The Eight Beloved Things Mentioned in the Qur'an

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. The listener Ibrahim Abu Hamid sent a message containing a collection of questions. In one of his questions, he says: What are the eight beloved things mentioned in the Qur'an, and is a Muslim to be blamed for loving them?

Answer:
The eight beloved things mentioned in the Qur'an are referred to in the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger

قُلْ إِن كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَاكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ

[At-Tawbah 9:24]

and all their striving in His cause, so wait for the command of Allah. And Allah does not guide the corrupt people. If one prioritizes the love of these things over the love of Allah, the love of His Messenger, and migration and jihad in the cause of Allah, then he is threatened with this severe warning. However, if he does not prioritize their love over the love of Allah and His Messenger, and migration and jihad, then he is not to be blamed for loving them. The blame is not for loving them, because the soul naturally loves these things and because it needs them. Rather, the blame is on the one who prioritizes their love over the love of Allah and His Messenger, and jihad in the cause of Allah. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4310- المحبوبات الثمان المذكورة في القرآن - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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