«باب فضل المتحابين فى الله»
The Virtue of Those Who Love One Another for the Sake of Allah
❀ «عن أبى هريرة قال، قال رسول الله إن الله تبارك و تعالي يقول يوم القيامة أين المتحابون بجلالي اليوم أظلهم فى ظلي يوم لا ظل الأظلي.»
It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will say on the Day of Resurrection: ‘Where are those who love one another for the sake of My majesty? Today I will shade them in My shade, on a day when there is no shade except My shade.'”
❀ «عن أبى إدريس الخولاني رحمه الله قال: دخلت مسجد دمشق، فإذا فتى براق الثنايا، وإذا الناس معه، إذا اختلفوا فى شيء أسندوه إليه، وصدروا عن قوله، فسألت عنه، فقيل: هذا معاذ بن جبل ، فلما كان من الغد هجرت، فوجدته قد سبقني بالتهجير، ووجدته يصلي، فانتظرته حتى قضى صلاته، ثم جئته من قبل وجهه، فسلمت عليه، ثم قلت: والله إني لأحبك لله، فقال: آلله؟ فقلت: آلله، فقال: آلله؟ فقلت: آلله، فقال: آلله؟ فقلت: آلله، قال فأخذ بحبوة ردائي، فجبذني إليه، فقال: أبشر، فإني سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: قال الله تعالى: وجبت محبتي للمتحابين في، والمتجالسين في، والمتزاورين في، والمتباذلين فى»
Abu Idris al-Khawlani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I entered the Mosque of Damascus, and there I saw a young man with bright front teeth, and people were sitting with him. Whenever they differed on something, they referred it to him, and they acted upon his statement. I asked about him, and I was told: “This is Mu’adh ibn Jabal.” When the next day came, I went early to the mosque, and I found that he had preceded me in coming early, and I found him praying. I waited for him until he finished his prayer. Then I went to him from in front of him, greeted him, and said: “By Allah, I truly love you for the sake of Allah.” He said: “Really?” I said: “By Allah.” He said: “Really?” I said: “By Allah.” He said: “Really?” I said: “By Allah.” He then took hold of the edge of my cloak, pulled me towards him, and said: “Rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah, the Exalted, said: My love is due to those who love one another for My sake, those who sit together for My sake, those who visit one another for My sake, and those who spend on one another for My sake.”
❀ «عن أبى إدريس عائذ الله بن عبدالله : انه دخل المسجد يوما مع اصحاب الرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كانوا أول إمارة عمر بن الخطاب، قال :
فجلست مجلسا فيه بضعة وعشرون كلهم يذكرون حديث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفي الحلقة فتى شاب شديد الأدمة حلو المنطق وضيء وهو أشب القوم شبابا فإذا اشتبه عليهم من الحديث شيء ردوه إليه فحدثهم حديثهم فبينما عائذ الله جالس معهم فى حلقتهم أقيمت الصلاة ففرقت بينهم فاقسم لي ما مرت عليه ليلة من الدهر لا مرض شديد سقمه ولا حاجة مهمة أطول عليه من تلك الليلة رجاء أن يصبح فتلقاهم، قال فغدا إلى المسجد فأقبل وأدبر فلم يصادف منهم أحدأ ثم هجر الرواح فأقبل وأدبر فإذا هو بالفتى الذى كان بالأمس يشيرون إليه بحديثهم يصلي إلى اسطوانة فى المسجد فقام عائذ الله إلى الأسطوانة التى بين يديه فلما قضى صلاته أسند ظهره إليها فجعلت أنظر إليه حتى علم أن لي إليه حاجة قال : قلت : قد صليت أصلحك الله، فقال الفتى: نعم، قلت: فقمت فجلست مقابله محتبية لا هو يحدثني شيئا ولا أنا أبدأه بشيء حتى ظننت أن الصلاة مفرقة بيننا قال: قلت: أصلحك الله حدثني فوالله إني لأحبك وأحب حديثك قال: ألله إنك التحبني وتحب حديثي؟: قلت: والله الذى لا إله إلا هو إني الأحبك وأحب حديثك، فقال الفتى: لم تحبني وتحب حديثي ؟ والله ما بيني وبينك قرابة، ولا أعطيتك مالا، قال: قلت: أحبك من جلال الله قال له: إنك لتحبني من جلال الله ؟ قلت له: والله لأحبك من جلال الله، قال: فأخذ بحبوني فبسطها إليه حتى أدناني منه ثم قال: أبشر فإني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : إن الذين يتحابون بجلال الله فى ظل عرش الله يوم لا ظل الا ظنة فلما حدثني بهذا الحديث اقيمت الصلاة قال : قلت من انت يا عبدالله ؟ قال معاذ بن جبل، وكان عائذ الله يكثر ان يحدث حديث معاذ بن جبل.»
