How does a person know that he loves Allah and His Messenger
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: How do I know that I love Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is clear. You love Him if what Allah loves is dearer to you. If what Allah loves is dearer to you and you prioritize it over what your soul loves, that is the sign of loving Allah. But if the opposite is the case, and you prioritize what your soul loves over what Allah loves, that is evidence of the scantiness of your love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) or its absence. The matter is clear in this. For this reason, some of the Salaf said: You will not be a lover of Allah until what Allah dislikes is more familiar to you than patience. What is more familiar to you than patience? What Allah dislikes and what harms you. What is the sign of the lover?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, he says: How do I know that I love Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is clear. You love Him if what Allah loves is dearer to you. If what Allah loves is dearer to you and you prioritize it over what your soul loves, that is the sign of loving Allah. But if the opposite is the case, and you prioritize what your soul loves over what Allah loves, that is evidence of the scantiness of your love for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) or its absence. The matter is clear in this. For this reason, some of the Salaf said: You will not be a lover of Allah until what Allah dislikes is more familiar to you than patience. What is more familiar to you than patience? What Allah dislikes and what harms you. What is the sign of the lover?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 55 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / كذا الولاية كلها لله لا لسواه/صالح الفوزان /العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:42)
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