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Love For Allaah’s sake Leads to The Sweetness of Eeman
On the authority of Abu Hurrairah: The Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Whoever would like to taste the sweetness of Eeman, then let him love a person – not loving him except for Allaah’s sake. [Ahmad (2/298), al-Haakim (1/3 and 4/168); Isnaad is 'hasan']
The Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: There
are three characteristics that if a person has them, he will taste the
sweetness of Eeman: that Allaah and His Messenger are more beloved to
him than anything else; to love another only for the sake of Allaah; and
that he hates to convert to disbelief after Allaah has rescued him from
it as he hates to be thrown into the fire. [Bukhaaree, Muslim] In another version, the above-mentioned hadeeth begins with the words: No one will find the sweetness of Eeman until and unless…
Loving and Hating For Allaah’s Sake is The Strongest Handhold of Eeman
On the authority of al-Baraa ibn ‘Aazib (radiallaahu ‘anhu): The Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Awthaq
‘Ural Eeman Al-Hubu fillaah wal-bughdu fillaah (The strongest handhold
of Eeman is loving for Allaah’s sake, and hating for Allaah’s sake). [Ahmad (4/286), Ibn Abee Shaybah (no. 110); hasan due to supporting narrations]
Shaikh ‘Abdul-’Aziz ibn ‘Abdullaah ibn
Baaz (rahimahullaah), in his work The Authentic Creed And The
Invalidators of Islaam, said: “Belief in Allaah also necessitates love for His sake, hate for His sake, and making friends and enemies for His sake…”
Loving and Hating is for Allaah’s Sake Leads to Allaah’s Friendship
Ibn ‘Abbaas (radiallaahu ‘anhumma) said: “Whoever
loves for the sake of Allaah, and hates for the sake of Allaah, and
befriends for the sake of Allaah, and shows enmity for the sake of
Allaah, would get Walayatullaah (Allaah’s friendship).
Without abiding by this, no one can get the real taste (sweetness) of
Eeman though he may have been a frequent offerer of prayer (salat) and
fasts. Today, people keep relationship and love only for some wordly
reason, but this will not provide them any benefit (on the Day of
Judgement).” [Ibn Jarir]
After bringing this hadeeth of Ibn
‘Abbaas in The Chapter “Love for Allaah” in the classical work Kitab
at-Tawheed, the author Shaikhul-Islaam Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhab
(rahimahullaah Ta’aala) mentioned among the issues/benefits of the
chapter: “No
one can get the friendship of Allaah and relish of Eeman until and
unless he possesses four ‘actions’ of the heart: (1) Love for the sake
of Allaah; (2) Hate for the sake of Allaah; (3) Friendship for the sake
of Allaah; (4) Enmity for the sake of Allaah.” [He also
mentioned - among other matters/benefits - that Eeman has a sweetness
that is sometimes tasted by a person, and sometimes not.]
Some Other of the Many Virtues, Benefits of Loving and Hating for Allaah’s Sake
On the authority of Abu Hurrairah: The Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Allaah
will say on the Day of Resurrection: ‘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 except My Shade…’ [Muslim]
The Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Allaah, The Mighty and Majestic, says: ‘Those who have mutual love for the sake of My Glory will have pillars of light and will be envied by the Prophets and martyrs.’ [at-Tirmidhee (2390), Ahmad (5/236-237); isnaad is 'saheeh']
Shaikh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhab al-’Aqeel (hafidhahullaah) said: “On
the Day of Judgement, Allaah will raise the level of the believers who
have loved each other for Allaah’s Pleasure, and shade those who have
loved each other for His pleasure, as comes in the hadeeth of the seven
whom Allaah will shade.”
Loving and Hating for Allaah’s Sake Is From The Completion of Eeman
On the authority of Abu Umaamah (radiallaahu ‘anhu) that the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Man
AHaba lillaah Wa Abghada lillaah Wa A’ta lillaah Wa Mana’ah lillaah Fa
Qad Istakmal Al-Eeman (Whoever loves for the sake of Allaah, hates for
the sake of Allaah, gives for the sake of Allaah, and prevents
(withholds) for the sake of Allaah, has perfected Eeman.)
