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Loving for Allah’s sake (long talk)
Written by: Abdurrazzak Taher Farih
Translated by: Dr. Faheem Bukhatwa.
29 Rajab 1440
07 December 2018
Loving for Allah’s sake is one of the most powerful links of faith. The messenger ppbu said: {Whosoever loves for Allah’s sake, and hates for Allah’s sake and donates or gives for Allah’s sake; and withheld or stopped for Allah;s sake then he/she would have fulfilled their faith}. The messenger ppbu said: {on the day of resurrection Allah the Almighty says: Where are those who loved each other in My Majesty? Today I shade them in my shade when there is no other shade except mine}. How beautiful those words are. Except for the few, most of us may not comprehend the tremendous meaning of the seriousness when standing on that day. The day when the sun gets close above the heads. The day when hell fire is pulled closer to earth by seventy thousand links, each link is pulled by seventy thousand angels. Men and women are gathered naked; in a overwhelming and dangerous overcrowding, yet not even the thought comes to their minds to look at each other. The messenger ppbu said: {People are gathered together on the day of resurrection naked and bare footed and un-circumcised}. Aesha asked: O Messenger of Allah, men and women together looking at each other? He said: O Aesha, the situation is more grave; than for them to think of that.
Imagine those moments, when hellfire is raging and roaring, and the King has anger which never had the likes before or after, it is at those moments the people who loved for the sake of Allah are called. {Where are those who loved each other in My Majesty? Today I shade them in my shade when there is no other shade except mine}.
The attributes of faith cannot be achieved except with love for Allah’s sake; and also despising in Allah’s sake. The messenger ppbu said: {There are three features or characteristics whoever has them; then through them he/she will find the sweet taste of faith. (1) is that Allah and His messenger are more loved to him than anyone or anything else. And (2) to love someone for no other reason than to love them in Allah’s sake. And (3) for one to hate to go back to losing faith (Kufr) after Allah Has saved him as he would hate to be pushed into fire}. The messenger ppbu once said: {A man visited another in a village. On the way to that village Allah sent him an angel who said to him: Where are you off to? The man said: there is a brother of mine who lives in this town; and I am going to visit him. The angel said: Is there any benefit you are seeking from him? The man said: No, I just love him for the sake of Allah. The angel said: I am a messenger to you from Allah, to let you know that Allah loved you just as you loved him}. See the benefit of loving for Allah.
Aba Idris Khawlani said: I went into Damasq’s mosque one day when I saw a young man with bright teeth. People are crowded round him were asking him questions and accepted his opinion without questioning. I said who is he? They said: Muad Ebn Jabal. Abu-Idris said, the following day I went extra early to the mosque. I found that he had been there before me, and he was doing a prayer. I waited for him to finish his prayer and I approached him, I faced him, and greeted him with Salam and I said to him: I swear in Allah’s name, I love you for the sake of Allah. He ask: For the sake of Allah? I said: yes, for the sake of Allah. He repeated his question three times: For Allah’s sake? And I replied: yes, for Allah’s sake. Muad then grabbed my clothes, he pulled me towards him and said: I have great news for you, I heard the messenger of Allah ppbu saying: {Allah the Almighty says: My love is certain to those who love each other for My sake, and those who sit together in My sake, and those who visit each other for My sake, and those who give or donate for My sake}.
It is also the messenger’s lifestyle and habits (Sunnah) that if you love a brother of yours is to tell them. This is so you would fulfil another meaning of letting him feel your brotherhood, and also so you would feel his brotherhood. The messenger ppbu once said to Muad: {Muad, I bear witness to Allah that I love you}. Did you ever think dear brother and sister in this oath? Notice the speaker is the messenger ppbu. May be if it was said by Muad then it might be taken lightly, but it was the messenger ppbu himself. He swore, and he never needs to be sworn. His words need no oath in order to be believed, {Muad, I bear witness to Allah that I love you}. Muad then said: I bear witness to Allah that I love you too. The messenger ppbu said: {Do not leave at the end of each prayer without saying: O Allah help me remembering You, help me giving thanks to You, and perfectly worship You}.
The messenger ppbu also said: {When a man loves his brother then let him tell him that he does}. Once a man was passing by a group of people sitting with the messenger ppbu. One of the men sitting with the messenger said: O messenger of Allah, I swear by Almight God that I love that person. The messenger ppbu said: {Have you let him know?}. he said: No. The messenger ppbu said: {then let him know}. The man left, he went after that brother of his and said to him: “I love you in Allah’s sake”. His brother answered him: “May He love you too (the one for whose sake you loved)”.
