Those who, love each other for the sake of ALLAH become ALLAH’s beloved

Hadrat Muaz bin Jabal (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated I have heard the Messenger of ALLAH say, “ALLAH has said that it is incumbent on Him to love those who love each other for His sake, who sit together for his sake, who visit each other for His sake and spend on each other for His sake. [Muwatta Imam Malik, Ma’arif-ul-Hadis]

Hadrat Umar (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated: The Messenger of ALLAH said, “Among the servants of ALLAH there are some who are neither prophets nor martyrs, but on the Day of Resurrection many prophets and martyrs will envy them because of their nearness to ALLAH. The Companions asked, “O Messenger of ALLAH! Please tell us who are these? He replied, Such persons are those who without any bonds of kinship and without having any financial interest love each other for the sake of ALLAH alone. As such I swear by ALLAH that their faces will be glittering on the day of Judgement, rather they will all be light and will be seated on the pulpits of light. Further, when people in general will be apprehensive, at that moment they will be peaceful and undisturbed. When people in general will be worried, at that time they will have no worry.

At this stage, he read out the following verse:

Behold! Verily for the friends of ALLAH there is no fear nor shall they grieve.

[Sunane Abu Daud, Ma’arif-ul-Hadis]

Once someone passed in front of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) while some persons were seated with him. One of these said, “O Messenger of ALLAH! I love this man for the sake of ALLAH. “The Messenger of ALLAH (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) enquired as to whether he had told him so. That person replied in the negative. Thereupon the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) told him “Go and tell him that you love him so for the sake of ALLAH. “The man got up immediately, went over to him and told him like that. In reply the person in question said, “May He love for the sake of Whom you love me. [Tirmizi, Abu Daud]