[Abu Dawud (no. 4681), at-Tirmidhee (no. 2521), Ahmad (3/438, 440);
'Saheeh' due to witnesses, refer to al-Albaani's Al-Saheeha (no. 380)]
Imam As-Sa’dee (rahimahullaah), in his excellent work
The Tree of Faith, said about this hadeeth:
“The
place for love and hate is the heart, the place for giving and
preventing [withholding] is the limbs. The single condition that
encompasses all of these is sincerity, which is the spirit and essence
of faith.
To love
for the sake of Allaah means to love Allaah – to love what He loves of
things such as actions, times, periods and circumstances, and to love
those He loves such as the Prophets and their followers.
To hate
for the sake of Allaah means to hate everything that Allaah hates of
things such as disbelief, sin and transgression. It also means to hate
those who commit these or call to these.
Giving includes the servant performing all that he has been enjoined to as mentioned in His saying [what means]: As
for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allaah and fears
Him. And believes in Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path of
ease (goodness). (Al-Layl, ayat 5-7)
This
verse refers to the servant giving everything he has been ordered with,
not just property and wealth for this is but a portion of giving. The
same applies to its opposite – preventing [withholding].
Through these four matters does the servant perfect his faith and religion.”
In the footnote related to this hadeeth
is the following benefit relayed from Al-Manaawee’s work Faydul-Qadeer
(6/38): “Some said that the reason that these matters perfect Eeman is
that the religion revolves around four principles – two of which are
internal, and two which are external.
The internal are love and hate, and the
external are performing and abstaining. Hence, whoever’s intention
becomes steadfast and firm, such that he loves, hates, performs and
abstains for the sake of Allaah, has perfected the different stations of
Eeman.”
Loving
and Hating is for Allaah’s Sake, So Love In Moderation For a Day May
Come that you Must Hate the one you Love, or Love the one you Hate
The Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Love
the one whom you love in moderation. Perhaps one day, he will be one
whom you hate. And hate the one whom you hate in moderation. Perhaps one
day, he will be one whom you love. [at-Tirmidhee and others; 'Saheeh,' Saheehul-Jaami' (no. 176)]
So if your classmate or your own relative
or your imam or a scholar that you benefited from or even the person
Allaah used to guide you to Islaam or specifically Salafiyyah deviates,
then from that moment on you must free yourself from him, break off your
loyalty, for loyalty to him at that point becomes blameworthy and
plunges you into what you have been running away from all these years –
hizbiyyah. Remember, Hizbiyyah is: having
loyalty or allegiance to an individual or group in opposition to the
Qur`an and Sunnah, and having al-walaa` wal-baraa` for them.
Allaah said (what means): You
will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, making
friendship with those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even though
they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their
kindred. For such He has written faith in their hearts, and strengthened
them with Ruh from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens under
which rivers flow, to dwell therein (forever). Allah is well pleased
with them, and they are well pleased with Him. They are the party of
Allah. Verily, the party of Allah will be the successful. (Al-Mujadilah, ayah 22)
This ayah was revealed concerning the sahaabah, who either killed a relative in the Battle of Badr, or intended to. Abu Bakr had a disbelieving son (‘Abdur-Rahman) who afterward told his father, “I
saw you but I avoided you (meaning because you are my father).” Abu
Bakr said to him: “Had I seen you, I would not have avoided you.”
This, ya ikhwaan, is an example of loving
and hating for Allaah’s sake – not in accordance with your desires.
