The Criterion for Loving for the Sake of Allah and Hating for the Sake of Allah
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The questioner:
What is the legal criterion for love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah, and is it the case that the heart inclines toward loving someone?
The Shaykh:
You love him not for the sake of worldly gain, nor for the sake of emotion, but rather you love him because he is a Muslim and because he is among the righteous servants of Allah. This is the criterion. As for if you love him for the sake of money, or simply because he is a relative, then that is not love for the sake of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And that a person loves [someone] not for anything other than Allah, not for anything other than Allah, not for anything else. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
What is the legal criterion for love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah, and is it the case that the heart inclines toward loving someone?
The Shaykh:
You love him not for the sake of worldly gain, nor for the sake of emotion, but rather you love him because he is a Muslim and because he is among the righteous servants of Allah. This is the criterion. As for if you love him for the sake of money, or simply because he is a relative, then that is not love for the sake of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And that a person loves [someone] not for anything other than Allah, not for anything other than Allah, not for anything else. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/108 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:47)
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