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When Allah loves a slave, that by definition means that the slave loves Allah. His love for a servant is deeply connected with the slaves love for Him. In the Qur’an, “He will love you” comes right after “If you love Allah…”, and “He loves them”, comes right before “they love Him”. What does it mean to love Allah, and what happens to a slave when they actually, truly love Allah?
1. They give preference to Allah over everyone and everything else. Yes, every single creature, which means, your spouse, your best friend, your most favourite belonging, or hobby. Everything becomes secondary. “Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are *more beloved to you than Allah* and His Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait until Allah executes His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people." [9:24]
2. They follow the Prophet (s). Because, the Prophet (s) is the teacher that Allah sent to us, the leader that is to be obeyed, whose character and way was the best. “Say, [O Muhammad], ‘If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful’.” [3:31]
3. They actually do things that Allah loves. Ahmad b. Abi Al-Hawari said, “The sign of loving Allah, is loving to obey Allah.”
4. They love the Qur’an. So they recite it, listen to it, learn it, reflect upon it, spend time with it. ʿAbdullāh (ibn Masʿūd) said, “Whoever wishes to know how much he loves Allah and His Messenger should check: if he loves the Qurʾān, then he loves Allah and His Messenger.”
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