Whoever wakes up in the morning and feels the cool breeze of...
Whoever wakes up in the morning and feels the cool breeze of our love must thank Allah for the first blessing; purity and nobility of birth.[^6] Second : Love for is a proof of purity of heart. Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) says: وَاللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ، لأ يُحِبُّنَا عَبْدٌ حَتَى يُطَهِّرَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ By Allah, none loves us unless those whose hearts have been purified by Allah.[^7] Third : Love for is a sign of true belief and acceptance byAllah.
Allah’s Messenger has said: عَاهَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ لأ يَقْبَلَ إيمَانَ عَبْدٍ إلأ بِمَحَبَّةِ أهْلِ بَيْتِي. My Lord made a promise to me that He will not accept any of His servants’ belief without love for . [^8] Amir al-Muminin (a.s.) has said: إنَّهُ لَعَهْدُ النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ إلَيَّ أنَّهُ لأيُحِبُّنِي إلأ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلأ يُبْغِضُنِي إلأ مُنَافِقٌ.
The Ummi Prophet expressly said to me that no one but a believer loves me and no one but a hypocrite harbors rancor against me.[^9] He has also said: لَوْ ضَرَبْتُ خَيْشُومَ الْمُؤْمِنِ بِسَيفِي هَذَا عَلَى أنْ يُبْغِضَنِي مَا أبْغَضَنِي؛ وَلَوْ صَبَبْتُ الدُّنْيَا بِجَمَّاتِهَا عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِ عَلَى أنْ يُحِبَّنِي مَا أحَبَّنِي؛ وَذَلِكَ أنَّهُ قُضِيَ فَانْقَضَى عَلَى لِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا عَلِيُّ!
لأ يُبْغِضُكَ مُؤمِنٌ وَلأ يُحِبُّكَ مُنَافِقٌ. Even if I strike the nose of a believer with my sword to oblige him to hate me, he will never hate me; and even if I pile all the wealth of the world before a hypocrite to love me, he will never love me.
This is because it is a verdict pronounced by the tongue of the Prophet - may Allah bless him and his descendants - as he said: O Ali, a believer will never hate you and a hypocrite will never love you.[^10] Requirements of Love for are not in need of superficial love; rather, they require love which has its medium with it so as to reveal its amazing signs. Here are some requirements of the love for : 1.
Acting according to the decrees One of the requirements of love for is that a lover should never stop endeavoring in the way of Allah by making ’s behavior and deeds as models for his life. The have said: مَنْ أحَبَّنَا فَلْيَعْمَلْ بِعَمَلِنَا. Whoever loves us must do whatever we do.[^11] Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) has said: إنَّمَا شِيعَةٌ جَعْفَرٍ مَنْ عَفَّ بَطْنَهُ وَ فَرْجَهُ وَ عَمِلَ لِخَالِقِهِ وَ رَجَا ثَوَابَهُ وَخَافَ عِقَابَهُ.
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