In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful , The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah, The Most High, said:

الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ

Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except the pious. [Az-Zukhruf 67]

Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Allah will say on the Day of Judgement:

“Where are those who love each other for the sake of My Glory? Today, I will shelter them in my shade on a day when there is no shade but mine [i.e. the shade from Allah’s Throne (a)]”. [1]

Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

“Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the (delight) of faith: The one whom Allaah and His Messenger become dearer to him than anything else; the one who loves a person and he loves him only for the sake of Allaah, and the one who hates to revert to disbelief as he hates to be thrown into the fire”. [2]

The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

“There are not two people who love each other for the sake of Allaah, and then they split from each other, except that it is due to a sin of one of them”. [3]

Al-Allamah Zaid Bin Haadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

This Hadith shows that to love one another, the religious and worldly benefits it contains is legislated in the Sharee’ah. Regarding the religious benefits of this love, (it brings about) co-operation upon righteousness and piety. As for its worldly benefits, it (leads to the attainment) necessities of life that are sought after. Those who love one another are attached to each other and remain upon that until one of them commits a sin that leads to the destruction of this legislated love- the love that was established for the sake of Allah and for the sake of Islamic brotherhood. Therefore, it is a good thing that the person (i.e. the one at fault) abandons the sin he committed, which was the cause of separation between them, so that brotherhood for the sake of Allaah is restored as it was before, and so that both the religious and worldly benefits of that brotherly love can continue. The basis of the sin committed by one of them may have occurred without any external influence (i.e. was solely the person’s fault), or it may have occurred due to tale-bearing and instigated by some of the devils amongst mankind- those who hasten to caused corruption in the earth.

Loving one another for the sake of Allah, The Mighty and Majestic, carries reward that has been mentioned in the Shariah texts. Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

“Allah will give shade to seven on the day when there will be no shade but His”…and amongst those people are: “Two people who love each other only for the sake of Allah and they meet and part in Allah’s cause only”. [Al-Bukhari 660] [4]

Footnote a: Refer to Fat’hul Baaree 4/63 and also Al-Allamah Rabee, rahimahullah, has a Risaalah on this topic. Visit:

http://www.rabee.net/ar/articles.php?cat=8&id=149

[1] Muslim 2566

[2] Al-Bukhaari Number 16

[3] As-Sahihah 637

[4] Awn Al-Ahad As-Samad Sharh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1/445-446