THE PROPHET(ﷺ)'s LOVE. Love him as he Loves You

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*THE PROPHET(ﷺ)'s LOVE*

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*Love him as he Loves You*

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Prophet Muhammad ﷺ loved us more than we can imagine.

Allah ﷻ says in the Qur'an:

*لَقَدۡ جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُولٞ مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيۡهِ مَا عَنِتُّمۡ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيۡكُم بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ رَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ*

_There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to the believers is kind and merciful._

[9:128]

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Aisha رضي الله عنه reported: When I saw the Prophet ﷺ with a cheerful face, I said, “O Messenger of Allah, supplicate to Allah for me.”

The Prophet said:

*اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنَبِهَا وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ مَا أَسَرَّتْ وَمَا أَعْلَنَتْ*

_“O Allah, forgive Aisha for her past and future sins, in secret and in public.”_ 

Aisha laughed so much that her head fell from his lap. The Prophet said to her, “Does my supplication make you happy?” Aisha said, “Why would your supplication not make me happy?” The Prophet said, *_“By Allah, it is my supplication for my nation in every prayer.”_*

[Sahih Ibn Ḥibbān 7266, Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani]

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Is he ﷺ not worthy of our Love? 

Is he ﷺ not worthy to be followed in his Sunnah? 

*قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِي يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ*

_Say, [O Muhammad], *"If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you*"_

[3:31]

Love of the Prophet ﷺ is by obeying his Sunnah!

By following his guidance!

By following his path! 

By obeying his sayings! 

One only needs to look at his Seerah! 

His sacrifices in blood, sweat and tears.

On the battlefield fighting and in his house weeping,

For us! 

So that we could be muslim! 

So that we could enter Jannah!

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One only needs to look at the Ahadith about Qiyamah,

When everyone shall be shouting Nafsi Nafsi! 

It is only him ﷺ that will be concerned for his people, Shouting Ummati Ummati! 

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To love Muhammad ﷺ above everything else in this Dunya, is to have perfected Imaan! 

As it comes in a Hadith,

Anas رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ said _"No one of you truly believes until I am dearer to him than his father, his son, his own self and all the people.”_

[Sahih al-Bukhārī 15, Sahih Muslim 44]

And showing love for him ﷺ only comes through following his Sunnah! 

We must move away from our superficial declarations of love for Prophet ﷺ, while not actually substantiating it! 

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Words are made heavy with action! 

So act upon his Sunnah! 

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Ya Ibn Adam! If you truly think you love Allah and his Rasool ﷺ, reflect on how many times you chose your desires over them! 

Which one came on top more?

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*Reflect*

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