How do we establish love for Allah, and what are its categories?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Is love a leaning, Aqil? No, absolutely not. The leaning is an effect of love. Love is a description that cannot be described. You know all the innate descriptions; it is impossible for a human to describe them. For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his book *Rawdat al-Muhibbin* more than twenty definitions of love, and he said: "It is not possible to know love except by its own term: love is love." You know, so we also say regarding will: it is the willer's leaning toward what benefits him or harms him, and... the will.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We have now mentioned the rules. Do we say that Allah has this attribute? This is the rule that Allah has attributes and that He has names.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean you do not want us to investigate?
The questioner : We do not investigate, Shaykh, but I mean now to clarify these rules.
The Shaykh : It is not possible. As long as we are with the Prophet, we proceed according to the hadiths. How do we establish the rules? We take the rules from the hadiths according to what is in the hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Be patient. Let us see what the brother has and what the problem is now?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If it passes by us in the hadith, there is no harm. It is better to remember the rules. For example, here is one of the rules: Do we establish an attribute for Allah, or do we say He has a name without an attribute? Now the evidence is in our hands. In fiqh, there are issues and rulings that require evidence; that is, fiqh is built upon evidence. But here, we have denied the rulings based on the evidence. The important thing is, do you want us to shorten the speech or not? Fine, okay.
The Shaykh : Is love a leaning, Aqil? No, absolutely not. The leaning is an effect of love. Love is a description that cannot be described. You know all the innate descriptions; it is impossible for a human to describe them. For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his book *Rawdat al-Muhibbin* more than twenty definitions of love, and he said: "It is not possible to know love except by its own term: love is love." You know, so we also say regarding will: it is the willer's leaning toward what benefits him or harms him, and... the will.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We have now mentioned the rules. Do we say that Allah has this attribute? This is the rule that Allah has attributes and that He has names.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean you do not want us to investigate?
The questioner : We do not investigate, Shaykh, but I mean now to clarify these rules.
The Shaykh : It is not possible. As long as we are with the Prophet, we proceed according to the hadiths. How do we establish the rules? We take the rules from the hadiths according to what is in the hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Be patient. Let us see what the brother has and what the problem is now?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If it passes by us in the hadith, there is no harm. It is better to remember the rules. For example, here is one of the rules: Do we establish an attribute for Allah, or do we say He has a name without an attribute? Now the evidence is in our hands. In fiqh, there are issues and rulings that require evidence; that is, fiqh is built upon evidence. But here, we have denied the rulings based on the evidence. The important thing is, do you want us to shorten the speech or not? Fine, okay.