[For more on this matter click
here and
here]
Shirk, Bid’ah – and even Sins – Are Obstacles To Loving for Allaah’s Sake
The Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: There
are no two persons who have mutual love for the sake of Allaah – the
Mighty and Majestic – or for Islaam, and then separation is caused
between them except by a sin committed by one of them. [Recorded by Bukhaaree in al-Adaabul-Mufrad (no. 401); authenticated by al-Albaanee]
Al-Manaawee said in Faydul-Qadeer (3/69): “From
hating for Allaah’s sake is to hate many of those who (falsely) ascribe
themselves to knowledge in our time, due to the clear signs of
hypocrisy visible upon them, and their hatred of the good people. So
whoever has a heart free from sickness must hate them [Ahlul-Bid'ah] for
the sake of Allaah for their arrogance, their evil manners and the harm
they cause to the people.”
Allaah said about the hypocrites (what means): They are the enemies, so beware of them. May Allaah curse them! How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path.
(Al-Munafiqun, ayah 4) The hypocrites are those who claim Islaam but
conceal their kufr, so of course they are from Ahlul-Bid’ah.
Imaam Fudayl Ibn ‘Iyaad (rahimahullaah): If I see a man of innovation, it is as if I have seen a man from the hypocrites, Shaikh Saaleh al Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah) commented, saying: “If
you see a man from the people of innovations and desires – those in
opposition to Ahlus Sunnah, it as if you have seen a man from the
hypocrites – those who claim an apparent Islaam whilst they are
disbelievers in secret, wishing to be deceitful. So the people of
desires and bidah have a resemblance to the hypocrites, because they
show an apparent Islaam, however they innovate and do not follow the
Sunnah. This is a characteristic of the hypocrites.”
This is why Shaikh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said:
“Most of Ahlul Bid’ah are Munaffiqoon (hypocrites) with Nifaaq al-akbar (major hypocrisy in belief)!“
[Of course, this is general, and not be applied to a specific person!]
[For more on this matter of lies, false claims, plots, deceptions of
People of Bid'ah and Desires, click
here]
Al-Walaa` wal-Baraa` (Amity and Enmity), by Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah)
One’s loving and hating should be for the
sake of Allaah. One’s association and disassociation should be for the
sake of Allaah. This principle is one of the fundamentals of the
religion, one that Allaah commands us to enjoin:
Proofs for Baraa` (Enmity)
Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: “Verily,
we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allaah, we have
rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and
hatred for ever, until you believe in Allaah Alone,” except the saying
of Ibrahim (Abraham) to his father: “Verily, I will ask for forgiveness
(from Allaah) for you, but I have no power to do anything for you before
Allaah.” Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone)
we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return, (Al-Mumtahinah, ayah 4)
O you
who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and
polytheists, etc.) as friends, showing affection towards them, while
they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth (i.e. Islamic
Monotheism, this Qur`an, and Muhammad), and have driven out the
Messenger (Muhammad) and yourselves (from your homeland) because you
believe in Allaah your Lord! If you have come forth to strive in My
Cause and to seek My Good Pleasure, (then take not these disbelievers
and polytheists, etc., as your friends). You show friendship to them in
secret, while I am All-Aware of what you conceal and what you reveal.
And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then indeed he has gone (far)
astray, (away) from the Straight Path. (Al-Mumtahinah, ayah 1)
The Christians and Jews are allies to one another, so do not take either of them as allies:
O you
who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya’ (friends,
protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya’ to one another. And if
any amongst you takes them as Auliya’, then surely he is one of them.
Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the Dhalimun (polytheists
and wrongdoers and unjust). (Al-Ma`idah, ayah 51)
Even if they be your family:
O you
who believe! Take not for Auliya’ (supporters and helpers) your fathers
and your brothers if they prefer disbelief to Belief. And whoever of you
does so, then he is one of the Dhalimun (wrong-doers, etc.). (At-Tawbah, ayah 23)
People of Bid’ah also fall into this
You (O
Muhammad) will not find any people who believe in Allaah and the Last
Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger
(Muhammad), even though they were their fathers, or their sons, or their
brothers, or their kindred (people). For such He has written Faith in
their hearts, and strengthened them with Ruh (proofs, light and true
guidance) from Himself. And We will admit them to Gardens (Paradise)
under which rivers flow, to dwell therein (forever). Allaah is pleased
with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of Allaah. Verily, it
is the Party of Allaah that will be the successful. (Al-Mujadilah, ayah 22)
Proof for Al-Walaa` (Amity)
Allaah said the believers are but brothers:
The
believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion). So make
reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allaah, that you may
receive mercy. (Al-Hujurat, ayah 10)
The believers are caring
brethren, the Salaf are taken as good examples for those later, ask
Allaah’s forgiveness and blessings on behalf of each other:
And those who came after them say:
“Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith,
and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed.
Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful. (Al-Hashr, ayah 10)
Amity and love for believers:
Verily,
your Wali (Protector or Helper) is Allaah, His Messenger, and the
believers, – those who perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give
Zakat, and they bow down (submit themselves with obedience to Allaah in
prayer). And whosoever takes Allaah, His Messenger, and those who have
believed, as Protectors, then the party of Allaah will be the
victorious. (Al-Ma`idah, ayat 55-56)
The believers are merciful among themselves and forceful (severe) against the disbelievers:
Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allaah, and those who are with him are severe
against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing
and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allaah and
(His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their
faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during
prayers). This is their description in the Taurat (Torah). But their
description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends
forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it
stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage
the disbelievers with them. Allaah has promised those among them who
believe (i.e. all those who follow Islamic Monotheism, the religion of
Prophet Muhammad till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good
deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise). (Al-Fat-H, ayah 29)
Ways Muslims show love for the kufaar [aoodhoobillaah!]
Today, many Muslims sadly show love for the kufaar by:
1- Imitating their dress, speech
(including jargons, except if necessary), manners, customs, shaving
beards, growing mustaches, eating and drinking.
The Prophet (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever imitates the manners of a people is one of them.”
2- Residing in non-Muslim territories permanently without making Hijrah.
Allaah says: Verily!
As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging
themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration
was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): “In what
(condition) were you?” They reply: “We were weak and oppressed on
earth.” They (angels) say: “Was not the earth of Allaah spacious enough
for you to emigrate therein?” Such men will find their abode in Hell –
What an evil destination! Except the weak ones among men, women and
children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their
way. For these there is hope that Allaah will forgive them, and Allaah
is Ever Oft Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. (An-Nisa`, ayat 97-99)
Excused are those who are weak and those in charge of da’wah
3- Travelling to non-Muslim countries for pleasure.
4- Supporting kufaar against Muslims, which is a prelude to apostasy.
5- Relying on them, trusting them, taking
them as advisors. They are allies to one another and seek to harm
Islam. It is haram to employ them in jobs, through which they may reveal
secrets.
O you
who believe! Take not as (your) Bitanah (advisors, consultants,
protectors, helpers, friends, etc.) those outside your religion (pagans,
Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their
best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has
already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is
far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses) if you understand. Lo! You are the ones who love them but they
love you not, and you believe in all the Scriptures [i.e. you believe in
the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), while they disbelieve in
your Book, the Qur`an]. And when they meet you, they say, “We believe”.
But when they are alone, they bite the tips of their fingers at you in
rage. Say: “Perish in your rage. Certainly, Allaah knows what is in the
breasts (all the secrets).” If a good befalls you, it grieves them, but
if some evil overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if you remain
patient and become Al-Muttaqun, not the least harm will their cunning do
to you. Surely, Allaah surrounds all that they do. (Aali ‘Imran, ayah 118-120)
O you who
believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya’ (friends,
protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya’ to one another. And if
any amongst you takes them as Auliya’, then surely he is one of them.
Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the Dhalimun (polytheists
and wrongdoers and unjust). (Al-Ma`idah, ayah 51)
6- Adopting their calendar, which is innovated and has matters of kufr. [Note: their months are named after false Greek "gods".]
