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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الايمانBook of Faith
Love of Allah and His Messenger brings the sweetness of faith
Hadith 54
اُردوEn
وَبِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ بِهِنَّ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا، وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ أَنْ هَدَاهُ اللَّهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَغْرَقَ فِي النَّارِ ".
With this same chain, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever possesses three things will taste the sweetness of faith because of them: Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else, he loves a person only for the sake of Allah, and after Allah has guided him to Islam, he dislikes returning to disbelief just as he would dislike being thrown into the fire."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
➊ From the mentioned hadith, it is understood that love for Allah and His Messenger is the cause of the sweetness of faith, provided that it is greater than all else. This is further clarified by this blessed verse. Allah the Exalted says:
﴿قُلْ اِنْ کَانَ اٰبَآؤُکُمْ وَ اَبْنَآؤُکُمْ وَ اِخْوَانُکُمْ وَ اَزْوَاجُکُمْ وَعَشِیْرَتُکُمْ وَ اَمْوَالُ نِ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوْہَا وَ تِجَارَۃٌ تَخْشَوْنَ کَسَادَہَا وَمَسٰکِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَآ اَحَبَّ اِلَیْکُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰہِ وَ رَسُوْلِهٖ وَ جِہَادٍ فِیْ سَبِیْلِهٖ فَتَرَبَّصُوْا حَتّٰی یَاْتِیَ اللّٰهُ بِاَمْرِهٖ﴾ (At-Tawbah: 24)
"Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth you have acquired, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings you delight in are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait until Allah brings about His command."
It is understood that when there is a conflict between the aforementioned things and love for Allah and His Messenger, then the pleasure of Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) should be given priority and importance.
➋ ... To love for the sake of Allah's pleasure. (See the explanation of Hadith number 252)
➌ ... The meaning of aversion to disbelief (kufr) is to avoid disobedience to Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, to detest the customs and practices of the disbelievers, and not to love or assist the disbelievers in opposition to the Muslims.
➊ From the mentioned hadith, it is understood that love for Allah and His Messenger is the cause of the sweetness of faith, provided that it is greater than all else. This is further clarified by this blessed verse. Allah the Exalted says:
﴿قُلْ اِنْ کَانَ اٰبَآؤُکُمْ وَ اَبْنَآؤُکُمْ وَ اِخْوَانُکُمْ وَ اَزْوَاجُکُمْ وَعَشِیْرَتُکُمْ وَ اَمْوَالُ نِ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوْہَا وَ تِجَارَۃٌ تَخْشَوْنَ کَسَادَہَا وَمَسٰکِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَآ اَحَبَّ اِلَیْکُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰہِ وَ رَسُوْلِهٖ وَ جِہَادٍ فِیْ سَبِیْلِهٖ فَتَرَبَّصُوْا حَتّٰی یَاْتِیَ اللّٰهُ بِاَمْرِهٖ﴾ (At-Tawbah: 24)
"Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth you have acquired, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings you delight in are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait until Allah brings about His command."
It is understood that when there is a conflict between the aforementioned things and love for Allah and His Messenger, then the pleasure of Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) should be given priority and importance.
➋ ... To love for the sake of Allah's pleasure. (See the explanation of Hadith number 252)
➌ ... The meaning of aversion to disbelief (kufr) is to avoid disobedience to Allah, the Possessor of Majesty, to detest the customs and practices of the disbelievers, and not to love or assist the disbelievers in opposition to the Muslims.
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 54
