One of the clear paths towards restoring wholesome harmony

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Anas Bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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

Al-Allamah Zayd Bin Hadi 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 Shariah. And regarding the religious benefits of this love, (it brings about) co-operation upon righteousness and piety. As for its worldly benefits, it (results in attaining those) 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 abandons the sin he committed- the cause of separation between them, so that brotherhood for the sake of Allah 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. it 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”. (b)

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 Allah 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 Allah, and the one who hates to revert to disbelief as he hates to be thrown into the fire”. (c)

Therefore, O Muslim! After you have understood this, then take a severe warning regarding the causes – both statements and deeds- that will ruin the love that has been legislated for the Muslims to have for one another, both males and females. Hasten towards the virtue of brotherhood and love for one another for the sake of Allah due to its great and numerous rewards. Abu Hurairah reported that Allah’s Messenger 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 (d)]”

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

One of those sins committed against the people is false Tabdee and other false accusations. They must be recanted!

[a] As-Sahihah 637

[b]Al-Bukhari 660

[c] Al-Bukhaari 16

[d]Fath Al-Baaree 4/63 [Also Shaikh Rabee (hafidhahullaah) has a Risaalah on this topic. Visit link: http://www.rabee.net/ar/articles.php?cat=8&id=149