LOVING EACH OTHER FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH .....؛..

Love is among the most exalted of human feelings. When this love revolves around Almighty ALLAH and forms the basis for our interpersonal relationships, many problems can be weathered and great fruits can be harvested for both the individual and society as a whole. The Qur’an and Sunnah often speak about the noble status of those whom ALLAH graces to possess such love. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,

“Among ALLAH’s servants are people who are neither prophets nor martyrs, but whom the prophets and martyrs will deem fortunate because of their high status with ALLAH.” The Companions asked, “O Messenger of ALLAH! Inform us of who they are.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told them that they are people who loved each other for ALLAH’s sake, even without being related to one another or being tied to one another by the exchange of wealth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went on to describe their great reward on the Day of Resurrection: “By ALLAH, their faces will be luminous and they will be upon light. They will feel no fear when the people will be feeling fear, and they will feel no grief when the people will be grieving.” Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) read the verse: [Behold! Verily on the friends of ALLAH there is no fear, nor shall they grieve] (Yunus 10:62). (Abu Dawud)

Love for ALLAH’s sake transcends the limits of our worldly existence, enduring into the life to come. ALLAH says,

[Close friends on that Day will be foes to one another—except for the righteous.] (Az-Zukhruf 43:67)

Loving one another for the sake of ALLAH, and brotherhood in faith, are among the most excellent acts of worship. This sublime love entails some conditions and duties that must be fulfilled so that the relationship remains pure and free of base undercurrents. Upholding these duties brings a servant nearer to ALLAH and to His pleasure and, over time, it can bring about a greater nobility of person.

The Messenger of ALLAH (peace and blessings of ALLAH be upon him) said:
"ALLAH will say on the Day of Resurrection:
'Where are those who love one another through My glory? Today I shall give them shade in My shade, it being a day when there is no shade but My shade.'"
[Bukhari.]

A man was sitting with our Holy Prophet when another one passed. The sitting one said,"O Messenger of ALLAH! I love this man."The Prophet said,"Have you told him?"The man said,"No."The Prophet said,"Tell him!"The man rose to his feet and went to the man who was passing by and said,"I love you for the sake of ALLAH."He said,"May ALLAH for whose sake you love me, love you in return!"

ALLAH (subhanahu wa ta`ala) gives to those who love one another for His sake a gift which is even greater than this status and blessing: that is His precious love which is very difficult to attain.

When you love someone for the sake of ALLAH, you want the best for them. It might not be what they exactly want,
but it’s what they exactly need because you want to enter paradise together.