Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts Mourning as a Manifestation of Love and Hatred Love and hatred are two opposing sentiments which occur in man’s heart and mind. Inclination or disinclination that we feel in our hearts and souls is derived from these two opposing emotions.
The love of some is incumbent upon man We can deduce from logic and from evidence that has been transmitted to us in traditions that loving certain people is incumbent and binding upon man. Allah Allah, the Exalted, is the first of those for whom love is intrinsically incumbent upon man, because He possesses all the attributes of perfection and beauty, and all creatures are dependant upon him.
Allah, the Exalted, says, ﴿ قُلْ إِنْ کانَ آباؤُکُمْ وَأَبْناؤُکُمْ وَإِخْوانُکُمْ وَأَزْواجُکُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُکُمْ وَأَموالٌ اقْتَرَفتُمُوها وَتِجارَةٌ تَخشَونَ کَسادَها وَمَساکِنُ تَرْضَونَها أَحَبَّ إِلَيکُمْ مِنَ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَجِهادٍ في سَبيلِهِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا حَتّی يأتِي اللهُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَاللهُ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفاسِقينَ ﴾ “Say: If your fathers and your sons and your brethren and your mates and your kindred and property which you have acquired, and the slackness of trade which you fear and the dwellings which you like, are dearer to you than Allah and His Apostle and striving in His way, then wait until Allah brings about His command; and verily Allah does not guide the transgressing people.” [^1] Allah’s Prophet (S) Among the people who have to be loved for the sake of Allah is the honorable and beloved Prophet, Muhammad (S).
The reason for loving the Noble Prophet (S) is that he is the intermediary of all temporal and spiritual graces. It is for this reason that he has been mentioned immediately after the name of Allah in the above-mentioned verse and it has been ordered that he, too, must be loved.
The Prophet of Islam (S) says, «اَحِبُّوا اللهَ لما يغذوکمْ وَأَحِبُّوني بحُبِّ الله...» “You must love Allah because he gives you all sustenance, and love me for the sake of Allah…”[^2] Moreover, the lofty spiritual virtues and moral perfection of the Noble Prophet (S) attract the love and affection of the hearts of all believers.