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LOVE FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH

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“Allah assigned an angel to a man who had set out to visit a brother who lived in another town. When the angel met the man he asked him: ‘Where are you going?’ The man replied: ‘I am going to visit a brother living in the next town.’ The angel asked: ‘Are you doing him a favor?’ The man answered: ‘No, the only reason I am going to visit him is that I love him for the sake of Allah.’ Then the angel informed him: ‘I am a messenger sent from Allah to tell you that Allah loves you as you love your brother for His Sake.’”

Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.