7- Participating in or congratulating them on their celebrations.
And those who do not witness falsehood, and if they pass by some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity. (Al-Furqan, ayah 72)
8- Applauding kufaar, highly estimating their civilization, proud of them, overlooking their false conviction.
Do not long for splendor of dunya:
And strain not your eyes in longing for
the things We have given for enjoyment to various groups of them
(polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah), the splendour
of the life of this world that We may test them thereby. But the
provision (good reward in the Hereafter) of your Lord is better and more
lasting. (Ta-Ha, ayah 131)
Muslims should compete in extracting benefits of nature, and Muslims should retain all natural sources of power:
And make
ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war
(tanks, planes, missiles, artillery, etc.) to threaten the enemy of
Allaah and your enemy, and others besides whom, you may not know but
whom Allaah does know. And whatever you shall spend in the Cause of
Allaah shall be repaid unto you, and you shall not be treated unjustly. (Al-Anfal, ayah 60)
Say (O
Muhammad): “Who has forbidden the adoration with clothes given by
Allaah, which He has produced for his slaves, and At-Taiyibat [all kinds
of Halal (lawful) things] of food?” Say: “They are, in the life of this
world, for those who believe, (and) exclusively for them (believers) on
the Day of Resurrection (the disbelievers will not share them).” Thus
We explain the Ayat (Islamic laws) in detail for people who have
knowledge. (Al-A’raf, ayah 32)
Verily,
those who say: “Our Lord is (only) Allaah,” and thereafter Istaqamu
(i.e. stood firm and straight on the Islamic Faith of Monotheism by
abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allaah has
forbidden and by performing all kinds of good deeds which He has
ordained), on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (Al-Ahqaf, ayah 13)
He it is
Who created for you all that is on earth. Then He Istawa (rose over)
towards the heaven and made them seven heavens and He is the All-Knower
of everything. (Al-Baqarah, ayah 29)
9- Adopting names of kufaar.
10- Seeking mercy and forgiveness for kufaar (this shows love for them). [Note: the only du'aa a Muslim can make for kufaar is du'aa for guidance.]
It is
not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allaah’s
Forgiveness for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans,
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah) even though they be of kin, after
it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the Fire
(because they died in a state of disbelief). (At-Tawbah, ayah 113)
Ways Muslims show love for the believers
Here are ways Muslims can show love for the believers:
1- Hijrah to Muslim territories, and leaving non-Muslim countries.
Verily!
As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging
themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration
was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): “In what
(condition) were you?” They reply: “We were weak and oppressed on
earth.” They (angels) say: “Was not the earth of Allaah spacious enough
for you to emigrate therein?” Such men will find their abode in Hell –
What an evil destination! Except the weak ones among men, women and
children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their
way. For these there is hope that Allaah will forgive them, and Allaah
is Ever Oft Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. (An-Nisa`, ayat 97-99)
2- Supporting Muslims and aiding them with one’s soul, wealth and tongue in whatever they need.
The
believers, men and women, are Auliya’ (helpers, supporters, friends,
protectors) of one another, they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma’ruf (i.e.
Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid
(people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and
all that Islam has forbidden); they perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat)
and give the Zakat, and obey Allaah and His Messenger. Allaah will have
His Mercy on them. Surely Allaah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (At-Tawbah, ayah 71)
Verily,
those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard and fought with their
property and their lives in the Cause of Allaah as well as those who
gave (them) asylum and help, – these are (all) allies to one another.
And as to those who believed but did not emigrate (to you O Muhammad),
you owe no duty of protection to them until they emigrate, but if they
seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them except against a
people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance, and Allaah is
the All-Seer of what you do. (Al-Anfal, ayah 72)
3- Sharing Muslims’ delight and distress.
