427 - آثارُ مَحَبَّةِ اللَّهِ عَبدَهُ‏

427. The Signs of God's Love towards his servant

(قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ) .¹

"Say, 'If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.'" ²

1333.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا أحَبَّ اللَّهُ عَبداً ألْهَمَهُ حُسنَ العِبادَةِ .³

1333.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When Allah loves a servant He inspires him with good acts of devotion.' ⁴

1334.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن سَرَّهُ أن يَعلمَ أنَّ اللَّهَ‏يُحِبُّهُ فلْيَعْمَلْ بطاعةِ اللَّهِ ولْيَتَّبِعْنا ، ألَمْ يَسْمَعْ قَولَ اللَّهِ‏عزّ وجلّ لنَبيّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : (قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ) ؟!⁵

1334.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever would like to know that Allah loves him must work in the obedience of Allah and follow us. Has he heard not the speech of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, to His Prophet (SAWA): "Say, 'If you love Allah..."? ⁶