Personal, - Steadfast Love of Allaah - II

The Real Life is that of the Lovers of Allaah The Almighty
It is true that there is no real life except that of those whose eyes
are comfortable with their Beloved. Their souls find rest with Him,
and their hearts are reassured with Him. They enjoy being close to Him
and are delighted with His love. Indeed, there is a need in the heart
that is not satisfied except by loving Allaah, craving for him, and
returning to Him in repentance. Nothing else can make a person
comfortable. If a person does not attain this, he will lead a life of
worries, sadness, pain and sorrow. If he is a motivated person with
high ambition, his soul will waste away in regret for this worldly
life as his soul cannot be content with such an inferior status in
life. However, if he is mean and base, he will foresake this treasure
like the lowest of animals. Indeed, eyes find no comfort except in
loving Allaah.
Examples of True Lovers
Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, may Allaah be pleased with him, was at the head
of the Ummah )Muslim Nation( with his love of Allaah The Exalted: Bakr
Al-Muzani, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said, "Abu Bakr did not
excel among the Companions of Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
due to plentiful fasting or prayer; rather, he was superior to them
due to something that had settled firmly in his heart." Ibraaheem, may
Allaah have mercy upon him, reported that he was informed that Ibn
'Ulayyah, may Allaah have mercy upon him, commented on the Hadeeth
mentioned above, saying, "What had settled in his ]Abu Bakr's[ heart
was the love of Allaah The Exalted and giving advice to His creation."
Ibn 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, would ask for the love of
Allaah: Ibn 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, would supplicate to
Allaah The Almighty on the mountains of As-Safa and Al-Marwah and
during other rituals of pilgrimage, saying, "O Allaah! Make me among
those who love You, love Your angels, love Your messengers and love
Your righteous slaves. O Allaah! love me and make Your angels, Your
messengers and Your righteous slaves love me."
Allaah's Love was the motto of Hakeem ibn Hizaam, may Allaah be
pleased with him: Hakeem ibn Hizaam, may Allaah be pleased with him,
would circumambulate the Ka'bah, saying, "No one is worthy of worship
but Allaah, the Good Lord and the Good God. I love and fear Him."
Signs of True Love
Loving Allaah is like a blessed tree whose roots are firmly fixed and
its branches are high in the sky. It produces its fruits in the heart
and on the tongue and organs. Allaah The Almighty describes those who
love Him with several qualities; He Says )what means(:
*}O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his
religion - Allaah will bring forth ]in place of them[ a people He will
love and who will love Him ]who are[ humble toward the believers,
powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allaah
and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allaah; He
bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allaah is All-Encompassing and
Knowing.{]Quran 5:54[
*}Say, ]O Muhammad[, "If you should love Allaah, then follow me, ]so[
Allaah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allaah is
Forgiving and Merciful."{]Quran 3:31[
Thus, Allaah The Almighty describes such believers as having five
characteristics:
1- Humbleness, leniency, modesty, and mercy and compassion towards believers.
2- Dominance against disbelievers and disassociation from them.
3- Making Jihaad in the cause of Allaah with their lives and wealth to
support Islam and bring people back to it.
4- Endeavoring to please Allaah The Almighty and paying no attention
to people's rebuke or criticism.
5- Following the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and obeying him.
Another characteristic that distinguishes such people is the desire to
meet Allaah The Almighty in Paradise and to gaze at His Face.
Ibn Rajab, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said, "The aspiration of
the righteous, knowledgeable Muslims who love Allaah and yearn to see
Allaah in the Hereafter is to gaze at His Face in Paradise and be
closer to Him."
We ask Allaah The Almighty to endow us with His love and that we may
look at His Noble Face in Paradise.