Prophet (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): “The
similitude of the believers…is the same as one body…if any part feels
pain, then the whole body…” and “A believer to one another is like a
building whose different parts enforce each other.” (Prophet (salallaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam) then clasped his hands [in demonstration].)
4- Being sincere to the believers and wishing all good for them.
A Muslim must not swindle or cheat his Muslim brothers. Prophet (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): “None of you will have complete faith until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.”
Also other hadith show that a Muslim should not despise his brother
(serious evil), desert him (in time of need), hand him over to an
oppressor, turn away from him, evil transactions.
5- Respecting them and regarding them in high esteem.
O you
who believe! Let not a group scoff at another group, it may be that the
latter are better than the former; nor let (some) women scoff at other
women, it may be that the latter are better than the former, nor defame
one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. How bad is it, to
insult one’s brother after having Faith [i.e. to call your Muslim
brother (a faithful believer) as: "O sinner", or "O wicked", etc.]. And
whosoever does not repent, then such are indeed Dhalimun (wrong-doers,
etc.). (Al-Hujurat, ayah 11) O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions,
indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one
another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You
would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is
the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful. (Al-Hujurat, ayah 12)
6- A Muslim must aid his Muslim brothers at the time of affluence and distress. Hypocrites only show sympathy in times of ease.
And that Allaah may test (or purify) the believers (from sins) and destroy the disbelievers. (Aali ‘Imran, ayah 141)
7- Frequently visiting the believers and meeting them. Allaah loves those who visit only for Allaah’s sake.
8- A Muslim should fulfill his
obligations toward his Muslim brothers. A Muslim should not enter into a
transaction already agreed upon by others.
9- A Muslim must treat his weak brothers with kindness.
And keep
yourself (O Muhammad) patiently with those who call on their Lord (i.e.
your companions who remember their Lord with glorification, praising in
prayers, etc., and other righteous deeds, etc.) morning and afternoon,
seeking His Face, and let not your eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp
and glitter of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We
have made heedless of Our Remembrance, one who follows his own lusts and
whose affair (deeds) has been lost. (Al-Kahf, ayah 28)
The Prophet (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) commanded us to show mercy to [the] weak. Prophet: “You gain no victory or livelihood except through (the blessings and du’aa of poor and weak) amongst you.”
10- Making du’aa for believers and asking forgiveness for them.
So know
(O Muhammad) that La ilaaha ill-Allaah (none has the right to be
worshipped except Allaah), and ask forgiveness for your sin, and also
for (the sin of) believing men and believing women. And Allaah knows
well your moving about, and your place of rest (in your homes). (Muhammad, ayah 19)
And those who came after them say: “Our
Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith, and
put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. Our
Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful. (Al-Hashr, ayah 10)
[Shaikh Fawzaan added as a note that
although we do not befriend kufaar, we do indeed maintain relations, do
justice, do business with them in a just and kind way. We do not take
them as allies, otherwise dissension will result.]
Allaah
does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not
against you on account of religion and did not drive you out of your
homes. Verily, Allaah loves those who deal with equity. (Al-Mumtahinah, ayah 8)
But if
they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others
that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not, but behave with
them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in
repentance and in obedience. Then to Me will be your return, and I
shall tell you what you used to do. (Luqman, ayah 15)
Verily,
those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard and fought with their
property and their lives in the Cause of Allaah as well as those who
gave (them) asylum and help, – these are (all) allies to one another.
And as to those who believed but did not emigrate (to you O Muhammad),
you owe no duty of protection to them until they emigrate, but if they
seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them except against a
people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance, and Allaah is
the All-Seer of what you do. (Al-Anfal, ayah 72)
And
those who disbelieve are allies to one another, (and) if you (Muslims of
the whole world collectively) do not do so (protect one another), there
will be Fitnah (wars, battles, polytheism, etc.) and oppression on
earth, and a great mischief and corruption (appearance of polytheism). (Al-Anfal, ayah 73)
