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Loving for the Sake of Allah ﷻ
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Mu’adh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ فِي جَلَالِي لَهُمْ مَنَابِرُ مِنْ نُورٍ يَغْبِطُهُمْ النَّبِيُّونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ
“Allah Almighty said: Those who love each other for the sake of my glory will be upon pulpits of light, admired by the prophets and the martyrs.”
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2390, Grade: Sahih]
They only loved each other for the sake of Allah ﷻ, they gathered in the pleasure of Allah ﷻ, and they separated in the pleasure of Allah ﷻ.
And Allah ﷻ says
وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا
But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups
[39:73]
Ibn Al Qayyim رحمه الله said “Allah refuses to let a slave enter paradise by himself, rather they will enter in groups together”
Imagine you and your brothers, entering Jannah holding each other’s hands.
Allah ﷻ says
إِنَّمَا المُؤمِنُونَ إِخوَة
Indeed the believers are but brothers
[49:10]
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In another Hadith,
which details the 7 categories of people that will be under the shade of Allah ﷻ. One of them was:
ورجلان تحابا في اللَّه اجتمعا عليه وتفرقا عليه
” And two people who loved each other for the sake of Allah, they gathered upon it and they separated upon it”
[Sahih al-Bukhārī 629, Sahih Muslim 1031]
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On top of this,
The Prophet ﷺ mentioned this category on its own!
قال رسول الله ﷺ:
إن اللَّه تعالى يقول يوم القيامة: أين المتحابون بجلالي؟ اليوم أظلهم في ظلي يوم لا ظل إلا ظلي
Indeed Allah will say on Qiyamah “Where are those who loved for the sake of my glory? Today I will shade them in my shade on a day when there is no shade except my shade” [Sahih Muslim 2566] سبحان الله
So if you want these rewards, surround yourself with good friends who love you for the sake of Allah ﷻ nothing less!
You’ll bring out the goodness in each other and earn the pleasure of Allah ﷻ.
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May Allah ﷻ make us among those who love for the sake of Allah and hate for the sake of Allah ﷻ.
آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ
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