​Love

The love for Allah and the love for the world cannot ever coexist in one heart.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  حُبُّكَ للشَّيْ‏ء يُعْمي ويُصِمُّ . عوالي اللآلي : 1 / 290 / 149 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Your love for a particular thing makes you blind and deaf.' Awali al-La'ali, v. 1, p. 290, no. 149

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الحَيِيَّ الحَليمَ العَفيفَ المُتَعفِّفَ . الكافي : 2 / 112 / 8 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Indeed Allah loves the bashful, clement, chaste and virtuous servant.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 112, no. 8

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أحَبُّ عِبادِ اللَّهِ إلى‏ اللَّهِ أنْفَعُهُم‏لِعبادِهِ ، وأقْوَمُهُم بحقِّهِ ، الّذينَ يُحَبَّبُ إلَيهِمُ المَعروفُ وفِعالُهُ . تحف العقول : 49 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most beloved of Allah's servants to Him are those that are the most useful to His servants, and the most persistent of them in establishing His right, those who endear virtue and its practices.' Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 49

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  عَلامَةُ حُبِّ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ حُبُّ ذِكرِ اللَّهِ ، وعَلامَةُ بُغْضِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ بُغْضُ ذِكرِ اللَّهِ‏عزّ وجلّ . كنز العمّال : 1776 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The sign of [man's] love of Allah is the love of the remembrance of Allah, and the sign of [man's] hatred towards Allah is his hatred towards the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Exalted.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 1776

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  قالَ اللَّهُ : ما تَحبَّبَ إلَيّ عَبدي بشي‏ءٍ أحَبَّ إلَيَّ ممّا افْتَرَضْتُهُ علَيهِ ،وإنّهُ لَيَتحبَّبُ إلَيَّ بالنّافِلَةِ حتّى‏ اُحِبَّهُ ، فإذا أحْبَبْتُهُ كنتُ سَمْعَهُ الّذي يَسمَعُ بهِ، وبَصرَهُ الّذي يُبصِرُ بهِ ، ولِسانَهُ الّذي يَنْطِقُ بهِ ، ويَدَهُ الّتي يَبْطِشُ بها ، ورِجْلَهُ الّتي يَمشي بها ، إذا دَعاني أجَبْتُهْ، وإذا سَألَني أعْطَيتُهُ . المحاسن : 1 / 454 / 1047 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, "My servant endears himself to Me with nothing more beloved to Me than what I have made obligatory upon him, and he endears himself to Me through performance of the supererogatory prayers until I love him. Once I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his tongue with which he speaks, his hands with which he acts, and his foot with which he walks. When he calls Me I answer him, and when he asks Me I grant him." al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 454, no. 1047

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  حُبُّ الدُّنيا وحُبُّ اللَّهِ لا يَجْتَمِعانِ في قَلبٍ أبداً . تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 122 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The love for Allah and the love for the world cannot ever coexist in one heart.' Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أفْضَلُ الأعْمالِ الحُبُّ في اللَّهِ والبُغْضُ في اللَّهِ تعالى‏ . كنز العمّال : 24638 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of practices is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah, most High.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 24638

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أحِبّوا اللَّهَ لِما يَغْدوكُم بهِ مِن نِعَمِهِ ،وأحِبّوني لِحُبِّ اللَّهِ ، وأحِبّوا أهْلَ بَيْتي لِحُبّي . علل الشرائع : 139 / 1.

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Love Allah for the blessings that He bestows on you every morning; love me because of the love of Allah; and love my household because of love for me.' Ilal al-Shara'i, p. 139, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لا يُؤمنُ عَبدٌ حتّى‏ أكونَ أحَبَّ إلَيهِ مِن نَفْسِهِ ، وتَكونَ عِتْرَتي إلَيهِ أعَزَّ مِن عِتْرَتِهِ ، ويكونَ أهْلي أحَبَّ إلَيهِ مِن أهْلِهِ، وتكونَ ذاتي أحَبَّ إلَيهِ مِن ذاتِهِ . علل الشرائع : 140 / 3 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Man is not considered a believer until I am dearer to him than his own self, my household dearer to him than his own Household, my family dearer to him than his own family, and my being dearer to him than his own being.' Ilal al-Shara'i, p. 140, no. 3

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  المَرءُ مَعَ مَن أحَبَّ . كنز العمّال : 24684 و 24685 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Man is with him whom he loves.' Kanz al-Ummal, nos. 24684 & 24685