Love and hatred for the sake of Allah are based on the degree of obedience and sin

Question:
A message was sent from al-Dawadimi by a listener from there, saying: Your brother in Allah, Muhammad Nur al-Da'im, a Sudanese resident of al-Dawadimi. His brother has some questions. In one of them, he says: I have a brother who was committed to his religion, but now he has committed some sins. He swore that he would repent, but I hate him intensely. What is your guidance for me? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
You must advise him for the sake of Allah and urge him to stick to repentance. Praise be to Allah, for whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. You hate him for his sins to the extent of his sin, and you love him to the extent of his tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and his obedience to Allah. The heart has room for this; the heart of a believer has room for love and hatred. You love him for the sake of Allah because he is a Muslim, and you hate him for the sake of Allah for the sins he has displayed. If he repents and turns back to Allah, you return from hating him to loving him, and you love him for the sake of Allah, and he is your believing brother. If he persists in the sin and does not repent, your heart has room for both: you love him for his faith and his love of Allah, and you hate the sin he has, and you hate him to the extent of it. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.