Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala says in the
Holy Qur'an
قل إن كان آباؤكم وأبناؤكم وإخوانكم
وأزواجكم وعشيرتكم وأموال اقترفتموها
وتجارة تخشون كسادها ومساكن ترضونها أحب
إليكم من الله ورسوله وجهاد في سبيله
فتربصوا حتى يأتي الله بأمره والله لا
يهدي القوم الفاسقين
Say, "If your fathers, and your sons,
and your brothers, and your wives, and
your tribe, and your acquired wealth,
and the trade in which you fear a loss,
and the houses of your liking - if all
these are dearer to you than Allah and
His Noble Messenger and fighting in His
way, then wait until Allah brings about
His command; and Allah does not guide
the sinful."
[Surah
Tauba : 24]
This verse demonstrate encouragement,
advice, proof and indication of the
necessity to love Prophet Muhammad
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. It is also
sufficient to demonstrate that this duty
is of tremendous proportion. It is an
obligation and the right of the Prophet
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam.
You will have observed how Allah
SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala reprimands those
whose love of relatives and property are
dearer to them than Allah and His
Messenger SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam.
Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala concludes His
warning with the threatening words "then
wait until Allah shall bring His
command." And from this it is understood
that those whose love is other than for
Allah and His Messenger SallAllaho
Alaihi wa Sallam, are astray and are not
guided by Allah.
Sayyiduna Anas Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
tells us that one day the Prophet
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, told his
Companions,
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى أكون أحب إليه من ولده
و والده و الناس أجمعين
"None of you will believe until I am
more beloved to him than his children,
his father and all people."
Sayyiduna Anas Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
also reported,
ثلاث من كن فيه وجد حلاوة الإيمان : أن
يكون الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما . و
أن يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله ، و أن يكره
أن يعود في الكفر كما يكره أن يقذف في
النار
"There are three things that if someone
were to seek refuge in them they would
experience the sweetness of belief. They
are that Allah and His Messenger are
more beloved to him than anything else;
that he loves a person only for the sake
of Allah, and he loathes the notion of
reverting to disbelief as much as he
would loathe to be cast into the Fire."
Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al Iman, Vol 1,
Page 9
Sahih Muslim, Kitab al Iman, Vo1 1, Page
66/67
One day Sayyiduna Umar Ibn al-Khattab
Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho went to the
Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, and
told him,
لأنت أحب إلي من شيء إلا نفسي التي بين
جنبي
"I love you more than anything except my
soul which is between my two sides."
The Prophet replied,
لن يؤمن أحدكم حتى أكون أحب إليه من نفسه
"None of you will believe until I am
dearer to him than his own soul."
Sayyiduna Umar Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
immediately replied,
و الذي أنزل عليك الكتاب لأنت أحب إلي من
نفسي التي بين جنبي
"By the One who sent down the Book to
you, I love you more than my soul which
is between my two sides."
The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam,
replied,
الآن يا عمر
"Umar, you have reached it."
[Sahih
al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Iman, Vol 11, Page
522]
Sayyiduna Sahl Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
warned,
من لم ير ولاية الرسول عليه في جميع
الأحوال ، و يرى نفسه في ملكه صلى الله
عليه و سلم لا يذوق حلاوة سنته ، لأن
النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال لا يؤمن
أحدكم حتى يكون أحب إليه من نفسه
If someone does not think that the
Messenger of Allah is his master in all
matters or should think that he does not
fall under the his jurisdiction he does
not taste the sweetness of his prophetic
way, because he said, "None of you will
believe until I am dearer to him than
himself."
[Sahih
al-Bukhari, Kitab al Iman, Vol 1, Page
9]
The reward for Loving the Prophet
Sayyiduna Anas Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
tells us of the occasion when a man came
to the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa
Sallam and asked,
متى الساعة يا رسول الله ؟
"When will the Last Hour come, O
Messenger of Allah?"
Whereupon the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi
wa Sallam, inquired,
ما أعددت لها
"What have you prepared for it?"
