The Way with Love February 1, 2008
Muharram 23, 1429
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle as saying:
"A person visited his brother in another town and Allah deputed an Angel to wait for him on his way and when he came to him he said: 'Where do you intend to go?' He said: 'I intend to go to my brother in this town.' He said: 'Have you done any favour to him (the repayment of which you intend to get)?' He said: 'No, excepting this that I love Him for the sake of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.' Thereupon he said: 'I am a messenger to you from, Allah: (to inform you) that Allah loves you as you love him (for His sake).'"
[Muslim]
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Allah will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but His. (These seven persons are) a just ruler, a youth who has been brought up in the worship of Allah (i.e. worships Allah sincerely from childhood), a man whose heart is attached to the mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the mosque in congregation), two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only, a man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah, a man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity), and a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears."
[Bukhari]
It is reported on the authority of Anas that the Messenger of Allah said:
"There are three qualities for which any one who is characterised by them will relish the savour of faith: that he loves man and he does not love him but for Allah's sake alone; he is to whom Allah and His Messenger are dearer than all else; he who prefers to be thrown into fire than to return to unbelief after Allah has rescued him out of it."
[Muslim]
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`Ibaadah and Levels of Love by Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
Excerpted from 'Al-`Uboodeeyah' [The Essay of Worship]
Al-'Ibaadah which we are commanded to perform includes the meaning of humility and love, it contains extreme humility before Allah (SWT) together with the extreme love for Him (AWJ). The uppermost level of love is...
Ruling on Celebrating Valentine's Day by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-`Uthaymeen
Question: In recent times, celebration of the Valentine Day has spread, particularly among female students. It is a Christian celebration, and it is (manifested) with fully red costumes, clothing and shoes, and exchange of red roses.
We hope that you make clear for us the ruling on celebrating this holiday, and what your guidance is to Muslims in matters such as these, may Allah preserve you and guard you.
The Status Of Two Who Love One Another For The Sake Of Allah
by Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi
Many hadith describe the status of two people who love one another for the sake of Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala), and describe the high position in Paradise which He has promised them and the great honour which He will bestow upon them on the Day when mankind is resurrected to meet the Rabb of the Worlds: Among them is the hadith which describes the seven whom Allah (subhanahu wa ta`ala) will shade on the Day when there is no shade but His:
An Exclusive Interview with Barkat Syed President of William B. Travis High School MSA
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Muharram 11, 1411 A.H. August 2, 1990
The instigating of the Gulf War occurs when Kuwait is invaded by the Iraqi army.
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I think we’ve dealt with the pressure well. 
, that's good to hear. How did you deal with it all?
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