informed us that it is a characteristic of belief and a sign of
enjoying the sweetness of faith. Anas ibn Maalik narrated that the
Prophet said: "One who attains the following three things will taste
the sweetness of faith: To make Allaah and His Messenger more beloved
to himself than anything else; to love a person for no other reason
except for the sake of Allaah; and to hate to return to disbelief just
as much as he would hate to be thrown into fire." [Al-Bukhaari and
Muslim].
The question arises: If thelove of Allaah The Almighty is obligatory
and if it is one of the qualities of belief, where do we stand with
respectto this love? Are we amongst those who truly love Allaah The
Almighty?Are we amongst those whom Allaah The Almighty loves?
Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {"O you who believe! Whoever
from among you turns back from his religion (Islaam), Allaah will
bringa people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards
the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the way of
Allaah, and never fearing the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace
of Allaah whichHe bestows on whom He wills. And Allaah is
All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower."} ] Quran 3: 54].
This verse mentions four of their qualities:
First: Humble towards thebelievers; merciful and compassionate with
them, just as the Prophet was in his leniency, mercy and compassion
with the believers.
Second: Stern towards the disbelievers.
Third: Fighting in the way of Allaah The Almighty with their
souls,tongues and wealth, and therefore fulfilling this claim of love.
Fourth: Not fearing blame for the sake of Allaah The Almighty, which
is an indication of their sincere love.
Generally speaking, one can gain the love of Allaah The Almighty
through following His commands and refraining from disobeying Him, as
well as favouring obedience to Him over anything elseand seeking His
pleasure.
If you wish to be amongst those whom Allaah loves, you must have their
qualities which are mentioned in the Qur'aan:
To do good: {"And do good. Truly, Allaah loves the good-doers."} [Quran,2: 195]
To repent and purify themselves: {"Truly, Allaahloves those who turn
unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves"} [Quran,
2: 222].
To be are pious: {"Yes, whoever fulfils his pledge and fears Allaah
much; verily, then Allaah loves those who are the pious"} [Quran, 3:
76].
To be patient: {"But they never lost heart for that which did befall
them in Allaah's way, nor did theyweaken nor degrade themselves. And
Allaah loves the patient"} [Quran, 3: 146]
To rely on Allaah: {"Then when you have taken a decision, rely on
Allaah, certainly, Allaah loves those who rely on Him."} [Quran 3:
159]
To be just: {"And if you judge, judge with justice between them.
Verily, Allaah loves those who act justly."} [Quran, 3: 42].
To be sincere in Jihaad: {"Verily Allaah loves thosewho fight in His
Cause in rows (ranks) as if they were a solid structure."} [Quran, 61:
4].
Ibn Al-Qayyim mentioned some actions that inspire the love of Allaah
The Almighty:
Reciting the Quran with attentiveness and pondering over its meanings.
Performing optional acts of worship after fulfillingthe obligatory ones.
Always remembering Allaah The Almighty in the heart, by the tongue and
deeds, because one will benefit proportional to the amount that he
remembers Allaah.
Favoring His love over any other love, particularly when your desires
become strong.
Striving hard to reach that which He loves.
Learning and pondering over His qualities and attributes, because the
one who learns and ponders over the qualities and attributes of Allaah
will certainly love Him due to this.
Thinking about His apparent and concealed favors and kindness.
Supplicating and appealing to Him during the last third of every
night, reciting His Book, standing with full servitude before Him
andbegging for His forgiveness.
Being around righteous people who sincerely love Allaah and learning
the best of what they say.
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