Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement and his saying: (And of the people are those who take others besides Allah as equals, loving them as they love Allah)

The Shaykh : ...
The student: Yes, it applies.

The Shaykh : It applies, because it is obligatory for you to love the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a love that is not like the love of Allah, for you only love the Messenger as a consequence of loving Allah. You love the Messenger as a consequence of loving Allah (Mighty and Majestic), not as if he were an equal to Allah...
We are monotheists in our worship of Allah. Here, we must know the difference between loving with Allah and loving for Allah. Loving with Allah is to make other than Allah equal to Him in love, or even greater, and this is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Loving for Allah, or in Allah, is to love this person as a consequence...
The student: ...of loving Allah.

The Shaykh : Following the love of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), good. The point here is His saying: The verse was cited in the context of blame, not praise. Accordingly, it is not permissible for us to make equals for Allah, for He (Glorified and Exalted is He) has no equal and no likeness.