Love for the sake of Allah is one of the most beautiful and strongest
bonds of faith, and probably one of the most essential fundamentals on which
Muslim community is based. It is the central point by means of which bonds of
friendship and harmony among people are attained, so that they love one
another, visit one another and are sincere towards one another. Through it
people find the sweetness of faith in their interactions, companionship and
friendship.
When people love each
other for the sake of Allah swt then He swt gives them the sweetness of iman as
mentioned in the ahadith books of both Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim
(Rahimahumulla), narrated by Sayyiduna Anas Radhiallahu Anhu that the Prophet
Sallalahu Alayhe Wasallam said ,
" whoever possesses the following three qualities will
have the sweetness (delight) of faith: The one to whom Allah and his Apostle
becomes dearer than anything else ,who loves a person and he loves him only for
Allah's sake and who hates to revert to atheism(disbelief) after Allah has
saved him from it, as he hates to be thrown into the fire ."
Please understand this .Love each other for the sake of Allah
swt. Do not hate each other. The Prophet Sallalahu Alayhe Wasallam said that
Allah swt will say on the Day of Judgement,
" Where are those people who used to love for my Sake .Today,
I will share them in my shelter, when there is no shade except My Shade.”(Sahih
Muslim).
Where are those people? Stand up! Those who used to love each
other for my Sake. Then a group of people will stand up .Then Allah swt will
say ," O You, today I am going to give you the shade of my Throne when
there is no shade but My Shade. Go in my Shade. "
