423 - ما يورِثُ حُبَّ اللَّهِ‏

423. That which Brings About the Love of Allah

1325.إرشاد القلوب - في حديثِ المِعراجِ - : يامحمّدُ ، وَجَبتْ مَحَبَّتي للمُتَحابِّينَ فِيَّ ، ووَجَبتْ مَحَبَّتي للمُتَعاطِفينَ فِيَّ ، ووَجَبتْ مَحَبَّتي للمُتَواصِلينَ فِيَّ ، ووَجَبتْ مَحَبَّتي للمُتَوكِّلينَ عَلَيَّ ، ولَيس لمَحَبَّتي عَلَمٌ ولا غايَةٌ ولا نِهايَةٌ ، وكُلَّما رَفَعْتُ لَهُم عَلَماً وَضَعْتُ لَهُم عَلَماً .¹

1325. 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.' ²

1326.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : قالَ اللَّهُ تباركَ وتعالى‏ : ما تَحبَّبَ إليَّ عبدي بأحَبَّ مِمّا افْتَرَضتُ علَيهِ .³

1326.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, 'The servant endears himself to Me by no better means than what I have made obligatory upon him.' ⁴

1327.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا تَخَلّى‏ المؤمنُ مِن الدُّنيا سَماووَجَدَ حَلاوَةَ حُبِّ اللَّهِ ، وكانَ عندَ أهلِ الدُّنيا كأنَّهُ قد خُولِطَ ، وإنَّما خالَطَ القَومَ حَلاوَةُ حُبِّ اللَّهِ فلَم يَشْتَغلوا بغَيرِهِ .⁵

1327.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When the believer abandons this world, he is elevated and finds the sweet taste of Allah's love; he appears to the people of this world as if he is confounded in his mind, whereas truly it is they who have confounded the sweetness of Allah's love such that they do not occupy themselves with other than Him.' ⁶