Dearly beloved, everyone will be gathered on the day of resurrection with whom he/she loves. Abd-Allah Ebn Omar said: I swear that if I stay up all night sleepless; in prayers, and if did give up food during the day in fasting, and if I spent all my money in donations, and when I die on the day of my death; and there is no love in my heart for those who obey Allah, and there is no hate or dislike in my heart towards those who disobey Allah, then all that I did is of no benefit to me. Where are we from the loyalty and allegiance to Allah, and to His messenger and to the faithful, and where do we stand regarding associating partners with Allah (Shirk).
Abd-Allah Ebn Masood sais: I swear by the Almighty Allah, if a man stands in a prayer at Ka’bah worshiping Allah for seventy years will still be resurrected on the day of resurrection with whom he loves.
O Allah, be our witness that we love your prophet, and we love the companions of your prophet so have us resurrected and gathered with them despite that our deeds are no way like their deeds.
Notes:
Adhan - The call to prayer.
Ahmad (Ahmed)- Another name for the messenger Muhammad (PPBU).
Allah - The Arabic word for "god." It is often used as a name for God in Islam.
- The inhabitants of the city of Al-Medina that received and supported the messenger (PPBU) when he immigrated from Mekkah in the very early years of Islam.
Ansar (or Al-Ansar):
Assalam Alaikum - The Islamic greeting, literately means: Peace be with you. Used when approaching or leaving. When used during approaching it will be like saying: I bring no harm to you . and when said during leaving somebody it will mean: No harm will come to you after I leave.
- is a verse of the Koran. It also means a miracle or a sign from God.
Aya (or Ayah):
- is a mountain outside the city of Mecca that represents the climax of the Hajj worship. All doing Hajj must stay at this location on the same day.
Arafa (or Arafah or Arafat):
Badr - The place of the first significant battle between the Muslims and the pagans of the Quraish. It is located in Saudi Arabia.
Caliph - A Muslim ruler. See: (Khalifa)
Dajjal - Antichrist or the False Massiah.
Dawah - The proliferation of Islamic teachings through word and deed.
Deen (Din) - Religion or way of life.
- talking to Allah; praising him and asking him for help.
Duaa: a prayer in the form of
Fatwa - Legal verdict given based on the Qur'an (Koran) and the Sunnah which are the recorded sayings and deeds of Muhammad.
Ferdose: is the highest level of the all the gardens of Eden or paradise.
Fiqh - Religious law.
Hadeeth: is something reported that the messenger have said. It includes all the speeches and ceremonies he gave. It is usually narrated or told by one of his companions. There is a list of hadeeths approximately 14000 that are reported and checked to be genuine. No more hadeeths are acceptably added to this list.
Hajar - The Black Stone set into the corner of the Ka'aba in Mecca. It is said to be a stone from Heaven.
Hajj - The pilgrimage to Mecca which takes place in the last month of the Islamic calendar. One of the five pillars of Islam.
Hasana or hasanas: is the reward for a good deed. a hasana is a point or a merit for a good deed.
Hadith - The sayings and not deeds of the prophet Muhammad recorded by his followers. Considered authoritative and perfect.
Hajj: is the worship of pilgrimage.
Hijra (or Hejrah): the event of the immigration of the messenger from Mekkah to Madina. This event marks the start of the Islamic calendar. the Islamic calendar has 12 months based on the lunar cycle, each is 29.5 days. Hijra is also used as a name for the Islamic dating system.
Ibadah - Worship. All the words and deeds with which Allah is pleased. These deeds could be prayer and charity.
Iblis - (Ibleese): On of Satan's names.
Ibn (Ebn): the son of. Used by Arabs as part of an individual's name. Example: Ali whose father is Omar or the son of Omar, would be called: Ali Ibn Omar.
Imam (or Emam)- The leader for a prayer. In the Shiaa sect, an Imam is the individual who has the religious authority.
Iman: belief or faith
Injil (Enjeel) - The Bible. The book inspired to Jesus for the Christians.
Islam - Submission, the religion of all the prophets of Allah culminating in Muhammad.
Jannah - The heavenly garden, Paradise. The place of the faithful in the afterlife.
Jihad: is striving in the line of Allah in many forms. Includes a very wide scope varying from improving oneself to fighting a defensive war in protection of Allah's word. The greatest Jihad is the fight one's self against temptations. It also means "holy war."
Jinn - Supernatural, invisible beings race of beings, below angels. They were made from fire. Like humans, there amongst them are the faithful and the non beleivers and Jinn shall be judged on Judgment Day.
Ka'aba: A cube shaped building in Mecca containing a stone laid there by Abraham and Ishmael. Some say Ka'aba was first built by Adam, and some say by Abraham. It is the holiest place for Muslims. It is where all Muslims face in their daily prayers. Ka'aba also makes a major part of the pilgrimage in a ritual known as Tawaf.
Khalifa: is the Muslim ruler. Head of the Islamic empire. Exact translation: "Successor".
Khutbah - A sermon given in a Mosque, usually on Friday.
