Reading the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he transmitted: "
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The reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The chapter on the signs of Allah the Exalted's love for the servant and the exhortation to adopt them and strive to attain them:
Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:31] .
And He said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:54].
And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6502 , narrated by al-Bukhari.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 3209 , agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And in a narration by Muslim: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2637a .
And from A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، بعث رجلاً على سرية فكان يقرأ لأصحابه قي صلاتهم، فيختم بـ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ، فلما رجعوا، ذكروا ذلك لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: سلوه لأي شيء يصنع ذلك؟ فسألوه، فقال: لأنها صفة الرحمن، فأنا أحب أن أقرأ بها، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أخبروه أن الله تعالى يحبه That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man on a military expedition, and he used to recite for his companions in their prayers, concluding with 'Say, He is Allah, the One.' When they returned, they mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: 'Ask him why he does that.' So they asked him, and he said: 'Because it is the description of the Most Merciful, so I love to recite it.' So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Inform him that Allah the Exalted loves him , agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim " .
Allah the Exalted said:
Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌAnd He said:
O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لائِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌAnd from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him
إن الله تعالى يقول: مَن عادى لي ولياً، فقد آذنته بالحرب، وما تقرب إلي عبدي بشيء أحب إلي مما افترضت عليه، وما يزال عبدي يتقرب إليَّ بالنوافل حتى أحبه، فإذا أحببته، كنت سمعه الذي يسمع به، وبصره الذي يبصر به، ويده التي يبطش بها، ورجله التي يمشي بها، ولئن سألني لأعطينه، ولئن استعاذني، لأعيذنهAnd from him (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying, 'Allah loves so and-so; O Gabriel! Love him.' Gabriel would love him and make an announcement amongst the inhabitants of the Heaven. 'Allah loves so-and-so, therefore you should love him also,' and so all the inhabitants of the Heaven would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth.
إذا أحب الله تعالى العبد، نادى جبريل، إن الله تعالى يحب فلاناً، فأحببه، فيحبه جبريل، فينادي في أهل السماء: إن الله يحب فلاناً فأحبوه، فيحبه أهل السماء، ثم يوضع له القبول في الأرضAnd in a narration by Muslim: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When Allah loves a servant, He calls Gabriel and says: Verily, I so and so; you should also love him, and then Gabriel begins to love him. Then he makes an announcement in the heaven saying: Allah loves so and so and you also love him, and then the inhabitants of the Heaven (the Angels) also begin to love him and then there is conferred honour upon him in the earth; and when Allah is angry with any servant He calls Gabriel and says: I am angry with such and such and you also become angry with him, and then Gabriel also becomes angry and then makes an announcement amongst the inhabitants of heaven: Verily Allah is angry with so-and so, so you also become angry with him, and thus they also become angry with him. Then he becomes the object of wrath on the earth also.
إن الله تعالى إذا أحب عبداً دعا جبريل، فقال: إني أحب فلانًا فأحببه، فيحبه جبريل، ثم ينادي في أهل السماء فيقول: إن الله يحب فلاناً فأحبوه فيحبه أهل السماء، ثم يوضع له القبول في الأرض، وإذا أبغض عبداً دعا جبريل، فيقول: إني أبغض فلاناً، فأبغضه، فيبغضه جبريل، ثم ينادي في أهل السماء إن الله يبغض فلاناً، فأبغضوه، فيبغضه أهل السماء ، ثم توضع له البغضاء في الأرضAnd from A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، بعث رجلاً على سرية فكان يقرأ لأصحابه قي صلاتهم، فيختم بـ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ، فلما رجعوا، ذكروا ذلك لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: سلوه لأي شيء يصنع ذلك؟ فسألوه، فقال: لأنها صفة الرحمن، فأنا أحب أن أقرأ بها، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أخبروه أن الله تعالى يحبه That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man on a military expedition, and he used to recite for his companions in their prayers, concluding with 'Say, He is Allah, the One.' When they returned, they mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: 'Ask him why he does that.' So they asked him, and he said: 'Because it is the description of the Most Merciful, so I love to recite it.' So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Inform him that Allah the Exalted loves him , agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim " .