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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 252
In the verse that reads "If you love Allah, follow me (Prophet Muhammad) and Allah will love you, and forgive your sins" (3:31) it is understood that whosoever follows the Prophet preferring him over and above personal desires and inclinations will be forgiven by Allah and will be loved by Him. The foundation of the strength of one's belief is submission to the Prophet coupled to the satisfaction of his judgment and forsaking opposition to him.
The love of a worshiper of Allah and His Messenger lies in obedience and being pleased with the commands of both Allah and His Prophet . The love of Allah for such worshipers is that He pardons them and blesses them with His Mercy. Our attention is drawn to the fact that love from Allah manifests itself in protection and success, whereas the love of a worshiper manifests itself in obedience.
A poet wrote:
"Do you disobey Allah when you claim to love Him?
By my life, this is a strange logic!
If your love had been true, then you would have obeyed Him.
The lover obeys the one he loves."
It has been explained that the love of a worshiper is expressed in his exaltation of Allah and in his awe of Him, and the love of Allah for His worshiper is the mercy He bestows together with His concern for him.
The Prophet warned, ”You must follow my prophetic way and the way of the rightly guided Caliphs. Cling to it voraciously and beware of new things. New things are innovations and each innovation (which is not in accordance with the principals of Islam) is misguidance."
In addition to this warning Jabar reported having heard, "Each misguidance is in the Fire." (Shaykh Darwish added: Scholars say innovations are either negative or positive. Those in keeping with Islamic principals are positive, whereas those which are negative are those against Islamic principals. Both types are categorized under the five jurisprudence classifications which are: obligatory, forbidden, likeable, dislikable, permission either to practice something or not to practice it.)
Abu Rafi' narrates that the Prophet told his Companions, "Do not let any one of you be found reclining on his bed after hearing news of my order that either commands or forbids, so that later on he says, 'I do not know, I follow only what is found in the Book of Allah.'" (Shaykh Darwish commented: Unfortunately in Syria and also in several western countries a false innovated doctrine has arisen. Adherents wear "T" shirts proclaiming statements such as, "The People of Koran". These people cannot be considered to be representative of their claim in fact they are the opposite. )
The love of a worshiper of Allah and His Messenger lies in obedience and being pleased with the commands of both Allah and His Prophet . The love of Allah for such worshipers is that He pardons them and blesses them with His Mercy. Our attention is drawn to the fact that love from Allah manifests itself in protection and success, whereas the love of a worshiper manifests itself in obedience.
A poet wrote:
"Do you disobey Allah when you claim to love Him?
By my life, this is a strange logic!
If your love had been true, then you would have obeyed Him.
The lover obeys the one he loves."
It has been explained that the love of a worshiper is expressed in his exaltation of Allah and in his awe of Him, and the love of Allah for His worshiper is the mercy He bestows together with His concern for him.
The Prophet warned, ”You must follow my prophetic way and the way of the rightly guided Caliphs. Cling to it voraciously and beware of new things. New things are innovations and each innovation (which is not in accordance with the principals of Islam) is misguidance."
In addition to this warning Jabar reported having heard, "Each misguidance is in the Fire." (Shaykh Darwish added: Scholars say innovations are either negative or positive. Those in keeping with Islamic principals are positive, whereas those which are negative are those against Islamic principals. Both types are categorized under the five jurisprudence classifications which are: obligatory, forbidden, likeable, dislikable, permission either to practice something or not to practice it.)
Abu Rafi' narrates that the Prophet told his Companions, "Do not let any one of you be found reclining on his bed after hearing news of my order that either commands or forbids, so that later on he says, 'I do not know, I follow only what is found in the Book of Allah.'" (Shaykh Darwish commented: Unfortunately in Syria and also in several western countries a false innovated doctrine has arisen. Adherents wear "T" shirts proclaiming statements such as, "The People of Koran". These people cannot be considered to be representative of their claim in fact they are the opposite. )