Kufr - Denial or Disbelief. A term Muslims use for anyone who denies existence of Allah or the prophecy of Muhammed.
Koran - Also spelled Qur'an. The holy book of Islam revealed to Muhammad by Allah through the Archangel Gabriel. Koran literally means "the recital." It is the final revelation of Allah given to the prophet Muhammad. It consists of 114 surahs (or chapters.)
Madinah - (Medinah): A city in the Arabian peninsula (in the country known now as Saudi Arabia). A city where the messenger had to immigrate to. Then it was called Yathrib.
Masjid - A center for Muslim activity. It is referred to as a mosque.
Masiah - A sin, or a sinful act
Mecca or Makkah: is the holiest city for Muslims. It contains the Ka'aba mosque with the famous black cubical shape. Mecca is the birth place of the messenger (PPBU).
Mosque - A Muslim house of worship.
Muhajir - (Muhajireen) Immigrant, one who leaves his home town due to lack of religious freedom. It was first used to describe early Muslims immigrating from Mecca to Median and Ethiopia.
Muhammad - the final messenger and prophet of God whose message abrogated all previous revelations. He received the Koran through the angel Gabriel over a 23 year period. Born in Mecca and died in Medina at the age of 63. His full name: Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah
Muslim - One who holds faith to the religion of Islam.
- Nafilah: a voluntary prayer other than the five obligatory prayers; performed at any time.
Nasara - Christians. Nasrani: A Christian individual. Nasraniah: Christianity.
Ommah: is the Arabic word for a nation. It usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise specified.
Paradise - Another word for heaven. A garden of bliss, fruits, rivers and all forms of pleasures imaginable and imaginable. No suffering, disease or death. Service is provided by angels. All live in it an ever lasting youthful life. Promised by Almighty Allah to all faithful, true Jews, true Christians and True Muslims. Paradise is one of two places every person will go to, either Paradise or Hellfire.
- PPBU (P.B.U.H.) : Peace and Prayers Be Upon him. A statement Muslims use any time they mention the name of the messenger or make a reference to him.
Qadar - Fate. Preordainment is the teaching that all things, good and bad, are preordained to occur.
- Qadr - (night of Qadr): The night when the first revelation of the Koran took place. Most likely it happened during one of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. Or when the Koran was brought down to the nearest heaven in one go, and from there it was brought down in bits and few verses at a time over a period of 23 years. This night is considered the holiest night for Muslims with tremendous advantages.
Qibla - The direction which Muslims turn for daily prayers, towards Mecca.
Quraish - An ancient Arab tribe to which the messenger Muhammad belonged.
Ramadan - The ninth month of the Islamic calendar which is the month of the fast. The holiest month in the Muslim colander.
Salat - Prayers. Generally it covers all forms of worship, but more specifically refers to the Muslim rituals which is performed to worship Allah five times daily.
Shiaa: A sect of Islam that teaches that a religion leader (Imam) should be the political ruler and must be direct descendants of the messenger (PPBU). Therefore, disapproving of all Muslim leaders who ruled After the messenger (PPBU) except Ali, the messenger's grandson.
Shirk - Associating another god with Allah. Or associating anyone or anything with Allah. Or using anyone or anything as a medium to Allah. The opposite of Monotheism or Tawheed.
Siam or Soam- Fasting
Sunni: is a the title of those Muslims who are suppose to be following the life style of the messenger. This differentiates them from the Shiaa of Iran.
Sunna (Sunnah): Is how the Messenger PPBU lived, what he did or said. It includes the way he dressed, ate, drank, prayed, interacted with other people and fought. Basically, sunnah is the life style of the messenger PPBU. It is considered the second source of legislation in Islamic laws and it is considered to be an important reference to be used for concluding arguments and disputes. It is also a title give to the main stream Muslims who make 90% if all Muslims.
Surah - A chapter of the Koran.
Tawaf: part of the pilgrimage (Hajj) ritual. It involves walking round the Ka'aba Mosque in anti-clock wise direction a number of seven circles.
Tauhid - Tawheed - Monotheism, in Islam is the teaching that there is only one God who alone is worthy of worship. The first requirement of becoming a Muslim. It is included in the testimony of faith for new Muslims when declaring that God is one: (No God but Allah)
Taqwah - Proper fear and veneration of Allah. A divine spark that enables the person to understand God.
Taurat: The old Testaments and scriptures of Mosa.
Ummah - the word means: a Nation. Usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise stated.
Umrah - (Amrah): A mini hajj. A Minor form of pilgrimage to Mecca. Unlike Hajj which can only be done on the 12th month of the Islamic year, Umrah can be performed at any time.
Wathoo (wadoo): a washing up ritual done by Muslims before each of the five daily prayers known as ablution.
Zaboor - The Psalms
Zakat - The third pillar of Islam. Alms giving, charity that is given to the poor.
