Al Wala' Wal Bara' (Love and Hate for Allah's Sake)

Al Wala' Wal Bara' (Love and Hate for Allah's Sake)
Al Wala Wal Bara
In the current modern age, we find the Muslims in a pit of darkness.
The Muslims of today have adopted the ways of the enemy.They forbid
the good and enjoin the forbidden. They imitate the disbelievers and
choose them as their friends and trustees. They mock believers who
oppose the ways of the disbelievers and hypocrites. They help to
deviate people from the Path of Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu
alaiyhi wa sallam). They have left jihad for the pleasures and
pursuits of the material world. They have abandoned Shariah and
adopted Jahiliyyah. These people have strayed from the Straight Path
and they have turned away from al wala wal bara, and as a result, have
fallen into the trap of Shaytaan.
One of the aspects of iman is al wala wal baraloving and hating for
the sake of Allah Alone. It is one of the most important beliefsof
Islam after Tawheed. Allah says in His Book:
Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in
preference to believers. Whoever does this has no connection with
Allah unless you are guarding yourselves against them as a precaution.
Allah bids you to beware of Himself. And to Allah isthe journeying.
(Surat Ali Imran 3:28)
The reason why al wala wal bara is so important in Islam is because,
if it is taken into practice, it can remove all the characteristics of
Jahiliyyah from the Muslim Ummah, it guarantees the preservation of
the Ummah, and it distinguishes the believer from the disbeliever.
When one loves and hates for Allahs sake only, they are raised degrees
higher than those who love, hate, and act based on their own desires
or fake gods or for other meaningless things. Allah states in His
Speech:
Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah and those who
disbelieve do battle forthe cause of idols. So fight the friends of
Shaytaan. Surely, Shaytaans strategy is always weak. (Suratun-Nisaa
4:76)
This verse is speaking of al wala wal bara. Those who have iman and
belief and act upon al wala wal bara fight for Allahs cause and do
battle with His enemies to preserve His Deen, while those who
disbelieve fight for gods that dont evenexist. Allah commands:
And fight them until persecution is no moreand religion is for Allah.
(Suratul Baqarah2:193)
Only the people who love and hate for the sake of Allah will act upon
this command. These are the people that understand the meaning of al
wala walbara, which will be discussed below, InshaAllah.
The Prophet (sallallahualaiyhi wa sallam) said: The strongest bond of
faith is loyalty for the sake of Allah and opposition for His sake;
love for the sake of Allah and enmity for His sake.
But what does this loveand enmity exactly mean? Loving for the sake of
Allah means to love Allah and to show loyalty to Him by following His
Shariah. It means to love all that is good and permissible in the
Quran and Sunnah. This type of love requires one to defend Allahs deen
and to preserve it. It is to love those who are obedient to Allah and
to defend and assist them. These are the party of Allah. Enmity for
the sake of Allah signifies showing anger towards those who oppose
Allah, His Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam), His deen, and the
believers. It is to struggle and fight against them in order to uphold
and spread the way of Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi wa
sallam). There is a brilliant example of this in Ibrahim
(alaiyhis-salaam), as narrated by Allah in the Quran:
There is a good example for you in Ibrahim and those with him when
they told their people: Surely, we disassociateourselves from you and
all that you worship beside Allah. We have done with you. And there
has arisen between us and you enmity and hate forever until you
believe in Allah Alone. (Suratul Mumtahanah 60:4)
Al wala wal bara requires one to ally oneself with Allah, His
Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam), andthe believers
whereverthey are found against the disbelievers even ifit is against
their own relatives. We see this in the example of the Prophet
(sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam), who fought against hisown relatives
and his own clan, all for the sake of Allah.
Al wala wal bara aims to purify the society and rid the people of all
vices. For example, we are required to oppose the way of the
disbelievers. One of their habits is wasting their time in pursuing
their own material desires. A Muslim who does not act upon al wala wal
bara will imitate this habit and therefore become neglectful of his
duties to Allah. This will lead to a corrupt person, who will end up
raising a corrupt family, which will corrupt the communityin whole.
If we look at the situation today in Afghanistan, how many Muslims
today are willing to leave their worldly pursuits and come to the aid
of Islam and their Muslimbrothers and sisters and fight for Allahs
cause against His and our enemies? How many of them will act upon al
wala wal bara, which is called for today? The religious situation of
the Muslims of today is very pitiful and sad and the answer is that
only a handful will run out to assist Allah and the faithful
believers.
We call ourselves Muslims, but what exactly is a Muslim? We cant just
expect that belief in Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi wa
sallam) is enough to bequalified for Jannah. Allah says:
Or think you that you will enter Paradise while yet there has notcome
unto you the like of (that which came to)those who passed away before
you? Affliction and adversitybefell them, they were shaken as with
earthquake, till the messenger (of Allah) and those who believed along
with him said: When comes Allah's help? Now surely Allah's help is
nigh. (Suratul Baqarah 2:214)
If we believe that belief in Allah is enough, then there is no
difference between us and the pagan Arabs of the pre-Islamic period,
who claimed to believein Allah and at the same time, worshipped
hundreds of other gods. Al wala wal bara is what distinguishes a
believer from a disbeliever. A believer allies himself with Allah only
and with his final Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) and with
the believers. Allah says:
And the believers, menand women, are protecting friends one of
another; they enjointhe right and forbid the wrong and they establish
worship and they pay the poor-due and they obey Allah and His
Messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Indeed, Allah
is Mighty,Wise. (Suratut-Towbah9:71)
O you who believe! Whoever of you becomes a rebel against his deen,
(know that in his place) Allah will bring a people whom He loves and
who love Him, humble towards the believers, harsh towards the
disbelievers, striving in the way of Allah and not fearing the blame
of any blamer. (Suratul Maaidah 5:54)
In order to be considered a believer, one must believe in Allah and
His Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) as well as show and prove
that belief by assisting them and allying oneself with them against
the enemies of Islam. The plans of the disbelievers are clearlyexposed
in the Quran:
They long for you to disbelieve even as theydisbelieve, so that you
may be the same (as them). So do not choose friends from among then
until they go out in the way of Allah. (Suratun-Nisaa 4:89)
O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for
friends. They are friends of one another. And whoever of you takes
them for friends is (one) of them. SurelyAllah does not guide
wrongdoing people. (Suratul Maaidah 5:51)
We are warned to beware of the kaafireen, for, they say with their
mouths what is not in their hearts (3:167). They secretly plot against
the believers to get rid of them and their divine religionIslam. They
attack the Muslims and the people without the belief in al wala wal
bara will support themagainst the believers and this is what we see in
todays situation.
If the believers join together as one brotherhood, sharing amutual
love and hate for the sake of Allah, Islam will come out on top
regardless of how powerful their enemies may be. Whenthe Prophet
(sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) and his companions (radiyyallahu anhum)
fought their battles, their enemies were always more in number and had
betterarmor, but the Muslimswere victorious as in the Battle of Badr.
Theyshared one cause: fighting for the sake of Allah. Today, we need
Muslims to do the same for their brothers, but where are they?
Al wala wal bara is something which is lacking in the hearts and
actions of Muslims worldwide. It is one of the more important aspects
of Islam. It wasbecause of this aspect that the companions and their
Chief Leader Muhammad (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam), together,
peacefully conquered lands and hearts all over the globe by the will
and grace of Allah Subhanahu wa Taala.
Subhannallahi wa bi hamdih! Subhannallahil-adheem!

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