مَنْ أحَبَّنَا فَقَدْ أحَبَّ اللَّهَ...
مَنْ أحَبَّنَا فَقَدْ أحَبَّ اللَّهَ، وَمَنْ أبْغَضَنَا فَقَدْ أبْغَضَنَا فَقَدْ أبْغَضَ اللَّهَ، وَمَنْ وَالأنَا فَقَدْ وَالَى اللَّهَ، وَمَنْ أطَاعَنَا فَقَدْ أطَاعَ اللًّهَ، وَمَنْ عَصَانَا فَقَدْ عَصىَ اللَّهَ. Ali. I am the master of Adam’s children and you, and the Imams after you are the masters of my ummah. Whoever loves us has loved Allah. Whoever is hostile to us has been hostile to Allah.
Whoever obeys us has obeyed Allah and whoever disobeys us has disobeyed Allah.[^2] Love for is a gift, which Allah bestows on the pure hearts of worthy people. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) has said: إنِّي لأعْلَمُ أنَّ هَذَا الْحُبَّ الَّذِي تُحِبُّونَنَا لَيسَ بِشَيْءٍ صَنَعْتُمُوهُ؛ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ صَنَعَهُ. I know the reason why you love us.
It is not something spontaneous; rather, it is a love made by Allah.[^3] Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) has said: إنَّ حُبَّنَا يُنْزِلُهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ خَزَائِنَ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ كَخَزَانِنَ الْذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ، وَلأيُنْزِلُهُ إلأ بِقَدَرٍ، وَلأيُعْطِيهِ إلأ خَيرَ الْخَلَقِ.
وَإنَّ لَهُ غَمَامَةً كَغَمَامَةِ الْقَطْرِ؛ فَإذَا أرَادَ اللَّهُ أنْ يَخُصَّ بِهِ مَنْ أحَبَّ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ أذِنَ لِتِلْكَ الْغَمَامَةِ فَتَهَطَّلَتْ كَمَا تَهَطَّلُ السِّحَابُ فَتُصِيبُ الْجَنِينَ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ. Allah sends down love for us from the reasuries underneath His throne, like the treasuries of gold and silver. This love is sent down only to a certain extent to the best of people. It is like a cloud bringing rain with it.
So, whenever Allah wills, He sends it down so as to come to an embryo in a mother’s womb.[^4] Since love for is a heavenly gift and the gift is offered only to friends, love for them is a sign of Allah’s love for human being. Signs of Love For Love for is not only a sign of Allah’s love for man, but it is also a sign of other truths as follows: First : Based on several narrations, love for is a proof of one’s noble birth.
Imam Ali (a.s.) quotes the Holy Prophet as having said to Abu- Dharr: يَا أبَا ذَرٍّ! مَنْ أحَبَّنَا ـ أهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ـ فَلْيَحْمِدِ اللَّهَ عَلَى أوَّلِ ... الْنِّعَمِ...طِيبِ الوِلأدَةِ. إنَّهُ لأ يُحِبُّنَا إلأ مَنْ طَابَ مَوْلِدُهُ. Whoever loves us, , must thank Allah for the first blessing… Nobility of birth; for whoever loves us is of noble (i.e.
legitimate) birth.[^5] Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) has said: مَنْ أصْبَحَ يَجِدُ بَرْدَ حُبِّنَا عَلى قَلْبِهِ فَلْيَحْمِدِ اللَّهَ عَلَى بَادِئِ النَّعَمِ... طِيبِ الْمَوْلِدِ.
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