What is the reality of love for the sake of Allah?

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Question:
What is the reality of love for the sake of Allah?

Answer:
You love a person not for any other reason than for the sake of Allah; you do not love him for the sake of worldly greed, but rather you love him for the sake of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, because he is a righteous servant, so you love him for the sake of Allah, in the hope that Allah loves him. It has come in the hadith:

There are three things for which whomever has them, then he has tasted the sweetness of faith: The one for whom Allah and His Messenger are more beloved than anything else; whoever loves someone and he does not love him except for the sake of Allah, and whoever hates to return to disbelief after Allah has saved him

ثلاث من كن فيه وجد طعم الإيمان أن يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما، وأن يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله، وأن يكره أن يعود في الكفر بعد إذ أنقذه الله

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2624Sahih (Darussalam)

and that he would prefer to be thrown into the Fire

وأن يقذف في النار،

So love for the sake of Allah is pure love that contains no worldly greed or any of the objectives of this world, but rather you love him for the sake of his religion, his knowledge, and his obedience to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes. May Allah reward you.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حقيقة المحبة في الله؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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