The next sign of truly loving Allah, the Exalted, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is that one will prefer the commands and prohibitions delivered in the Holy Quran and the Hadiths of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, over their own desires and opinions. Chapter 9 At Tawbah, verse 24:
“Say, [O Muhammad], “If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait until Allah executes His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.””
A person only inclines towards these things mentioned in this verse out of love for them. But when one chooses the obedience to Islam over these things it proves their love for Allah, the Exalted, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. A true lover only desires to obey their beloved and keep them pleased at all times. This is only possible when a muslim obeys the teachings of Islam.
The next sign of loving Allah, the Exalted, is that their anger towards people will only be for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. Meaning, they will dislike the things which Allah, the Exalted, dislikes. This prevents a muslim adopting ill feelings towards others and inspires them to respect others as Islam commands. Even if a another person sins they should dislike the sin but not hate the sinner as they can sincerely repent at any time. In fact, Allah, the Exalted, does not hate a sinner. This is proven by the fact that the door of repentance is always open for the sinner until their death. Chapter 4 An Nisa, verse 17:
“The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon [after]. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness…”
If Allah, the Exalted, hated the sinner He would not have given them a chance to repent. Disliking sins and not the sinner is a tradition of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and whoever acts on his traditions truly loves him and whoever truly loves the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, will be in Paradise with him. This is confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2678. The more a muslim controls their emotions so that they are only angered for the sake of Allah, the Exalted, the more they truly love Allah, the Exalted, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. The one who does not act in this way may still posses love but it will be incomplete.
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