The man replied,
ما أعددت لها من كثير صلاة و لا صوم و لا
صدقة ، و لكني أحب الله و رسوله
"I have neither prepared an abundance of
prayer, fasting or charity for it, but I
love Allah and His Messenger."
The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam,
told him,
أنت مع من أحببت
"You will be with the one you love."
Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Manaqib Umar, Vol
5, Page 11
Sahih Muslim, Kitab al Birr, Vol 4, Page
2033
Sayyiduna Safwan Ibn Qudama Radi ALLAHu
Ta'ala Anho was told the same when he
declared his love for the Messenger of
Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam.
[Sunan
Tirmidhi, Kitab az-Zuhd, Vol 4, Page 23]
Sayyiduna Ali al-Mutardha Radi ALLAHu
Ta'ala Anho narrates that the Prophet
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, took hold
of the hands of his grandsons Sayyiduna
Al Hasan and Sayydina Al Hussain Radi
ALLAHu Anhum Ajma'een and said,
من أحبني و أحب هذين و أباهما و أمهما كان
معي في درجتي يوم القيامة
"Whosoever loves me and loves these two,
their father and mother, will receive
the same degree as myself on the Day of
Resurrection."
[Sunan
Tirmidhi, Kitab Manaqib Ali, Vol 5, Page
305]
One day a man came to the Prophet
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, and told
him,
يا رسول الله ، لأنت أحب إلي من أهلي و
مالي ، و إني لأذكرك فما أصبرحتى أجيء
فأنظر إليك ، و إني ذكرت موتي و موتك
تعالى فعرفت أنك إذا دخلت الجنة رفعت مع
النبيين ، و إن دخلتها لا أراك
"O Messenger of Allah, I love you more
than my family and possessions. I always
remember you and could not wait to come
just to look at you. I bear in mind that
I will die and you will die, and I know
that when you enter the Garden you will
be raised up with the Prophets, but when
I enter it I will not see you."
Shortly after Allah sent down the verse,
ومن يطع الله والرسول فأولئك مع الذين
أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين
والشهداء والصالحين وحسن أولئك رفيقا
"And whoever obeys Allah and His Noble
Messenger, will be with those upon whom
Allah has bestowed grace - that is, the
Prophets and the truthful and the
martyrs and the virtuous; and what
excellent companions they are!"
[Surah
al-Nisa, Verse 69]
Having received this verse the Prophet
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, called the
man back and recited it to him.
[Tafseer
Durr al-Manthoor, Vol 2, Page 588]
A man came to visit the Prophet
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, and could
not stop gazing at him. The Prophet
SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, gently
inquired the reason why, whereupon the
man replied,
بأبي و أمي ! أتمتع من النظر إليك ، فإذا
كان يوم القيامة رفعك الله بتفضيله
"May my father and mother be sacrificed
on you! I enjoy gazing at you and on the
Day of Resurrection, Allah will exalt
you on account of the high esteem in
which He holds you!"
It is also said that it was then that
Allah sent down the verse mentioned
above.
We are given the good news transmitted
by Anas that the Prophet SallAllaho
Alaihi wa Sallam, said,
من أحبني كان معي في الجنة
"Whosoever loves me will be with me in
the Garden."
[Manabil
as-Safa lil Suyooti, Page 182]
O Allah, We ask You and turn our face to
You, by Your Beloved, the chosen, with
You: O our beloved, O (our Master)
Muhammad, we ask you to intercede with
Your Lord us, so intercede for us with
the greatest Lord. O best, pure
messenger. O Allah accept his
intercession by his honor with You. And
make us the best of those who praise and
call for peace upon him. And make us the
best of those who are near to him and
who are received by him. And the best of
those who are in love with him, and are
loved in his presence... Aameen!!
--
Extracted
from
Ash-Shifa
bi Ta'rifi Huqooqil Mustafa
by
Imam Qadhi Iyad al-Maliki Alaihir raHmah