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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 261
You will have observed how Allah reprimands those whose love of relatives and property are dearer to them than Allah and His Messenger . Allah concludes His warning with the threatening words "then wait until Allah shall bring His command." And from this it is understood that those whose love is other than for Allah and His Messenger are astray and are not guided by Allah.
Anas tells us that one day the Prophet told his Companions, "None of you will believe until I am more beloved to him than his children, his father and all people."
Anas also reported, "There are three things that if someone were to seek refuge in them they would experience the sweetness of belief. They are that Allah, and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else; that he loves a person only for the sake of Allah, and he loathes the notion of reverting to disbelief as much as he would loathe to be cast into the Fire."
One day Omar, Al Khattab's son went to the Prophet and told him, "I love you more than anything except my soul which is between my two sides." The Prophet replied, "None of you will believe until I am dearer to him than his own soul." Omar immediately replied, "By the One who sent down the Book to you, I love you more than my soul which is between my two sides." The Prophet replied, "Omar, you have reached it."
Sahl warned, "If someone does not think that the Messenger of Allah is his master in all matters or should think that he does not fall under his jurisdiction he does not taste the sweetness of his prophetic way, because he said, "None of you will believe until I am dearer to him than himself."
The Reward for Loving the Prophet
Anas tells us of the occasion when a man came to the Prophet and asked, "When will the Last Hour come, O Messenger of Allah?" Whereupon the Prophet inquired, "What have you prepared for it?" The man replied, "I have neither prepared an abundance of prayer, fasting or charity for it, but I love Allah and His Messenger." The Prophet told him, "You will be with the one you love."
Safwan, Qudama's son tells of his migration to the Prophet he said, "When I migrated to the Prophet I went to him and said, O Messenger of Allah, give me your hand,' and he gave me his hand, then I said, O Messenger of Allah, I love you. He replied, 'A man is with the one he loves.'" Abu Dharr said something similar.
The Prophet took hold of the hands of his grandsons Al Hasan and Al Hussain and said, "Whosoever loves me and loves these two, their father and mother, will receive the same degree as myself on the Day of Resurrection."
We are given the good news transmitted by Anas that the
Anas tells us that one day the Prophet told his Companions, "None of you will believe until I am more beloved to him than his children, his father and all people."
Anas also reported, "There are three things that if someone were to seek refuge in them they would experience the sweetness of belief. They are that Allah, and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else; that he loves a person only for the sake of Allah, and he loathes the notion of reverting to disbelief as much as he would loathe to be cast into the Fire."
One day Omar, Al Khattab's son went to the Prophet and told him, "I love you more than anything except my soul which is between my two sides." The Prophet replied, "None of you will believe until I am dearer to him than his own soul." Omar immediately replied, "By the One who sent down the Book to you, I love you more than my soul which is between my two sides." The Prophet replied, "Omar, you have reached it."
Sahl warned, "If someone does not think that the Messenger of Allah is his master in all matters or should think that he does not fall under his jurisdiction he does not taste the sweetness of his prophetic way, because he said, "None of you will believe until I am dearer to him than himself."
The Reward for Loving the Prophet
Anas tells us of the occasion when a man came to the Prophet and asked, "When will the Last Hour come, O Messenger of Allah?" Whereupon the Prophet inquired, "What have you prepared for it?" The man replied, "I have neither prepared an abundance of prayer, fasting or charity for it, but I love Allah and His Messenger." The Prophet told him, "You will be with the one you love."
Safwan, Qudama's son tells of his migration to the Prophet he said, "When I migrated to the Prophet I went to him and said, O Messenger of Allah, give me your hand,' and he gave me his hand, then I said, O Messenger of Allah, I love you. He replied, 'A man is with the one he loves.'" Abu Dharr said something similar.
The Prophet took hold of the hands of his grandsons Al Hasan and Al Hussain and said, "Whosoever loves me and loves these two, their father and mother, will receive the same degree as myself on the Day of Resurrection."
We are given the good news transmitted by Anas that the