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What are the signs of Allaah�s love for His slave?.

Answer :

Praise be to Allaah.

You have asked about a serious and weighty matter, which none attain
but very few of the righteous slaves of Allaah.

The love of Allaah is �the status for which the righteous compete and
strive� It is the nourishment of hearts and souls� the delight of the
eyes� It is the life of which one who is denied it is dead� the light
which the one who loses it is in deep darkness� the healing of which
the one who is denied is sick� the joy which the one who is deprived
of it lives in distress and pain� It is the spirit of faith and good
deeds� by means of which one may draw closer to Allaah� which, when
it is absent, one is like a body in which there is no soul.�

O Allaah, make us among those whom You love.

The love of Allaah has signs and causes which are like the key to the
door. These causes include the following:

1 �Following the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him). Allaah says in His Holy Book (interpretation of
the meaning):

�Say (O Muhammad to mankind): If you (really) love Allaah, then
follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur�aan and the
Sunnah), Allaah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allaah
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful�

[Aal �Imraan 3:31]

2-5 � Being humble towards the believers and stern towards the
kaafirs, waging jihad for the sake of Allaah, and not fearing anyone
or anything but Him. Allaah has mentioned these qualities in a single
verse, in which He says (interpretation of the meaning):

�O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his
religion (Islam), Allaah will bring a 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 fear of the
blame of the blamers�

[al-Maa'idah 5:54]

In this verse Allaah describes the attributes of those whom He loves,
the first of which is: humility and not being arrogant towards the
Muslims, and being stern towards the kaafirs, and not humbling or
humiliating oneself before them. They (the ones whom Allaah loves)
strive for the sake of Allaah, against the Shaytaan, the kuffaar, the
hypocrites and the evildoers, and they strive against their own
selves (jihad al-nafs). They do not fear the blame of any blamer,
because so long as they are following the commands of their religion,
he will not care about anyone who mocks him or blames him.

6 � Doing naafil (supererogatory) acts of worship. Allaah says �
according to a hadeeth qudsi � �My slave keeps drawing near to me by
means of supererogatory acts of worship until I love Him.�
Supererogatory acts of worship include naafil prayers, charity,
�Umrah, Hajj and fasting.

8-12 � Loving, visiting one another, helping one another
(financially) and offering sincere advice to one another for the sake
of Allaah.

These attributes were mentioned in a single hadeeth in which the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) narrated that
his Lord said: �My love is guaranteed for two who love one another
for My sake; My love is guaranteed for two who visit one another for
My sake; My love is guaranteed for two who help one another
(financially) for My sake; My love is guaranteed to two who uphold
ties with one another for My sake.�

Narrated by Ahmad, 4/236 and 5/236; al-Tanaasuh by Ibn Hibbaan,
3/338; the two ahaadeeth were classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani
in Saheeh al-Targheeb wa�l-Tarheeb, 3019, 3020, 3021.

What is meant by �two who visit one another for My sake� is that they
only visit one another for the sake of Allaah, seeking thereby His
pleasure for their loving one another for His sake or cooperating in
worshipping Him.

>From al-Muntaqa Sharh al-Muwatta�, hadeeth 1779.

13 � Being tested. Calamities and disasters are a test for a person,
and this is a sign that Allaah loves him, because this is like
medicine: even though it is bitter, but still you offer the medicine,
despite its bitterness, to the one whom you love; and Allaah�s is the
highest description. According to a saheeh hadeeth: �The greatest
reward comes from the greatest trial. When Allaah loves people, He
tests them, and whoever accepts it gains the pleasure of Allaah and
whoever complains earns His wrath.

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2396; Ibn Maajah, 4031; classed as saheeh by
Shaykh al-Albaani.

For calamities to befall the believer is better than punishments
being stored up for him in the Hereafter. How can it be otherwise
when he is raised in status and his bad deeds are erased thereby? The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: �When
Allaah wills good for His slave, He hastens his punishment in this
world, and when He wills bad for His slave, He withholds his sins
until he comes with them on the Day of Resurrection.�

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2396; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.

The scholars have explained that the one from whom calamities and
trials are withheld is the hypocrite, for Allaah withholds [his
punishment] in this world, so as to bring him with all his sins on
the Day of Resurrection.

O Allaah, make us among those whom You love.

If Allaah loves you, do not ask about the good that you will attain
and the virtue that you will acquire� it is sufficient for you to
know that you are beloved of Allaah. The great fruits of the love of
Allaah for His slave are as follows:

1 � People will love him and he will be accepted on earth, as it says
in the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari (3209): �When Allaah loves a
slave, He says to Jibreel, 'I love so-and-so, so love him,' so
Jibreel loves him and then calls out to the people of heaven, 'Allaah
loves so-and-so, so love him,' and the people of heaven love him, and
then acceptance is placed in the Earth for him."

2 � What Allaah has mentioned in the hadeeth qudsi of the great
virtues of those whom He loves. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: �Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall
be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything
more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him,
and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works
so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which
he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he
strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something]
of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for
refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything
as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful
servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him.� Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 6502.

This hadeeth qudsi includes a number of benefits of Allaah�s love for
His slave:

(i)

�I am his hearing with which he hears� i.e., he does not listen to
anything but that which Allaah loves.

(ii)

�his seeing with which he sees� i.e., he does not see anything but
that which Allaah loves.

(iii)

�his hand with which he strikes� i.e., he does not do anything with
his hand but that which Allaah loves.

(iv)

�and his foot with which he walks� i.e., he does not go towards
anything but that which Allaah loves.

(v)

�Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him�
i.e., his du�aa�s are heard and his requests are granted.

(vi)

�and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it� i.e.,
he is protected by Allaah from all things� We ask Allaah to help us
to please Him.

And Allaah knows best.

YOU AND THE ALLAH

Allah won't ask what kind of car you drove,
but He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have
transportation.

Allah won't ask the square footage of your house,
but He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

Allah won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet,
but He'll ask how many you helped to clothe.

Allah won't ask what your highest salary was,
but He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.

Allah won't ask what your job title was,
but He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

Allah won't ask how many friends you had,
but He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

Allah won't ask in what neighbourhood you lived,
but He'll ask how you treated your neighbours.

Allah won't ask about the colour of your skin,
but He'll ask about the content of your character.

Allah won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation,
but He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the
gates of Hell.

Allah won't ask how many people you forwarded this to, but He'll ask
if you were ashamed to pass it on to your friends.

***

ALLAH SAID....

If you never felt pain,
Then how would you know that I'm a Healer?

If you never went through difficulties,
Then how would you know that I'm a Deliverer?

If you never had a trial,
Then how could you call yourself an Over comer?

If you never felt sadness,
Then how would you know that I'm a Comforter?

If you never made a mistake,
Then how would you know that I'm forgiving?

If you knew all,
Then how would you know that I will answer your questions?

If you were never in trouble,
Then how would you know that I will come to your rescue?

If you were never broken,
Then how would know that I can make you whole?

If you never had a problem,
Then how would you know that I can solve them?

If I gave you all the things,
Then how would you appreciate them?

If I never corrected you,
Then how would you know that I love you?

If you had all the power,
Then how would you learn to depend on me?

If your life was perfect,
Then what would you

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