In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Love is something secret. Whether or not a person loves another person, or loves less or more, are questions which cannot be answered precisely. There is no measure or yard-stick to determine the truth of the matter except that one makes an educated guess based on visible conditions and dealings, for love leaves traces and signs which could help in recognizing it as such.
If a person claims that he loves his Creator and Master, then, he must test it on the touch-stone of his obedience to the Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace), that is, match it against the frequency and quality of where and how he has been following him. Once this is done, the genuine and the fake of it will be exposed right there. How much true a person turns out to be in his claim will be visible from how much he makes it a point to follow the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace), using the guidance brought by him as the guiding force in his life.
The same test will show that the weaker a person is in his claim, so equally weak he shall be in his obedience to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace).
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿٣١﴾ قُلْ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿٣٢[Qur'an, AleImran 3:31-32]
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." (31) Say, "Obey Allah and the Messenger." But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers. (32)
No matter how much society advances, the decision maker is the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace). If someone doesn't like it, Allah swears by Himself that he doesn't have faith unless he accepts the verdict of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) willingly, calmly and fully to the extent that there remains even in his heart not the slightest strain because of this verdict. This is a big deal.
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا ﴿٦٥[Qur'an, An-Nisaa' 4:65]
But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission. (65)
The authority of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) extends to all times. Commentators say that acting in accordance with this command of the Qur'an is not restricted to the blessed times when he graced this mortal world. After him, the verdict of the sacred Law left by him, is nothing but his own verdict. Therefore, the rule reigns supreme right through the Last Day, the rule that guidance should be sought by turning directly to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) during his blessed life-time, and after him, one must turn to his Shari'ah which is, in all reality, a return to him (Allah bless him and grant him peace).
May Allah help us to obey Him and His Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and grant us tawfiq to the highest station. Ameen.
Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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