True Muslims with knowledge and Taqwa not only have faith in Allah but also have a deep feeling of love towards Him. Qur’an says: [... وَالَّذِيْنَ آَمَنُوْا أَشَدُّوْا حُباً لِلَّه...] “And those who have faith love Allah more than anything else”. (Al-Baqarah: 165). It is the main motivator [الدًافِعُ الأَسَاسِيُّ] for them to perform their worship, deliver their duties and responsibilities. They say their Shahadah, Prayers, perform Fasting, give Alms (Zakat), and perform Hajj with love and sincerity to Allah. They work very hard to find out what pleases Allah and what they should do to deserve His love. Muslims put their trust in Allah and always wish to be loved by Him.
Ibn al-Qaiyyim mentioned ten practices that result in Allah's love for His slave and the slave's love for his Lord. [These ten are:]:
First: reciting the Qur'an while pondering over its meanings and what is meant by it.
Second: getting closer to Allah by performing voluntary deeds after completing obligatory deeds. This is as is stated in a Hadith Qudsi: "My slave continues getting closer to Me by performing voluntary deeds until I love him." [Al-Bukhari]
Third: continual remembrance of Allah under all circumstances, with one's tongue, heart and actions. The extent of one's love of Allah is determined by this.
Fourth: giving precedence to what He loves over what you love when you are overtaken by your desires.
Fifth: the heart is being eager for Allah's Names, and Attributes and the heart feel happy in that garden of knowledge.
Sixth: observing Allah's kindness, goodness and bounties, both hidden and open and being thankful.
Seventh: and this is the most wonderful, the heart being soft, subdued and meek before Allah.
Eighth: being alone with Allah during the time when Allah descends during the last portion of the night while reading His Book and ending that by asking for forgiveness and repenting.
Ninth: sitting with the beloved and sincere believers, benefitting from the most fruitful of their speech.
Tenth: remaining away from every cause that comes between the heart and Allah.
These ten practices take the believers to the station of true love and bring them to their Beloved Allah.
QUALITIES THAT ALLAH LOVES:
· Taqwa:
Allah says: [... إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُتَّقِيْن] “Allah loves those who act aright (or who guard against evil”. (Al- ‘Imran: 76).
· Ihsan:
Allah says: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُحْسِنِيْنَ] “Allah loves those who do good”. (Al-Baqarah: 195).
· Tawbah (Turn to Allah constantly for repentance) and Pure:
Al-Qur’an said: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ التَّواَّبِيْنَ وَيُحِبُّ المُتَطَهِّرِيْنَ] “Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and loves those who keep themselves pure and clean”. (Al-Baqarah: 222).
· Sabr (Patience):
Allah says: [وَاللهُ يُحِبُّ الصَابِرِيْن] “Allah loves those who are firm and steadfast”. (Al-‘Imran: 146).
· Tawakkul (Trust in Allah):
Allah says: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُتَوَكِّلِيْن] “Allah loves those who put their trust in Him”. (Al-‘Imran: 159).
· Muqsit (Just):
Allah says: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُقْسِطِيْنَ] “Allah loves those who judge in equity”. (Al-Ma’idah: 42).
Ibn al-Qaiyyim mentioned ten practices that result in Allah's love for His slave and the slave's love for his Lord. [These ten are:]:
First: reciting the Qur'an while pondering over its meanings and what is meant by it.
Second: getting closer to Allah by performing voluntary deeds after completing obligatory deeds. This is as is stated in a Hadith Qudsi: "My slave continues getting closer to Me by performing voluntary deeds until I love him." [Al-Bukhari]
Third: continual remembrance of Allah under all circumstances, with one's tongue, heart and actions. The extent of one's love of Allah is determined by this.
Fourth: giving precedence to what He loves over what you love when you are overtaken by your desires.
Fifth: the heart is being eager for Allah's Names, and Attributes and the heart feel happy in that garden of knowledge.
Sixth: observing Allah's kindness, goodness and bounties, both hidden and open and being thankful.
Seventh: and this is the most wonderful, the heart being soft, subdued and meek before Allah.
Eighth: being alone with Allah during the time when Allah descends during the last portion of the night while reading His Book and ending that by asking for forgiveness and repenting.
Ninth: sitting with the beloved and sincere believers, benefitting from the most fruitful of their speech.
Tenth: remaining away from every cause that comes between the heart and Allah.
These ten practices take the believers to the station of true love and bring them to their Beloved Allah.
QUALITIES THAT ALLAH LOVES:
· Taqwa:
Allah says: [... إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُتَّقِيْن] “Allah loves those who act aright (or who guard against evil”. (Al- ‘Imran: 76).
· Ihsan:
Allah says: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُحْسِنِيْنَ] “Allah loves those who do good”. (Al-Baqarah: 195).
· Tawbah (Turn to Allah constantly for repentance) and Pure:
Al-Qur’an said: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ التَّواَّبِيْنَ وَيُحِبُّ المُتَطَهِّرِيْنَ] “Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and loves those who keep themselves pure and clean”. (Al-Baqarah: 222).
· Sabr (Patience):
Allah says: [وَاللهُ يُحِبُّ الصَابِرِيْن] “Allah loves those who are firm and steadfast”. (Al-‘Imran: 146).
· Tawakkul (Trust in Allah):
Allah says: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُتَوَكِّلِيْن] “Allah loves those who put their trust in Him”. (Al-‘Imran: 159).
· Muqsit (Just):
Allah says: [إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ المُقْسِطِيْنَ] “Allah loves those who judge in equity”. (Al-Ma’idah: 42).
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