Chapter 36: Regarding Enmity &
Friendship For The Sake of Allah
Hadith 1: The army
of souls was united (together). Those who were acquainted with one another
there, they became affectionate (towards each other) in the world, and if they
were unacquainted there, then here there was dispute (between them).
Hadith 2: On the Day
of Qiyaamat Allah ta’aala will say, ‘Where are those who used to show love to
one another because of my Majesty! Today, I will keep them in my Divine Shade
(of Mercy). Today, with the exception of my Divine Shade (of Mercy) there is no
other Shade’.
Hadith 3: A person
went to meet with his brother in a different town. Allah ta’aala appointed an
Angel to sit down in his path. When he reached this Angel, the Angel asked him
where he intended going to. He said, my brother lives in that town, so I am
going there to meet with him. The Angel asked, ‘Does he owe you any favour for which
you are going’. He said, ‘No! The only reason is that I love him for the sake
of Allah’. The Angel then said, ‘Allah has sent me to you so that I should
inform you that Allah has granted you His special closeness, because you loved
him (your brother) for the sake of Allah’.
Hadith 4: A person
asked, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم ! What is the ruling regarding a person who loves a particular
nation, yet he has neither met with them, nor received their companionship and
nor has he done any deeds like theirs?’ He صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
said, ‘A person is with the one whom he
loves’. From this Hadith it becomes very evident that love for the pious makes
one pious and the resurrection of such a person will be with the pious, and (it
also proves) that to love the nefarious, makes one nefarious and the resurrection
of such a person will be amongst them.
Hadith 5: A person
enquired ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
! When
will Qiyaamat come?’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم replied, ‘What preparation have you made for
it?’ He said, ‘I did not make any preparation except for this, that I love
Allah ta’aala and His Beloved Rasool صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
.’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
واٰلہٖ وسلَّم said, ‘You are with those whom you love.’
Hazrat Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ says that after Islam, I did not see the
Muslims as happy as they were when they heard these words.
Hadith 6: Allah
ta’aala says, ‘Those people who are affectionate (loving) to one another for my
sake, and they share the companionship of each other for my sake, and associate
with each other and spend their wealth, then my love has become Waajib for them’.
Hadith 7: Allah
ta’aala said, ‘Those who love each other for the sake of my Divine Majesty,
(then) for them there shall be a pulpit of Noor Light. The Ambia and Shuhada will
be in Ghabata, in regards to them’.
Hadith 8: There are
certain of servants of Allah, who are neither Ambia nor Shuhada, and yet they
will have such an exalted position by Allah that on the Day of Qiyaamat, the
Ambia and Shuhada will be in Ghabata in regards to them. The people said, ‘Ya
Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم ! Please inform us who these people are?’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
واٰلہٖ وسلَّم said, ‘These are those who showed love to one
another merely for the sake of Allah’s Mercy. Neither are they related to one
another nor do they have any financial dealing with one another. By Allah!
Their faces are glowing with Noor, and they themselves are on Noor. Neither
will they be in any fear, whilst the people will be in fear and nor will they
be aggrieved when the others shall be grieving’ and Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
recited the verse:
(اَلَاۤ اِنَّ
اَوْلِیَآءَ اللہِ لَاخَوْفٌ عَلَیۡہِمْ وَلَا ہُمْ یَحْزَنُوۡنَ ﴿ۚ۶۲﴾)
‘The friends of Allah have neither any fear, and nor
shall they grieve.’ [Surah 10
Verse 62]
Hadith 9: From amongst
the aspects related to Imaan, the strongest with regards to Allah is Loyalty
(i.e. True Adherence and Obedience), and to love for the sake of Allah and to
have hatred for the sake of Allah.
Hadith 10: Rasoolullah
صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم said, ‘Are you aware of which action is most
beloved to Allah. Someone said Namaaz and Zakaat and someone said Jihad’.
Rasool صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم said ‘the most beloved deed by Allah is to
love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah’.
Hadith 11: When a
person loves someone for the sake of Allah, he has showed honour to Allah عزوجل.
Hadith 12: If two
people loved each other solely for the sake of Allah and one is in the East and
the other is in the West, then on the Day of Qiyaamat, Allah ta’aala will bring
them together and say, ‘This is the person whom you love for My sake’.
Hadith 13: There are
pillars made from Rubies in Jannat on which are built mansions of Topaz. They
are as bright as glittering stars. The people asked, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم ! Who shall reside therein?’ He
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم said,
‘those who love one another for the sake of Allah, and who sit together in one place
and associate with one another’.
Hadith 14: Those who
love for the sake of Allah will be seated around the Arsh, on Chairs made from
Rubies.
Hadith 15: One who
loves someone for the sake of Allah and has enmity with someone for the sake of
Allah, and gives for the sake of Allah and forbids for the sake of Allah, has
perfected his Imaan.
Hadith 16: When two
people love each other for the sake of Allah, then they shall only be
separated, when one of them commits a sin. In other words, the sign of that
ones love is for the sake of Allah is that when one commits a sin, the other
should separate from him.[1]
Hadith 17: Allah sent
revelation upon a Nabi that he should say to a certain devout worshipper, ‘Your
devout worshipping and noninclination to the world is comfort to yourself, and
to separate yourself from all others and keep closeness to Me, is a means of
your honour. Have you performed a deed compared to My right which is over you?’
He will say, ‘O My Lord! Which deed is that? It will be said, ‘did you have
enmity with anyone for My sake and did you befriend (love) any Wali (saintly
person) for My sake?.’
Hadith 18: A man
follows the Deen of his friend. He should (thus) be careful of who he
befriends.
Hadith 19: When one
person befriends another person, he should ask his name and his father’s name,
and enquire regarding which tribe he belongs to, as this will allow the love
(friendship) to become more permanent.
Hadith 20: When a
person has affection for another person, then he should inform him of this by
saying, that I have love for you.
Hadith 21: A person
said to Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم ‘I love that person for the sake of Allah. He
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
said, ‘Did you inform him of it’. He said,
‘No’. He صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم said, ‘Rise-up and inform him of it’. He went
to him and informed him of it. He (the second person) said, ‘May He make you His
beloved, for whose sake you love me.’ He returned to Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ
واٰلہٖ وسلَّم and mentioned what had happened. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
asked, ‘What did he say?’ He then mentioned
what was said, so Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم said, ‘you shall be with whom you love and for
you is that, which you have intended’.
Hadith 22: Be
reserved in your friendship with your friend. It is not inconceivable that some
day he will become your enemy, and be restrained in your enmity against your
enemy, for it is not far off that someday he may become your friend.
[1]
This means that he should not be part and parcel of the sin that the
other is committing, because then it would mean that he does not truly love him
for the sake of Allah.
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