Is Allah described as being in love?
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The questioner : ... Shaykh ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Love
The Shaykh : Heh, may Allah guide you, O ...
The questioner : The Sufis mention it...
The Shaykh : A Sufi is a Sufi, may Allah bless you, yes, where is it derived from?
The questioner : From wool
AThe Shaykh : From wool, and wool is on what?
The student: On the sheep
The questioner : Haha.
The Shaykh : Heh, in any case, these ... the ones who know what they are saying, and the correct view is that it is not permissible and that it is forbidden, but Allah is described with affection[Al-Buruj 85:14] and with intimacy [An-Nisa 4:125], but I ask you, which is higher, intimacy or love?
The student: Intimacy
The Shaykh : Intimacy, why?
The student: Because it ... loves him ...
The Shaykh : But I say, is intimacy more complete and higher, or is it love?
The student: I think it is love
The Shaykh : You have returned now, who knows this from?
The student: Intimacy is greater
The Shaykh : Greater
The student: The highest rank of love
The Shaykh : The highest rank of love, correct. Now, those who say Ibrahim is the intimate friend of Allah and Muhammad is the beloved of Allah, did they diminish Muhammad?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, they diminished Muhammad, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Muslim 532 Therefore, love is a description applied to every believer , but intimacy, we do not know that anyone is described with it except two, and they are Muhammad and Ibrahim only. So it is not permissible for us to say Musa is the intimate friend of Allah, nor to say 'Isa is the intimate friend of Allah, nor to say Nuh is the intimate friend of Allah. This is not for anyone but two, meaning we do not know that it was for anyone but two.
The student: The time is up, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Which is better, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or the Prophet of Allah Ibrahim?
The Shaykh : No, Muhammad (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) is better than all of them. The poet says:
"And the best of creation absolutely *** is our Prophet, so be tired of discord"
"And the best of creation absolutely *** is our Prophet, so be tired of discord"
The student: The time is up, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes, I forgot, yes
The questioner : ... that Allah ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : That Allah, if He loves someone, teaches Jibril ... from the jinn and mankind ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Why is love not ...
The Shaykh : ... I did not hear your voice, nor did others hear some ... did you hear something saying
The student: No.
The Shaykh : You are the closest of people to Him, and it is possible ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Love
The Shaykh : Heh, may Allah guide you, O ...
The questioner : The Sufis mention it...
The Shaykh : A Sufi is a Sufi, may Allah bless you, yes, where is it derived from?
The questioner : From wool
AThe Shaykh : From wool, and wool is on what?
The student: On the sheep
The questioner : Haha.
The Shaykh : Heh, in any case, these ... the ones who know what they are saying, and the correct view is that it is not permissible and that it is forbidden, but Allah is described with affection
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
وهو الغفور الودودAnd Allah took Abraham as an intimate friend.
واتخذ الله إبراهيم خليلاThe student: Intimacy
The Shaykh : Intimacy, why?
The student: Because it ... loves him ...
The Shaykh : But I say, is intimacy more complete and higher, or is it love?
The student: I think it is love
The Shaykh : You have returned now, who knows this from?
The student: Intimacy is greater
The Shaykh : Greater
The student: The highest rank of love
The Shaykh : The highest rank of love, correct. Now, those who say Ibrahim is the intimate friend of Allah and Muhammad is the beloved of Allah, did they diminish Muhammad?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, they diminished Muhammad, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
has taken me as His friend, as he took Ibrahim as His friend
اتخذني خليلا كما اتخذ إبراهيم خليلاIndeed, Allah loves the believers
إن الله يحب المؤمنينHe loves the righteous
يحب المتقينHe loves the patient
يحب الصابرينThe student: The time is up, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Which is better, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or the Prophet of Allah Ibrahim?
The Shaykh : No, Muhammad (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) is better than all of them. The poet says:
"And the best of creation absolutely *** is our Prophet, so be tired of discord"
"And the best of creation absolutely *** is our Prophet, so be tired of discord"
The student: The time is up, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes, I forgot, yes
The questioner : ... that Allah ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : That Allah, if He loves someone, teaches Jibril ... from the jinn and mankind ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Why is love not ...
The Shaykh : ... I did not hear your voice, nor did others hear some ... did you hear something saying
The student: No.
The Shaykh : You are the closest of people to Him, and it is possible ...