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Love for the Sake of Allah
ZIL
06/04/01 at 13:40:11
Assalaamu alaikum brothers and sisters,

I recall a hadith that states that one of the 7 types of people that will be under the shade of Allah on the Day of Judgment will be two people that loved each other for the sake of Allah.  So many times we claim to love people for the sake of Allah, but what does it truly mean to love someone for the sake of Allah?  Anyone have any good articles about this, or any comments?  Something to think about:  there are so many reasons why one might love their brother or sister.  For example, we may have similar interests, backgrounds, or we may simply enjoy spending time together (both in issues of deen and otherwise).  How does one combine the above reasons with the reason of "for the sake of Allah"?

Jazakumullahu Khair Wassalaamu alaikum,

Zahir.  
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
eleanor
06/04/01 at 13:46:24
slm

Sorry I don't have any info. on this since I only became aware of the hadith when it was a question in WWTBAM.

My humble opinion...

if you really can't stand someone and they can't stand you, and yet when you meet you put your differences aside and be friendly and civil with them only because you know that Allah is with you all the time and to be bickering and fighting is not the way he laid out for us.

I don't think it has to mean a man and a woman who love each other as husband and wife...it just says 2 people. Mind you it could be a husband and wife for example, they had an arranged marriage and it turns out that they hate each other, but they love each other for the sake of Allah, not to displease him by divorcing because that's somehting that Allah hates...

just my 2 pfennig worth

wasalaam
eleanor
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
BrKhalid
06/04/01 at 13:54:06
Asalaamu Alaikum ;-)


[quote]I recall a hadith that states that one of the 7 types of people that will be under the shade of Allah on the Day of Judgment will be two people that loved each other for the sake of Allah[/quote]


Just to clear up something. The hadith also adds:


"two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only"




Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
ZIL
06/04/01 at 13:54:29
[quote]I don't think it has to mean a man and a woman who love each other as husband and wife...it just says 2 people. Mind you it could be a husband and wife for example, they had an arranged marriage and it turns out that they hate each other, but they love each other for the sake of Allah, not to displease him by divorcing because that's somehting that Allah hates...
[/quote]

I'm not sure exactly if the Hadeeth encompasses the relationship between a husband and wife also.  But, specifically, I am referring to the relationships between two brothers or between two sisters.  
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
ZIL
06/04/01 at 14:02:14
Assalaamu alaikum,

[quote]two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only[/quote]

Jazakallahu Khair Br. Khalid for supplying more of the Hadith.  This is what my question is about.  What does it mean to "meet and part in Allah's cause only"?  SubhanAllah.  This is an extremely important issue.  From the Hadith, it seems there is more than one criteria that must be fulfilled to gain the status of this type of person.  It is very important for one striving to gain this status to understand exactly what we are talking about.    

Wassalaamu alaikum,

Zahir.
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
bhaloo
06/04/01 at 14:50:48
slm

Taken from:
http://www.jannah.org/articles/intheshade.html

Having mutual love for the sake of Allaah is one of the great doors leading to the good of the Hereafter and a cause of tasting the sweetness of Eemaan in this world. Loving one another for Allaah's sake means that the Muslim does not love another except for the correctness of his Deen. So it does not matter what the person looks like, what he wears, how rich or poor he is, where he comes from, or what the colour of his skin is - perhaps you dislike everything about him, but you love him for his Eemaan: this is loving for Allaah's sake.

'Allaah, the Mighty and Magnificent says: 'Those who have mutual love for the sake of My Glory will have pillars of light and will be envied the Prophets and martyrs.' Saheeh - Collected in Sunan at-Tirmidhee & Musnad Ahmad (5/336-7).

SubhanAllaah! Imagine being envied by Allaah's chosen Messengers and those who were slain in His Path! Such is the reward of those who love one another for Allaah's sake.
NS
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
se7en
06/06/01 at 08:30:14

From [url=http://www.youngmuslims.ca/ymfn/archive_display.asp?ID=6]Young Muslims Canada[/url]:

The Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) said:
 
"Whosoever is delighted (i.e. eager) that he should taste the sweetness of faith (Iman) let him love a man, not loving him except for the sake of Allah."
 
