regarding the love of the awliya (close friends of Allah) in the presence of enmity toward some of the awliya
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. If a person loves... and he loves a specific person and loves the enemy of that person...
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : For example, a person loves one of the scholars.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...there is envy between them and hatred between them, and in fact some are enemies of others. So you find this person loves this scholar because of the righteous deeds he has, and he does not love the enmity toward a specific person.
The Shaykh : Now, does that mean he hated the deed, hated the deed of this person who deviated from the straight path?
The questioner : He hated this deed.
The Shaykh : That is, there is nothing wrong with it. This occurs, but with the love of this person for the individual, while he is an enemy of the one he loves. This is not possible. This is not possible. But it can be like what I said: a scholar who may have benefited people with his knowledge, but there is enmity between him and the other scholars he loves. This enmity is not present in reality. I mean, the enmity must be dead, yes. We have taken three, yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : For example, a person loves one of the scholars.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...there is envy between them and hatred between them, and in fact some are enemies of others. So you find this person loves this scholar because of the righteous deeds he has, and he does not love the enmity toward a specific person.
The Shaykh : Now, does that mean he hated the deed, hated the deed of this person who deviated from the straight path?
The questioner : He hated this deed.
The Shaykh : That is, there is nothing wrong with it. This occurs, but with the love of this person for the individual, while he is an enemy of the one he loves. This is not possible. This is not possible. But it can be like what I said: a scholar who may have benefited people with his knowledge, but there is enmity between him and the other scholars he loves. This enmity is not present in reality. I mean, the enmity must be dead, yes. We have taken three, yes.