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Full-version-Shefa-bio-of-Prophet, page : 259
It should now be clear to you dear reader that, the love of the Prophet is obligatory on account of the authentic quotations we have brought to you in which we related the nature of his overflowing goodness and universal beauty.
If a person can love a person on account of his generosity towards him once or twice during his life, or that he saves him from danger or harm even once – and bear in mind that such are only of a temporal nature – then what of a person who gives him unending happiness and protects him for the everlasting punishment of Hell? That person deserves greater love!
A king is loved when his conduct is good and a ruler is loved when his conduct is upright. Even if a knowledgeable person or a person of noble character lives far away he will be loved on this account. But when someone possess all the perfection of these qualities that person is more entitled to be loved and more deserving of attachment!
Imam Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, described the Prophet saying, "Whosoever came across him suddenly became timorous of him. Whosoever kept company with him loved him."
The Obligation to Advise the Prophet When Requested
Allah says, "There is no fault for the weak, the sick, and those lacking the means to spend (to stay behind), if they are true to Allah and His Messenger" (9:91). Commentators say that if people are sincerely true to Allah, and His Messenger then they are sincere Muslims secretly and openly.
Tamim ad-Dari reported that the Messenger of Allah stressed three times, "The Religion is active advice." His Companions asked, "To whom, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "To Allah and His Book, His Messenger and Muslim leaders, and the ordinary man." An imam commented that this is an obligation.
Imam Al Khattabi said, "Advice is a word used to designate the desire for the object of what is good. It is not possible to explain it with just a single word capable of containing all its meanings." Linguistically, advice is based on sincere care.
Advice is the delivery of sincere care, its benefit is conveyed and carried from one to another as follows:
Advice in reference to Allah and for His Sake is to deliver firm belief in His Oneness, describing Allah in the way in which Allah describes Himself, and not to describe Allah with His attributes as described in the dictionary of human behavior. It is the desire for what Allah loves, avoidance of what Allah hates and sincerity in worshipping Allah.
If a person can love a person on account of his generosity towards him once or twice during his life, or that he saves him from danger or harm even once – and bear in mind that such are only of a temporal nature – then what of a person who gives him unending happiness and protects him for the everlasting punishment of Hell? That person deserves greater love!
A king is loved when his conduct is good and a ruler is loved when his conduct is upright. Even if a knowledgeable person or a person of noble character lives far away he will be loved on this account. But when someone possess all the perfection of these qualities that person is more entitled to be loved and more deserving of attachment!
Imam Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, described the Prophet saying, "Whosoever came across him suddenly became timorous of him. Whosoever kept company with him loved him."
The Obligation to Advise the Prophet When Requested
Allah says, "There is no fault for the weak, the sick, and those lacking the means to spend (to stay behind), if they are true to Allah and His Messenger" (9:91). Commentators say that if people are sincerely true to Allah, and His Messenger then they are sincere Muslims secretly and openly.
Tamim ad-Dari reported that the Messenger of Allah stressed three times, "The Religion is active advice." His Companions asked, "To whom, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "To Allah and His Book, His Messenger and Muslim leaders, and the ordinary man." An imam commented that this is an obligation.
Imam Al Khattabi said, "Advice is a word used to designate the desire for the object of what is good. It is not possible to explain it with just a single word capable of containing all its meanings." Linguistically, advice is based on sincere care.
Advice is the delivery of sincere care, its benefit is conveyed and carried from one to another as follows:
Advice in reference to Allah and for His Sake is to deliver firm belief in His Oneness, describing Allah in the way in which Allah describes Himself, and not to describe Allah with His attributes as described in the dictionary of human behavior. It is the desire for what Allah loves, avoidance of what Allah hates and sincerity in worshipping Allah.