How do we reconcile the hadith (Three qualities in which one finds the sweetness of faith) with the hadith (Love your beloved gently, for he may become your enemy...)?
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The questioner : All right, Shaykh, regarding the hadith Sahih al-Bukhari 16, this hadith and the hadith Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1997Hasan (Darussalam) ... a brief insight?
The Shaykh : My brother, there is no contradiction between the two. That one,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1997Hasan (Darussalam), does not mean that you do not love him in Allah completely, but rather that you do not act with him practically as if he were, for example, a Prophet, because one fears that he might turn, for example... So, where love exists when its cause is present, it must be complete, meaning only as a precaution.
The questioner : As a precaution, meaning you do not withhold from him, meaning?
The Shaykh : You do not withhold from him, meaning you do not display a love for him that would mislead him, and so on.
The questioner : ... .
Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake
ثلاث من كن فيه وجد حلاوة الإيمان أن يكون الله و رسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما و أن يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله ...Love your beloved moderately, perhaps he becomes hated to you someday.
أحبب حبيبك هونا ما عسى أن يكون بغيضك يوما ماThe Shaykh : My brother, there is no contradiction between the two. That one,
Love your beloved moderately
أحبب حبيبك هونا ما ...The questioner : As a precaution, meaning you do not withhold from him, meaning?
The Shaykh : You do not withhold from him, meaning you do not display a love for him that would mislead him, and so on.
The questioner : ... .