Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (683) | Prioritizing love for God and His Messenger over love for everything else
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Prioritizing the love of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) over the love of all else.
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The sincere lover naturally inclines toward that which pleases his beloved.
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He does not prioritize any other beloved thing over Him.
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Therefore, when a person is presented with two matters,
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one of which is loved by Allah and His Messenger,
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and for which his own self has no desire or inclination,
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while the other is something his self loves and craves,
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yet it causes him to miss out on or diminish something beloved to Allah and His Messenger,
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he must then consider which of the two matters he stands with.
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And he must consider which one he will prioritize over the other.
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Let his guide and compass in making that choice be the words of Allah the Exalted:
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“Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.” (9:24)
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"...and wealth which you have acquired, and commerce wherein you fear a decline..."
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“Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.” (9:24)
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“Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.” (9:24)
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"...and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people."
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Let him beware of the description mentioned in the verse for those who prioritize any of the things listed therein over the love of Allah and His Messenger,
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as they are the defiantly disobedient who are deprived of guidance.
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Just as Allah the Exalted said: "And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people."
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And Allah is not pleased with them, for indeed Allah is not pleased with the defiantly disobedient people.
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Then, let him judge himself thereafter:
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Is he among those who love Allah and His Messenger, and whom Allah and His Messenger love?
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Or is he among the ranks of the defiantly disobedient who are detested by Allah the Exalted?