Does loving the People of the House mean that we love 'Ali more than Abu Bakr?
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The questioner : ... Does this mean that we love 'Ali more than Abu Bakr?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We love him, yes. We love him for his kinship more than we love Abu Bakr. But in terms of faith, we do not love Abu Bakr more, even in a general sense, because the foundation of loving the People of the House is that their love for kinship is subordinate to their love for faith. Therefore, if faith is absent, we do not love them at all. The foundation is the love of faith. Yes.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We love him, yes. We love him for his kinship more than we love Abu Bakr. But in terms of faith, we do not love Abu Bakr more, even in a general sense, because the foundation of loving the People of the House is that their love for kinship is subordinate to their love for faith. Therefore, if faith is absent, we do not love them at all. The foundation is the love of faith. Yes.