(Collected by Ahmad and al-Hakim)
 
Lessons: It's interesting to find such a close connection between ENJOYING THE SWEETNESS OF IMAN (FAITH) and LOVING A PERSON FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH ONLY! And how often do we forget such a beautiful principle of Islam. So often we find New Muslims entering Islam and facing many difficulties in adjusting in the Muslim community, mainly because some of us can not sacrifice our time and efforts in explaining to them the fundamentals of Islam and welcoming them to our community. Some of us even adopt a racist attitude towards new Muslims, just because it takes them time to understand our "Muslim" culture or perhaps these new Muslims do not have the same level of Islamic 'knowledge' as we do. Similarly, even many Muslims face similar problems in our community. Where does our principle of loving for the sake of Allah, disappear when our brothers or sisters really need our help? Where is the effect of those weekly lectures on Brotherhood in Islam? In order to test ourselves whether we really do love someone only for the sake of Allah, let's ask ourselves this question: Have I ever given any major sacrifices for this person, for Allah's sake only (and not for our worldly benefits)? How many of us are really one of those who offer their shoulders for others to cry upon in their difficult times? This is true sweetness of Iman. These concise words of the Prophet (pbuh) would perhaps be enough to understand the powerful concept of Spirituality in Islam. It was this  spirit behind the revolutionary movement of Brotherhood, established by the first generation of sincere Muslims in Madina.
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
chachi
06/06/01 at 09:09:31

for the sake of allah?

well ok if i really disliked somebodies cooking then usually i disliked the person too..sort of love me love my dog

so i'd still try to be nice to the person because they were a muslim..

:)
I love you for the sake of Allah.. and that's the only reason why :)
se7en
07/15/01 at 20:09:34




The Status Of Two Who Love One Another For The Sake Of Allah
by Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi
from [url=http://www.islaam.com/tazkiyah/love_for_sake_of_allah.htm]Islaam.com[/url]


Many hadith describe the status of two people who love one another for the
sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala), and describe the high position in Paradise
which He has promised them and the great honour which He will bestow upon them
on the Day when mankind is resurrected to meet the Rabb of the Worlds: Among
them is the hadith which describes the seven whom Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala)
will shade on the Day when there is no shade but His:

"...a just leader; a youth who grows up worshipping Allah (subhanahu wa
ta`ala); a man who is deeply attached to the mosque; two men who love one
another for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala), meeting for His sake and
parting for His sake; a man who is called by a beautiful woman and says, I fear
Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala)'; a man who gives charity in secret such that his
left hand does not know what his right hand is doing; and a man who remembers
Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) when he is alone and his eyes fill with tears."
(Bukhari and Muslim)

The two who love one another for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) are
clearly shown to be among those whom Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) will shelter
with His shade and upon whom He will shower His mercy and kindness. What a great
honour! It is enough honour for those who love one another for the sake of Allah
(subhanahu wa ta`ala that their Almighty Rabb will greet them on the Day of
Resurrection and say to them: "Where are those who loved one another for My
glory? Today I will shade them in My shade on the Day when there is no shade but
Mine." (Muslim)

Such is the magnificent honour and tremendous reward that will be bestowed
upon those who truly loved one another for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa
ta`ala), on that awesome Day.

Love for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala), and not for the sake of
anything else in this life which is filled with greed, desires and interests, is
very difficult, and none can attain it except the one who is pure of heart, for
whom this world is as nothing compared to the pleasure of Allah (subhanahu wa
ta`ala). It is not surprising that Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) should give them
a status and blessing which is commensurate with their position in this world,
above whose concerns they have risen. We find proof of this in the hadith of
Mu'adh who said that the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:

"Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) said: 'Those who love one another for My
glory, will have minbars of light, and the Prophets and martyrs will wish that
they had the same." [Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said it is a hasan sahih
hadith]

Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) gives to those who love one another for His sake
a gift which is even greater than this status and blessing: that is His precious
love which is very difficult to attain. This is proven by the hadith of Abu
Hurayrah (radhiallahu `anhu) in which the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam)
said:
"A man went to visit a brother of his in another village. Allah (subhanahu wa
ta`ala) sent an angel to wait for him on the road. When the man came along, the
angel asked him, 'Where do you intend to go?' He said, 'I am going to visit a
brother of mine who lives in this village.' The angel asked, 'Have you done him
any favour (for which you are now seeking repayment)?' He said, 'No. I just love
him for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala).' The angel told him, I am a
messenger to you from Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala), sent to tell you that He
loves you as you love your brother for His sake."' (Muslim)

What a great love, that raises a man to a position where Allah (subhanahu wa
ta`ala) loves him and is pleased with him!

The teaching of the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) goes even further
and states that the better of two brothers who love one another for the sake of
Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) is the one who loves his brother more. The Prophet
(sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:

"No two men love one another, but the better of them is the one whose love
for his brother is greater." [Reported by Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad]

Islam goes even further in spreading love in the rightly guided Muslim
society by telling the Muslim that if he loves his brother, he should tell him.
The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:  "If a man loves his
brother, let him tell him that he loves him." [Reported by Abu Dawud and
al-Tirmidhi, who said it is a sahih hadith]

The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) understood the impact of this
strong, pure love in building societies and nations, so he never let any
occasion pass without advocating this love and commanding the Muslims to
announce their love for one another, in order to open hearts and spread love and
purity among the ranks of the Ummah.