Abu Idris A’idh Allah ibn Abdullah narrated that he once entered the mosque with the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. It was the early period of the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. He said: I sat in a gathering of about twenty people, all of whom were discussing the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. In this circle there was also a young man with a dark complexion, a radiant face, and a sweet tongue. He was the youngest of the people. Whenever they were unsure about something in a hadith, they would refer it to him, and he would narrate the hadith to them. While A’idh Allah was sitting with them in their circle, the prayer was called, and it separated them. A’idh Allah swore to me that there had never passed a night in his life, whether during a severe illness that had weakened him or an important need, that seemed longer to him than that night, out of hope that morning would come so that he could meet them. He said: So in the morning I went to the mosque. I went back and forth, but I did not find any of them. Then I went early at midday and again went back and forth, and suddenly there was the young man whom they had been referring to in their discussions the day before. He was praying beside a pillar in the mosque. A’idh Allah went and stood by the pillar in front of him, and when he finished his prayer, he leaned his back against it. I kept looking at him until he realized that I needed something from him. (I said): May Allah set your affairs right, have you finished your prayer? The young man said: Yes. So I got up and sat down facing him, wrapped in my cloak. He was not narrating anything to me, and I was not initiating anything either, until I thought the prayer would separate us. He said: I said: May Allah set your affairs right, narrate a hadith to me, for by Allah I love you and I love your hadith. He said: Do you truly love me and love my hadith? I said: By Allah, the One besides whom there is no god, I truly love you and love your hadith. The young man said: Why do you love me and love my hadith? By Allah, there is no kinship between me and you, and I have not given you any wealth. I said: I love you for the sake of Allah’s majesty. He said to him: Do you truly love me for the sake of Allah’s majesty? I said to him: By Allah, I truly love you for the sake of Allah’s majesty. He said: Then he took hold of the edges of my cloak, pulled it toward himself, and drew me close to him. Then he said: Rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Those who love one another for the sake of Allah’s majesty will be in the shade of the Throne of Allah on a day when there is no shade except His shade. When he had narrated this hadith to me, the prayer was called. I asked: Who are you, O servant of Allah? He said: Mu’adh ibn Jabal. And A’idh Allah used to frequently narrate the hadith of Mu’adh ibn Jabal.
❀ «عن أبى مسلم الخولاني قال: أتيت مسجد دمشق فإذا حلقة فيها كهول من أصحاب النبى صلى الله عليه و سلم وإذا شأب فيهم أكحل العين براق الثنايا ما اختلفوا فى شيء ردوه إلى الفتي فى شاب قال قلت لجليس لي من هذا قال هذا معاذ بن جبل قال فجئت من العشي فلم يحضرو قال فغدوت من الغد قال فلم يجيئوا فرحت فإذا أنا بالشات يصلي إلى سارقة فركعت ثم تحولت إليه قال قفسلم فدنوت منه فقلت إني لأحبك فى الله قال فمدني إليه قال كيف قلت قلت إنى لاحبك فى الله قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يحكي عن ربه يقول المتحابون فى الله على منابر من نور فى ظل العرش يوم لا ظل إلا ظله قال فخرجت حتي لقيت عبادة بن الصامت فذكرت معاذ بن جبل فقال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يحكي عن ربه عزوجل يقول حقت محبتي للمتحابين فى وحقت محبتي للتباذلين فى وحقت محبتي للمتزاورين فى والمتحابون فى الله على منابر من نور فى ظل العرش يوم لا ظل إلا ظله.»
