her religion and her character, does he receive reward for this? And if he loves her merely for her beauty, does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
No, he does not sin by that. But he should love her because she is obedient to Allah and His Messenger. This is a higher form of love because it is religious love, whereas the first is natural love. Yes. Loving her for her beauty is natural love. Loving her because she is pious and because she is a believer is religious love. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man loves his wife for her religion and her character, does he receive reward for this? And if he loves her merely for her beauty, does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
No, he does not sin by that. But he should love her because she is obedient to Allah and His Messenger. This is a higher form of love because it is religious love, whereas the first is natural love. Yes. Loving her for her beauty is natural love. Loving her because she is pious and because she is a believer is religious love. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فمن المحبة النافعة : محبة الزوجة وما ملكت يمين الرجل — islamhouse.com (45:34)
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