WHAT DOES

LOVE?

The Qur'anic Understanding Of Love

• Allah is the real source and owner of love.• A person should seek to be worthy of this

blessing by adhering to the Qur'an's morals, and should pray that Allah bestows true love.

• People who do not adhere to the Qur'an's morals live a life bereft of true knowledge, hope, and true friends in both worlds.

Love is a blessing that Allah bestows upon us:

• And affection and purity from Us—he had fear [and respect]. (Surah Maryam, 13)

• As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-Merciful will bestow His love upon them. (Surah Maryam, 96)

• Among His signs is that He created spouses for you of your own kind so that you might find tranquility in them. And He has placed affection and compassion between you. There are certainly signs in that for people who reflect.

(Surah-Rum, 21)

People beloved to Allah

BELIEVERS LOVE ALLAH THE MOST

Yet of mankind are some who take unto themselves (objects of worship which they set as) rivals to Allah, loving them with a love like (that which is the due) of Allah (only)--Those who believe are stauncher in their love for Allah--Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the day) when they behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment! Baqarah 2:165

Allah LovesIttiba Sunnah Sabar Adal & Qist Tawakkal

Kindness Taubah Taqwah Ihsaan

Purity and beauty Humility Iman and

workSense of

honor

GenerosityNo

beggingPhysical strength

Love for Allah

Continuity in good deeds

Good manners

Fighting in Allah’s Cause

Forgiveness

1-Following the Prophet سلم و عليه الله صلى

"Say (O Muhammad to mankind): "If you (really) love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (3:31)

Follow the path of Sunnah

2- Patience

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• “And Allah loves as-Sâbirun (the patient).” (Ale- Imran 3:146)

SABAR AND FORBEARANCE

Patience towards believers

• Only those who are patient and unselfish can love and be loved.

• Patience strengthens and develops mutual love and tolerance.

• They bear each other's mistakes with tolerance and forgiveness.

• To compensate for these mistakes, they redouble their efforts to live according to the Qur'an's morals in the best possible manner.

3- Justice and Dealing with Equity

“O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is informed of what ye do.” (Surah Maeda 5:8)

Justice

• Verily, Allâh loves those who act justly• ( 5:42)

4- Putting Trust in Allah:

• “Certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).” (Surah Ale Imran 3:159)

ALLAH (SWT) IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE ONE WHO PUTS TRUST IN HIM

• بالغ ه الل إن حسبه فهو ه الل على ل يتوك منقدرا شيء لكل ه الل جعل قد أمره

• And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion. SURAH TALAAQ 65:3

BELIEVERS PUT THEIR TRUST IN ALLAH

Tawakkal on Allah alone

5-Kindness:

• Ayesha (RA) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (SAW ) said: “Allah loves kindness in all matters.” (Bukhari)

KINDNESS, SIGN OF FAITH

6-Repentance:

• “Truly, Allah loves those who turn unto him in repentance.” (Surah Baqarah 2:222)

7- Piety or Taqwah

• “Verily, then Allah loves those who are al-Muttaqun (the pious).” (Surah Imran 3:76)

Most honored before Allah

Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. Hujurat,49:13

8- Righteousness or Ihsan (احسان)

• “Truly, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers).” (Surah Baqarah 2:195)

What is Ihsan?• Ihsan is the Muslim responsibility to obtain perfection, or

excellence, in worship, • When we worship Allah it should be as if we see Him, and

although we cannot see Him. • We undoubtedly believe he is constantly watching over us. • That definition comes from the hadith (known as the

Hadith of Gabriel in which Muhammad states, "[Ihsan is] to worship God as though you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, then indeed He sees you." (Al-Bukhari and Al-Muslim)

9-Purity, cleanliness and beauty

• “And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure.” (Surah Tawbah 9:108)

10-Humility

Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas (RA) said: Allah’s Messenger (SAW ) said: “Allah loves the believer who is pious and rich, but does not show off.” (Muslim)

Arrogant is not loved

• Humility is one of the most important aspects of love, • A person who is haughty can neither be loved nor feel

a deep and sincere love towards anyone.• The servants of the All-Merciful are those who walk

lightly [without arrogance] on the land, and who, when the ignorant speak to them, say: "Peace." (Surat al-Furqan, 63)

• Give good news to the humble-hearted. ( Surat al-Hajj, 34)

11-Belief and Work:

• Al-Tabarâni narrated: Allah’s Messenger (SAW ) said: “Allah loves the slave who believes and acquires a career (or work).”