Anas (radhiallahu `anhu) said that a man was with the Prophet (sallallahu
`alayhi wa sallam), when another man passed by. The first man said, "O Messenger
of Allah, indeed I truly love this man." The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa
sallam) asked him, "Have you let him know that?" He said, "No." The Prophet
(sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, "Tell him." He caught up with him and told
him, "Truly I love you for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala)," and the man
said, "May Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) love you who loves me for His sake."
[Reported by Abu Dawud, with a sahih isnad]

Mu'adh began to spread this pure love among the Muslims throughout the Muslim
lands, telling them what he had heard from the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa
sallam) about the great reward that Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) had prepared for
those who loved one another for His sake, and about His great love for them. In
al-Muwatta', Imam Malik gives a report with a sahih isnad from Abu Idris
al-Khulani who said: "I entered the mosque of Damascus, where I saw a young man
who had a bright smile, and I saw the people gathered around him. When they
disagreed on some matter, they referred it to him, and accepted his opinion. I
asked who he was, and they told me, 'This is Mu'adh ibn Jabal (radhiallahu
`anhu)." Early the next day, I went to the mosque but I found that he had
arrived even earlier than I. He was praying, so I waited until he had finished,
then I approached him from in front, greeted him and said, 'By Allah (subhanahu
wa ta`ala) I love you.' He said, 'For the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala)?'
I said, 'For the sake of Allah'. He repeated his question, 'For the sake of
Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala)?' and I said, 'For the sake of Allah.'  So he
took hold of my collar and pulled me towards him and said, 'I have good news for
you.  I heard the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) say: "Allah
Almighty says: 'My love is granted to those who love one another for My
sake, who visit one another for My sake, and who spend on one another for My
sake.'"'

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Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
Anik
07/15/01 at 23:27:54
A.A.

[quote]
for the sake of allah?

so i'd still try to be nice to the person because they were a muslim..

:)[/quote]

just wondering, we should love all for the sake of Allah right?

and to add to that, isn't "for the sake of Allah" also maybe meaning just doing what is naturally okay for us to do...

for example friendship for the sake of Allah because we liek to do good things for ppl, etc.



A.A. abdullah,.
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
taueeya
07/16/01 at 01:06:53
Assalamu Alaikum,
 
          [quote]Love for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala), and not for the sake of anything else in this life which is filled with greed, desires and interests,[/quote]

      These words are clear  enough to let us know what it actually means by "For the sake of Allah only". I thought over these 3 words: Greed, desires and interests. It is very true, indeed that we have reached such a time where meanness is at its peak. Lets assess ourselves! If each of us observes that how many people do we see in a day and interact with them and "why" do we interact with them, it'll definitely be clear that in most of the cases, its either greed, desire or interest (of worldly benefit) that causes that interaction to take place.
      Although, where such great words clearly point out our deficiencies that "we do not love each other for the sake of Allah, but for worldly benefits only", I am kind of confused, where to fit a child-mother relationship? I think, this is one relationship that Allah has naturally created to remain for HIS sake. Wallahu 'Alam!

Wassalam.
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
isra
07/16/01 at 13:33:33
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 For example, we may have similar interests, backgrounds,  [/quote]
I think  it is enought reason to be a muslim (quran and sunnah) to love our brother or sister in islam for sake of Allah swt. But I missed sometimes of some muslims  this love to me for sake of Allah. Alhamdulillah I was not like these...
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Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
ZIL
08/25/01 at 00:31:38
[slm]

Here's an observation I recently made.  To some of you it may be obvious, but I just now noticed it.  

We all know that, as one khateeb once put it, if we were to plot our Iman vs. time on a graph, it would be very similar to a Sin curve.  In other words, it fluctuates.  During Ramadan, it may be extremely high.  After a hardship occurs, it may be low.  

Most of us recognize when our Iman is high and when, unfortunately, it is low.  Knowing this can help us determine who we love for the sake of Allah.  I've really been thinking of the people that I spend my time with these days, and the answer came roaring back at me.  

The Muslims I interact with during a low state of Iman are usually the people that I love for a reason other than the sake of Allah.  The Muslims I interact with during a high state of Iman seem to be the people that I truly love for the sake of Allah.  

Don't know if this made any sense or if it's really obvious, but I just came across this today.

May Allah bless each and everyone of you and strengthen our Iman and make us love one another for the sake of Allah.

[slm]  
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
*sofia*
08/26/01 at 10:12:34
Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah

What's a "sin curve"?  
Do you mean a sine curve?  
Re: Love for the Sake of Allah
ZIL
08/26/01 at 23:02:53
[slm]

I guess it should be "sine".  I'm talking about geometry, stuff like sin(e) cosine, etc.  Sorry for the confusion, I'm just starting college tomorrow.  Haven't learned these high level concepts yet :).

[slm]


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