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Uboodiyyah - Obsession of the Heart Part 3
Author: Shaikh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah
Source: Al-'Uboodiyyah
Article ID : TZK020005
Uboodiyyah - Obsession of the Heart Part 3
Author: Shaikh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah
Source: Al-'Uboodiyyah
Article ID : TZK020005
Signs of Love
Allaah has established two signs for people who love Him:
1. Ittibaa' Ar-Rasool;
2. Al-Jihaad fee sabeelillaah;
This is because the reality of al-Jihaad is the striving to accomplish that which Allaah loves of imaan and the righteous deeds, and the repulsion of that which Allaah hates of al-Kufr, al-Fusooq and disobedience.
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Mu'min has more love for Allaah as He Ta'aala said:
And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allaah as rivals (to Allaah). They love them as they love Allaah. But those who believe love Allaah more (than anything else). If only, those who do wrong had but known, when they see the torment, that all power belongs to Allaah and that Allaah is severe in punishment. [Soorah Al-Baqarah ayah 165]
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The heart is inherently in need of Allaah from two aspects
1. worship; this is the purposive motive;
2. seeking help & reliance; this is the effective motive;
The heart will not be righteous, successful, contented, pleased, assured except by the worship of Allaah, love of Him and repentance to Him, because it has an inherent need for its Lord.
This will never occur except by the help of Allaah.
It is You we worship, and it is from You we seek help. [Soorah Al-Faatihah ayah 5]
He will never escape the pains of this world and its distress except by making his love sincere and pure for Allaah in such a way as to make Allaah his ultimate desire and the end of his every intention.
If he strives to attain a goal but isn't seeking help from Allaah, relying on Him and depending on Him to achieve it, then he will never gain this true love. For that which Allaah wills will be, and that which He does not will will not be
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Allaah has established two signs for people who love Him:
1. Ittibaa' Ar-Rasool;
2. Al-Jihaad fee sabeelillaah;
This is because the reality of al-Jihaad is the striving to accomplish that which Allaah loves of imaan and the righteous deeds, and the repulsion of that which Allaah hates of al-Kufr, al-Fusooq and disobedience.
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Mu'min has more love for Allaah as He Ta'aala said:
And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allaah as rivals (to Allaah). They love them as they love Allaah. But those who believe love Allaah more (than anything else). If only, those who do wrong had but known, when they see the torment, that all power belongs to Allaah and that Allaah is severe in punishment. [Soorah Al-Baqarah ayah 165]
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The heart is inherently in need of Allaah from two aspects
1. worship; this is the purposive motive;
2. seeking help & reliance; this is the effective motive;
The heart will not be righteous, successful, contented, pleased, assured except by the worship of Allaah, love of Him and repentance to Him, because it has an inherent need for its Lord.
This will never occur except by the help of Allaah.
It is You we worship, and it is from You we seek help. [Soorah Al-Faatihah ayah 5]
He will never escape the pains of this world and its distress except by making his love sincere and pure for Allaah in such a way as to make Allaah his ultimate desire and the end of his every intention.
If he strives to attain a goal but isn't seeking help from Allaah, relying on Him and depending on Him to achieve it, then he will never gain this true love. For that which Allaah wills will be, and that which He does not will will not be
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