The Meaning of Love in the Attributes of Allah and Its Interpretation by Necessary Implication
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The questioner:
Likewise, the Shaykh informed you, may Allah guide you, but he told us that the attribute of dominance shares with the attribute of the created being in both wording and meaning. So how does it share in meaning? And the meaning of love among humans is to prepare for the beloved. So is that the case for Allah? Or what is the meaning that is obligatory?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the meaning of love is undoubtedly that it exists between the lover and the beloved. There is an inclination between the lover and the beloved, but this inclination differs. It differs between the Creator and the created. So the inclination of the created being is not like the inclination of the Creator toward this thing.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Is interpretation by necessary implication correct? It was said that we affirm love for Allah, and those who oppose it answer the believers. Especially since some of the Salaf, including Imam Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him), interpreted it by necessary implication. So is it said that way?
The Shaykh:
Yes, among the fruits of love is Allah’s love for the believers, in that He rewards them. He rewards them, recompenses them, and honors them. This is without doubt. Love is never without a fruit.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him. Glorified and Exalted is He. His eminence with this phrase.
Likewise, the Shaykh informed you, may Allah guide you, but he told us that the attribute of dominance shares with the attribute of the created being in both wording and meaning. So how does it share in meaning? And the meaning of love among humans is to prepare for the beloved. So is that the case for Allah? Or what is the meaning that is obligatory?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the meaning of love is undoubtedly that it exists between the lover and the beloved. There is an inclination between the lover and the beloved, but this inclination differs. It differs between the Creator and the created. So the inclination of the created being is not like the inclination of the Creator toward this thing.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Is interpretation by necessary implication correct? It was said that we affirm love for Allah, and those who oppose it answer the believers. Especially since some of the Salaf, including Imam Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him), interpreted it by necessary implication. So is it said that way?
The Shaykh:
Yes, among the fruits of love is Allah’s love for the believers, in that He rewards them. He rewards them, recompenses them, and honors them. This is without doubt. Love is never without a fruit.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him. Glorified and Exalted is He. His eminence with this phrase.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : فمما جاء من آيات الصفات — islamhouse.com (53:06)
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