The Love of Allah and His Messenger Despite Deficiencies and Sins
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is the love of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, and the love of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established by seeking tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and adhering to the Sunnah, despite the deficiencies and sins that the servant commits? Is this a Shari'ah-compliant love for which one is rewarded? Is the love of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, and the love of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established by seeking tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and adhering to the Sunnah, despite the deficiencies and sins that the servant commits? Is this a love for which its owner is rewarded?
Answer:
What limit is there from which one is safe from deficiencies? What limit is there from which one is safe from sins? Despite this, one performs what Allah has made obligatory upon him, such as calling to Allah, explaining, and providing evidence. No one is perfect; if only the perfect one were to do this, no one would have done it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is the love of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, and the love of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established by seeking tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and adhering to the Sunnah, despite the deficiencies and sins that the servant commits? Is this a Shari'ah-compliant love for which one is rewarded? Is the love of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, and the love of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established by seeking tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and adhering to the Sunnah, despite the deficiencies and sins that the servant commits? Is this a love for which its owner is rewarded?
Answer:
What limit is there from which one is safe from deficiencies? What limit is there from which one is safe from sins? Despite this, one performs what Allah has made obligatory upon him, such as calling to Allah, explaining, and providing evidence. No one is perfect; if only the perfect one were to do this, no one would have done it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أسباب عبادة الأصنام : الغلو في المخلوق وإعطاؤه فوق منزلته — islamhouse.com (56:02)
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