hadith love for Allah's sake

hadith love for Allah's sake

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith:

1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else.

2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.

 3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the fire." (Bukhari)

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Ten Causes that Result in Allah’s

Love for His Slave and the Slave’s Love for his Lord

Author: Ibnul Qayyim al Jawziyyah, Source: Madarij as-Saalikeen

First: Reciting the Qur’an while pondering over its meanings and what is meant by it.

Second: You can get closer to Allah by performing voluntary deeds after completing obligatory deeds. This is as is stated in a Hadith Qudsi: “My slave continues getting closer to Me by performing voluntary deeds until I love him.”

Third: Continual remembrance of Allah under all circumstances, with one’s tongue, heart and actions. The extent of one’s love of Allah is determined by this.

Fourth: Giving precedence to what He loves over what you love when you are overtaken by your desires.

Fifth: The heart being avid of Allah’s Names, and Attributes and the heart roaming in that garden of knowledge.

Sixth: Observing Allah’s kindness, goodness and bounties, both hidden and open.

• Seventh: This is the most wonderful, the heart being soft, subdued and meek before Allah.

• Eighth: Being alone with Allah during the time when the Lord descends during the last portion of the night while reading the Quran or praying and ending that by asking for forgiveness and repenting.

Ninth: Sitting with the beloved and sincere people, benefitting from the most fruitful of their speech. And not to speak unless speaking is more beneficial and you know that it will improve your state and be beneficial to others.

Tenth: Staying away from every cause that comes between the heart and Allah.

When Allah lets us love another, that means, by Allah's Wisdom, we are the best for each other. Tests are sent with Allah's Wisdom for He is Nurturing us. Isn't our ultimate destination, Jannah Firdaus?

When the one we love hurts us, the hurt is deep indeed and the duas are deep. Hence our closeness to Allah has increased. When we love each other for Allah’s sake then He loves us and so do the multitude of Angels in the Heavens.

Multiple Choice

What is the benefit of loving another for the sake of Allah?

• Allah will forgive your sins past and present.

• Allah will shower you with so much blessing

• Allah will give you a shade on Judgment Day when the sun will be directly over our heads and no shade will be found, except those whom Allah will shade.

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List 2-3 other types of "LOVE" and compare them with love for Allah's sake.