Abu Muslim al-Khawlani narrated: I came to the mosque of Damascus, and there was a circle in which there were some elderly Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Among them was a young man with kohl-lined eyes and bright front teeth. Whenever they disagreed about anything, they would refer it to the young man. I asked one of my companions who this young man was. He told me that he was Mu’adh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him. Then I came in the evening, but they were not present. Then I came the next day, but they did not come either. Then I went at midday, and suddenly I found the young man praying beside a pillar. I also prayed. Then I turned toward him and greeted him. Then I came close to him and said: Truly, I love you for the sake of Allah. He pulled me toward himself and said: What did you say? I said: Truly, I love you for the sake of Allah. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ relate from his Lord (that is, a hadith qudsi) that those who love one another for the sake of Allah will be on pulpits of light in the shade of the Throne of Allah, on a day when there will be no shade except the shade of Allah. Abu Muslim al-Khawlani said: I left the mosque until I met Ubadah ibn al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, and mentioned Mu’adh ibn Jabal(‘s words) to him, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention from his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, that He said: My love has become obligatory for those who love one another for My sake. My love has become obligatory for those who spend on one another for My sake. My love has become obligatory for those who visit one another for My sake. Those who love one another for the sake of Allah will be on pulpits of light in the shade of the Throne of Allah, on a day when there will be no shade except His shade.
❀ «عن أبى أمامة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما أحب بن عبدا لله إلا أكرم ربه. عز وجل .»
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever loves a servant of Allah has indeed honoured his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic.”
❀ «عن أبى الدرداء يرفعه قال: ما من رجلين تحابا فى الله يظهر الكغيب إلا كان أحبهنا إلى الله أشدهما حبا لصاحبه.»
Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated it as a marfu’ report, saying: Of any two men who love each other for the sake of Allah in each other’s absence, the one who loves his companion more intensely is more beloved to Allah.
❀ «عن أنس قال: قال النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم ما تحاب رجلان فى الله إلا كان أفضلهما اشدهما حبا لصاحبه،»
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Of two men who love each other for the sake of Allah, the better of the two is the one who loves his companion more intensely.”
❀ «عن أبى ظبية قال إن شر حبيل بن السمط دعا عمرو بن عبسة السلمي فقال يا ابن عبسة هل أنت محدثني حديثا سمعته انت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليس فيه تزيد ولا كذب ولا تحدثنيه عن آخر سمعته منه غيرك قال نعم سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول إن الله عز وجل يقول قد حقت محبتي للذين يتحابون من أجلى وحقت محبتي للذين يتصافون من أجلي وحقت محبتي للذين يتزاورون من أجلى وحقت محبتي للذين يتباذلون من أجلى وحقت محبتي للذين يتناصرون من أجلي.»
Abu Zabyah narrated that Sharahbil ibn al-Simt summoned Amr ibn Abasah al-Sulami and said: “O Ibn Abasah, can you narrate to me a hadith that you yourself heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with no addition and no falsehood, and do not narrate to me a hadith that you heard from someone else?” (That is, narrate only the hadith you heard directly from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.) Ibn Abasah said: “Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Indeed Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: My love is surely due for those who love each other for My sake, My love is due for those who are sincere to each other for My sake, My love is due for those who visit each other for My sake, My love is due for those who spend on each other for My sake, and My love is due for those who help each other for My sake.”
