فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) وَ هَلِ الدِّينُ...

So Abu Ja’far -asws said: ‘And is the Religion anything except for the love? Allah -azwj the High has Said: “[49:7] But Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts” , and Said: “[3:31] Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you” , and Said: “[59:9] love those who have fled to them” .

A man came up to the Prophet -saww so he said, ‘O Messenger -saww of Allah -azwj , I love the Praying ones but I do not Pray myself, and I love the Fasting ones but I do not Fast myself’. The Messenger -saww of Allah -azwj said: ‘You are with the one whom you love, but to you belongs what you have acquired’.

And he -asws said: ‘What you are seeking and what you want, but it is if there is a scare from the sky, every people would seek protection in its safe place, and we -asws will seek safety with our Prophet -saww , and you will be seeking safety with us -asws ’. [47] Appendix V: The Love and Arranged Marriages?

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Bin Rabaat, from Habeeb Al Khash’amy, from Ibn Abu Yafour, Abu Abdullah -asws , said, ‘I said to him -asws , ‘I want to marry a woman, but my parents want (me to marry with) someone else’. He -asws said: ‘Marry the one who (you) desire and leave the one whom your parent’s desire’.