LOVE FOR THE PROPHET ﷺ

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*LOVE FOR THE PROPHET  ﷺ*

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*Loving him ﷺ more than anyone else*

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*Translation of video:*

By Allah! The love of Muhammad ﷺ is more beloved to us than the love for our mothers! 

Our mothers brought us out from the womb into the Dunya.

As for Muhammad ﷺ, Allah brought us out from the fire and into Jannah through him,

From misguidance to guidance.

_"No Ibn Al Khattab! Until I am more beloved to you than yourself!"_

He said _"By the one who sent you with the truth, you are now more beloved to me than myself"_

He ﷺ said _"Now oh Umar!"_

*قُل إِن كُنتُم تُحِبُّونَ اللهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحبِبكُم اللهُ*

_Say if you Love Allah them follow me, Allah will love you._

[3:31]

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Hasan Al Basri رحمه الله called this Ayah the Ayah of testing.

It tests the believers, that if they truly love Allah ﷻ, they will follow Muhammad ﷺ.

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The Hadith the Shaykh is referring to, 

Abdullah ibn Hishaam رضي الله عنه narrates 

*كُنَّا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو آخذ بيد عمر بن الخطاب، فقال له عمر: يا رسول الله لأنت أحب إليّ من كل شيء إلا من نفسي، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: "لا والذي نفسي بيده حتى أكون أحب إليك من نفسك" فقال له عمر: "فإنه الآن والله لأنت أحب إليّ من نفسي" فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: الآن يا عمر""*

_We were with the Prophet ﷺ whilst he was holding the hand of Umar ibn Al Khattab رضي الله عنه. So Umar said to him "Oh Messenger of Allah indeed you are more beloved to me than everything except myself" so the Prophet ﷺ said "No, by the One in whose hand is my soul, until I am more beloved to you than yourself"_

_So Umar رضي الله عنه said "Now, by Allaah, you are dearer to me than my own self"_

_And He ﷺ replied "Now you are right, O Umar!"_

[Sahih Al-Bukhari No.6257]

And the Prophet ﷺ also said 

*لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى أكون أحب إليه من والده وولده والناس أجمعين*

_None of you (truly) believe until I am more beloved to him than his parents, his children and all the people._

[Sahih Muslim No.44]

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A major aspect of having Ihsaan, (the highest level of Imaan) is to love the Prophet ﷺ unconditionally above everyone else!

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When the bedouin asked "When is the final hour?"

And the Prophet ﷺ replied "What have you prepared for it?"

So he said *"Love for Allah and his Messenger"*

And he ﷺ said _"You will be with the one you love"_

[Sahih Al-Bukhari No.3688]

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The Sahaba رضي الله عنهم rejoiced like never before because of this Hadith! 

Because of their complete love!

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*Where do we stand?*

Reflect...

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