Likewise, he strives to oppose his loved ones *** Where is the love, O brother of Satan? (From the love of Allah comes the love of His awliya (close friends of Allah), and for this reason, one who hates the Companions is not a lover of Allah)
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The Shaykh : He said:
"Likewise, he strives to oppose his loved ones" means that he loves his enemies and strives to oppose his loved ones as much as he is able.
"Where is the love, O brother of Satan?" It does not exist. For this reason, a sign of a person's love for Allah is that he loves those who worship Allah. So if you find in yourself hatred for any of the servants of Allah, it is obligatory for you to correct your faith and your love for Allah. It is not possible to hate any of the awliya (close friends of Allah). For this reason, we see that the people furthest from the love of Allah are those who hate the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, the one who hates the Companions undoubtedly does not love Allah, because the Companions are among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and they are the best of generations, as stated in a text from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So if a person hates them, how can he say, "I love Allah," if he hates them and insults them? In reality, he has slandered them, and he has slandered the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he has slandered the Shari'ah of Allah, and he has slandered Allah. Correct? Good. How did he slander them? By insulting them, it is clear. He slandered the Shari'ah because the Shari'ah was received from them. Who conveyed the Shari'ah to the Ummah? ... The Companions. So if he slanders them and claims they are not just, how can we trust a Shari'ah that comes through a path whose people are not just? He slandered the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). How? Because his Companions are these people, and a person is with the one he loves. One is judged by his companion. For this reason, the wise poet said:
"Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion *** For every companion imitates the one he keeps company with".
Good. They slandered Allah by claiming that Allah chose these open sinners, may Allah protect us from that, to be the Companions of the best of creation in the sight of Allah. They slandered Allah. Does wisdom reject this or support it? It rejects it to the utmost degree. So the point is that everyone claims to love Allah, yet loves the enemies of Allah and hates the awliya (close friends of Allah); he is a liar in what he says. Yes.
"Likewise, he strives to oppose his loved ones" means that he loves his enemies and strives to oppose his loved ones as much as he is able.
"Where is the love, O brother of Satan?" It does not exist. For this reason, a sign of a person's love for Allah is that he loves those who worship Allah. So if you find in yourself hatred for any of the servants of Allah, it is obligatory for you to correct your faith and your love for Allah. It is not possible to hate any of the awliya (close friends of Allah). For this reason, we see that the people furthest from the love of Allah are those who hate the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, the one who hates the Companions undoubtedly does not love Allah, because the Companions are among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and they are the best of generations, as stated in a text from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So if a person hates them, how can he say, "I love Allah," if he hates them and insults them? In reality, he has slandered them, and he has slandered the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he has slandered the Shari'ah of Allah, and he has slandered Allah. Correct? Good. How did he slander them? By insulting them, it is clear. He slandered the Shari'ah because the Shari'ah was received from them. Who conveyed the Shari'ah to the Ummah? ... The Companions. So if he slanders them and claims they are not just, how can we trust a Shari'ah that comes through a path whose people are not just? He slandered the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). How? Because his Companions are these people, and a person is with the one he loves. One is judged by his companion. For this reason, the wise poet said:
"Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion *** For every companion imitates the one he keeps company with".
Good. They slandered Allah by claiming that Allah chose these open sinners, may Allah protect us from that, to be the Companions of the best of creation in the sight of Allah. They slandered Allah. Does wisdom reject this or support it? It rejects it to the utmost degree. So the point is that everyone claims to love Allah, yet loves the enemies of Allah and hates the awliya (close friends of Allah); he is a liar in what he says. Yes.