Love
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Whoever has been bestowed the love of Ali (a.s.) in his heart by Allah, is not prone to wavering (from his path) but he becomes steadfast on the path of Allah) and also towards other (matters)
Greater Sins Vol 1, Part 2, page 29; Behaarul Anwaar link
Loving a servant, God throws His love for him in the angels' hearts, and detesting him, He sets His hatred in their hearts as well as in men's hearts.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1211; Page No. 173 link
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; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 578 link
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; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 580 link
Man is with him whom he loves.
Kanz al-`Ummal, nos. 24684-24685; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 583 link
A man asked the Prophet (SAWA) about the Final Hour, to whom he asked in turn, 'What have you done to prepare for it?' The man replied, 'I have not prepared much for it, but I do love Allah and His Messenger.' The Prophet said, 'Then you will be with whom you love.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 25553; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 583 link
"If one loves us and hates our enemies for the sake of Allah and dies even after having committed sins equal to the drops of water of the sea then too Allah will forgive him."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 222 link
"If a blind person hopes for reward from Allah for his blindness and is a lover of Ahle Bayt (a.s.), none of his sins will remain when he meets Allah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 250/251 link
God will keep in honor a servant who loves another one (for His sake).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 753; Page No. 108 link
God will make whoever prefers His love to people's, needless of the latter.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 764; Page No. 109 link
God wishes to join the one who wishes to join Him, and hates to join the one who hates to join Him.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 795; Page No. 113 link
He who loves us, the holy household, let him praise Allah for the first blessing.' He was asked, 'What is the first blessing?' to which he replied, 'Legitimate birth, for only he loves us whose birth [i.e. conception] is legitimate.
Mishkat al-Anwar, no. 81; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 581 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is narrated in al-Da`awat on the authority of al-Harith al-Hamdani, 'One day I went to visit the Commander of the Faithful (AS) at noon. He asked, 'What has brought you here?' I answered, 'By Allah, it is love for you.' He said, 'If you are truthful, you will see me at three positions: when your soul comes to this - and then he pointed to his throat , on the Bridge [outstretched over Hell], and at the Heavenly Waters.
al-Da`awat, p. 249, no. 699; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 582 link
He has held fast to the firmest handle" [Qur'an 2:256], said, 'It is love for us, the Prophet's household (ahl al-bayt).'
Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 1, p. 263, no. 1054; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 582 link
By Allah, we have no acquittance from Allah, nor is there kinship between Allah and us, nor do we possess a [special] argument against Allah, nor do we attain proximity to Allah except through His obedience. So whosoever from among you is obedient to Allah, our friendship will benefit him, and whosoever from among you is disobedient to Allah, our friendship will be of no use to him. Woe unto you, do not be deceived! Woe unto you, do not be deceived!
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 185, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 582 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
If a mountain were to love me, it would crumble.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 111; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 582 link
Imam al-Baqir (AS), when a man came to him saying, 'By Allah, I love you O Household of the Prophet', replied, 'Then wear the garment of tribulation, for by Allah it overcomes us and our followers faster than the flood in the valley. Tribulation begins with us and then you, and prosperity too starts with us and then you.
Amali al-Tusi, p. 154, no. 255; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 583 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Love is acquired kinship.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 97; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 573 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Love does not need kinship so much as kinship needs love.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 308; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 573 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Three things bring about love: good temperament, kindness, and humbleness.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4684; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 573 link
Three things bring about love: piety, humbleness, and generosity.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 316; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 573 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Love for the commoners [in society] breaks up like the breaking up of clouds, and dissolves like the dissolving of the mirage.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9872; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 574 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The friendships that are the quickest to break are the friendships made with evildoers.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3124; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 574 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Beware of loving the enemies of Allah, or of harbouring affection for other than the friends of Allah, for verily man will be resurrected with those whom he loves.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2703; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 574 link
Your love for a particular thing makes you blind and deaf.
Aaw`ali al-La'ali, v. 1, p. 290, no. 149; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 574 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The lover's eye is blind to the defects of the beloved, and his ear is deaf to the ugliness of his misdeeds.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9872; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 574 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who loves you forbids you [from committing sin].
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7718; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 574 link
"The sins of the lovers of Ahle Bayt (a.s.) are destroyed in the same way as dry leaves of a tree fall off due to wind."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 241 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who loves something constantly mentions it.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7851; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 link
It is You Who removed the strangers from the hearts of Your lovers so that they never love other than You What does the one who loses You find [besides You]?! And what does the one who finds You lose [out on]?! He indeed fails who is satisfied with a substitute for You.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 98, p. 226, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 link
Man's faith in Allah will not be pure until Allah becomes more beloved to him than his own self, his father, his mother, his children, his wife, his wealth, and all people.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 25, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 link
The heart is the sanctuary of Allah, so do not lodge other than Allah in Allah's sanctuary.
Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 518, no. 1468; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 link
Love [of Allah] is better than fear [of Him].
al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 129, no. 98; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 575 link
It is related in the tradition of the Prophet (SAWA)'s Ascension, 'O Muhammad, My love is due to those who love each other for My sake, and My love is due to those who are kind to each other for My sake, and My love is due to those who maintain communication with each other for My sake, and My love is due to those who trust Me, and there is no ensign, end or culmination to My love, and whenever I raise an ensign for them I lower another ensign for them.'
Irshad al-QulUb, no. 199; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 576 link
Whoever wants to know the status of his position with Allah must first find out what status of position Allah holds with him, for Allah places the servant in the same position whereat the servant places Allah with respect to himself.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 156, no. 74; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 578 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) said, regarding what Allah, most High, revealed to Prophet Moses (AS), said, 'He lies who claims that he loves Me, yet when the night covers him up he sleeps away from Me [forgetting Me]. Is it not that every lover loves to be alone with his beloved?!'
Amali al-Saduq, p. 292, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 578 link
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; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 579 link
The love for Allah and the love for the world cannot ever coexist in one heart.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 579 link
By Allah, Allah does not love him who loves this world and befriends other than us.
al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 129, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 579 link
Allah, Mighty and Exalted, said to Prophet David (AS), "Love Me and encourage My creatures to love Me." He said, 'My Lord, I do love You, but how can I encourage Your creatures to love You?' Allah said, "Remind them of My blessing and kindness, for if you remind them of that they will love Me.
Qasas al-Anbiya' li al-Rawandi, p. 205, no. 266; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 580 link
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