The Companions' Disagreement on the Interpretation of Love
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Did the Companions differ in their interpretation of love?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Did the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) differ in their interpretation of love?
The Shaykh:
How is love interpreted? What is the meaning of interpreting love? We affirm love for Allah; He loves them and they love Him, and it is not like the love of a created being for another created being. Yes, we affirm it as it came, and we do not interpret it in a way that matches the attributes of created beings. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Did the Companions differ in their interpretation of love?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Did the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) differ in their interpretation of love?
The Shaykh:
How is love interpreted? What is the meaning of interpreting love? We affirm love for Allah; He loves them and they love Him, and it is not like the love of a created being for another created being. Yes, we affirm it as it came, and we do not interpret it in a way that matches the attributes of created beings. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بما وصف الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - به ربه — islamhouse.com (51:16)
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