12-A sense of Honor:

• Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah’s Messenger (SAW ) said: “Allah loves from amongst his slaves, the one who has a sense of zeal or honor.”

13-Magnanimity and Generosity

"Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil), and accepts the best, We will facilitate for him the easy end." Suratul Lail (92:5-7)

Al-Hakim narrated: The Messenger of Allah (SAW ) said: “ Allah is All-Generous and He loves generosity in sale, purchase and judgment.”

Spend on needy and helpless

14-Refrain from begging :

• The Messenger of Allah (SAW)said: “Allah loves the believer who is poor but virtuous enough to refrain from begging though he has many children.” (Muslim and Ahmed)

15-Physically strong:

• Allah’s Messenger (SAW ) said: “The strong believer is better and more loved by Allah than the weak one, but they are both good.” (Muslim)

STRONG IS THE ONE WHO CONTROLS IN A FIT OF RAGE

16-Love others for the Sake of Allah:

• Al-Tabarâni, Ibn Ya’lâ, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim narrated: Allah’s Messenger (SAW ) said: “If two individuals love each other for the sake of Allah, the stronger in love to his brother will be more loved by Allah.”

PERFECTION OF IMAN

Mutual love of believers

• "One will not be a true believer unless he loves for his brother what be loves for himself." (Bukhari, Muslim, Nasa'i, Ahmed and Ibn Majah)

• Imam Malik and Imam Ahmed narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Allah said: My love is due to those who love one another for My sake."

• Malik narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Allah said: My love is due to those who meet for My sake, visit one another and make any effort for My pleasure."

Loving believers

• When a man loves his brother for sake of Allah, he should tell him that he loves him. (Abu Dawud)

• Give gifts to each other, as this will make you love one another. (Sahih Muslim)

• Give one another gifts and love one another. Give one another food. This will produce barakah in your daily sustenance.(Al-Shaybani, Taysir al-'usul ila Jami al-'usul, vol. 16, p. 239)

17-Continuous Performance of Righteous Deeds:

• Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: “The best loved deeds to Allah are the ones that are continuous even if they are not very many.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

18-Good Manners and Conduct:

• Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: “• The best loved by me and the nearest to me on the

seats on the Day of Resurrection are those who have the best manners and conduct amongst you, who are intimate, are on good terms with others and are humble, and

• The most disliked by me and who will be on the furthest seats from me are those who are talkative and arrogant.”

Good Manners will be heavy in one’s scale in the Akhirah

Aklaq (Good manners) are fruits of the tree of Islam

19-Fight in the cause of Allah like a solid wall

"Verily, Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in rows (ranks) as if they were as solid structure." (61:4)

20-Forgiveness

• Ibn Iday narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Allah is All-Forgiving and He loves forgiveness."

• Those who avoid major sins and acts of indecencies and when they are angry they forgive.” (al-Shura 42:37)

• The reward of the evil is the evil thereof, but whosoever forgives and makes amends, his reward is upon Allah.” (al-Shura 42:40)

The Concept of Forgiveness in Islam

• Qur'an expresses it in three terms, • (1)Afw means to pardon, to excuse. 42:40,

2:187 and 5:95• (2) Safhu, means to turn away from a sin or a

misdeed, ignore, etc. Examples 2:109, 15:85 and 43:89

• (3) Ghafara means to cover, to forgive and to remit. Examples 2:263, 42:37 and 43:43

Prophet (SAW) was most forgiving• In one Hadith the Prophet (SAW) said that Allah has commanded him

about nine things. One of them he mentioned was “that I forgive those who do wrong to me.”

• When Prophet (SAW) went to Ta’if to preach the message of Allah, its people mistreated him. They abused him and hit him with stones. When he took shelter under a tree, the angel of Allah visited him and told him that Allah sent him to destroy the people of Ta’if.

• The Prophet -peace be upon him- prayed to Allah to save the people of Taif, because what they did was out of their ignorance.

• He said, “O Allah, guide these people, because they did not know what they were doing.”

DUA FOR LOVE OF ALLAH

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