What is the reality of loving Allah the Exalted and loving other than Allah?
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Question:
The hadith regarding love mentions, in the context of love: giving priority to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as well?
Answer:
Yes, the perfection of love includes giving priority to the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and giving priority to obeying Allah by performing the obligatory acts and avoiding the forbidden. And the weakness of love is manifested by the occurrence of sins.
... Loving other than Allah: The love that results in worshipping other than Allah, calling upon them for aid, making vows to them, and speaking ill of the religion for their sake. The point is: it means that worship of other than Allah is achieved through it, as the polytheists did with their idols. They loved them as they love Allah by calling upon them, seeking their aid, making vows to them, and the like. The point is, if it is accompanied by the worship of other than Allah.
As for one who loves his family or his group and prefers them to the extent that he disobeys Allah for their sake, this is a deficiency in faith and a weakness in faith. One may disobey Allah for the sake of his wife, or for the sake of his child, or for the sake of his father; this is a deficiency in faith. We ask Allah for safety from this.
The hadith regarding love mentions, in the context of love: giving priority to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as well?
Answer:
Yes, the perfection of love includes giving priority to the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and giving priority to obeying Allah by performing the obligatory acts and avoiding the forbidden. And the weakness of love is manifested by the occurrence of sins.
... Loving other than Allah: The love that results in worshipping other than Allah, calling upon them for aid, making vows to them, and speaking ill of the religion for their sake. The point is: it means that worship of other than Allah is achieved through it, as the polytheists did with their idols. They loved them as they love Allah by calling upon them, seeking their aid, making vows to them, and the like. The point is, if it is accompanied by the worship of other than Allah.
As for one who loves his family or his group and prefers them to the extent that he disobeys Allah for their sake, this is a deficiency in faith and a weakness in faith. One may disobey Allah for the sake of his wife, or for the sake of his child, or for the sake of his father; this is a deficiency in faith. We ask Allah for safety from this.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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