Informing one's brother of his love for him in Allah without any condition for it?
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The questioner : There is, O Shaykh... some people say: "Your brother in Allah,"... and they say it is not appropriate unless it is established with its conditions?
The Shaykh : With what?
The questioner : Until its conditions are met.
The Shaykh : What are they? What are they?
The questioner : Because if he has money, he prefers him over himself and...
The Shaykh : This statement you related from some of the brothers is not correct in the Sunnah. Rather, what is established in the Sunnah is that a man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while a man was passing by, and this man sitting with the Prophet said: "I love this man, O Messenger of Allah." He said: He said: No, so he stood up and went to him and caught up with him, and said: "I love you for the sake of Allah." He said: "May Allah love you for the sake of which you loved me."
So I do not know where they brought this condition from; it is a condition with no basis. What can be said is that love for the sake of Allah has conditions, in the sense that these conditions are not prerequisites, but rather they are among the necessary consequences of this love. So if you love a Muslim brother of yours with a special love, you love him by looking at what has become apparent to you of his worship, his good conduct, his humility, his knowledge, his... to the end; whatever has given him a special place in your heart; then you say to him: "I love you for the sake of Allah."
Listen.
The Shaykh : With what?
The questioner : Until its conditions are met.
The Shaykh : What are they? What are they?
The questioner : Because if he has money, he prefers him over himself and...
The Shaykh : This statement you related from some of the brothers is not correct in the Sunnah. Rather, what is established in the Sunnah is that a man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while a man was passing by, and this man sitting with the Prophet said: "I love this man, O Messenger of Allah." He said:
Shall I not inform him?
أفلا أخبرته ؟So I do not know where they brought this condition from; it is a condition with no basis. What can be said is that love for the sake of Allah has conditions, in the sense that these conditions are not prerequisites, but rather they are among the necessary consequences of this love. So if you love a Muslim brother of yours with a special love, you love him by looking at what has become apparent to you of his worship, his good conduct, his humility, his knowledge, his... to the end; whatever has given him a special place in your heart; then you say to him: "I love you for the sake of Allah."
Listen.
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