Comments on: The Test of True Love http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/ Thoughts from the Staff of the Online Islamic Academy Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: commentator http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12220 commentator Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:54:49 +0000 http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12220 One thing to remember as well is, what the post is talking about is a high stage which inshAllah all of you will reach. Moreover, with time our love will increase. And you'll all see him one day. Seeing the Prophet (pbuh) his such a blissful state, that one wouldn't miss anything (of the dunya) at all. BTW - Sidi Hamza didn't say that the only way to see the blessed Prophet is by throwing everything away and waiting for around for him. Rather this has to do with proper adab and zuhud in ones heart. Allahu 'Alim. One thing to remember as well is, what the post is talking about is a high stage which inshAllah all of you will reach. Moreover, with time our love will increase. And you’ll all see him one day. Seeing the Prophet (pbuh) his such a blissful state, that one wouldn’t miss anything (of the dunya) at all.

BTW - Sidi Hamza didn’t say that the only way to see the blessed Prophet is by throwing everything away and waiting for around for him. Rather this has to do with proper adab and zuhud in ones heart. Allahu ‘Alim.

]]> By: Sara http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12044 Sara Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:21:59 +0000 http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12044 I believe the Prophet(SAW)'s eldest daughter Zainab (RA) choose to stay with her husband who was a pagan instead of following her father to Madina. I do not wish to waste anyones time, but this is a fascinating bit of history to me and comments would be welcome. I believe the Prophet(SAW)’s eldest daughter Zainab (RA) choose to stay with her husband who was a pagan instead of following her father to Madina. I do not wish to waste anyones time, but this is a fascinating bit of history to me and comments would be welcome.

]]> By: history_lover http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12030 history_lover Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:24:42 +0000 http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12030 Can I ask about Owais Qarni (RA) here who did not come to Madinah to meet the Prophet (SAW) because he had to take care of his mother in Yemen ? How do I understand his decision from the discussion above Can I ask about Owais Qarni (RA) here who did not come to Madinah to meet the Prophet (SAW) because he had to take care of his mother in Yemen ? How do I understand his decision from the discussion above

]]> By: Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12006 Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Instructor Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:11:53 +0000 http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-12006 [Response to "a student" (comment #7 above)] 1. This hadith is speaking of the high stage of perfected belief, not the bare-minimum-belief-that-makes-one-Muslim. So, if one finds that one fails the test, that doesn't mean that one is no longer a believer. One is still a believer, but one hasn't realized the perfections of our religion that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) brought to mankind. One hasn't tasted "the sweetness of faith", in other words. 2. Shaykh Ibn Hajar (Allah have mercy on him) is illustrating in practical terms what it means to love the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) above all else: it means that one would choose anything to do with him over absolutely everything else. Unless one has that readiness, the quality of one's belief is still lacking. And Allah Most High knows best. [Response to “a student” (comment #7 above)]

1. This hadith is speaking of the high stage of perfected belief, not the bare-minimum-belief-that-makes-one-Muslim. So, if one finds that one fails the test, that doesn’t mean that one is no longer a believer. One is still a believer, but one hasn’t realized the perfections of our religion that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) brought to mankind. One hasn’t tasted “the sweetness of faith”, in other words.

2. Shaykh Ibn Hajar (Allah have mercy on him) is illustrating in practical terms what it means to love the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) above all else: it means that one would choose anything to do with him over absolutely everything else. Unless one has that readiness, the quality of one’s belief is still lacking.

And Allah Most High knows best.

]]> By: attracted http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-11960 attracted Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:55:44 +0000 http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-11960 Assalamu'Alikum, I'd want to give up everything to be with him (saw) but am not sure if i am worthy, as for seeing him (saw) i am not worthy. But as for interacting with him (saw) and being in his (saw) blessed company, I need this more than everything. I think that I am in a weird place? wassalam Assalamu’Alikum,

I’d want to give up everything to be with him (saw) but am not sure if i am worthy, as for seeing him (saw) i am not worthy. But as for interacting with him (saw) and being in his (saw) blessed company, I need this more than everything.

I think that I am in a weird place?

wassalam

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]]> By: Abdullah Misra http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-11938 Abdullah Misra Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:32:00 +0000 http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-11938 As salaamu alaikum, What a beautiful explanation... give it all up for one chance to see the Beloved... Sal Allahu 'alaihi wasallam. As salaamu alaikum,

What a beautiful explanation… give it all up for one chance to see the Beloved…

Sal Allahu ‘alaihi wasallam.

]]> By: a student http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-11936 a student Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:58:16 +0000 http://blog.sunnipath.com/2008/03/13/the-test-of-true-love/#comment-11936 "If you had an either-or choice, what would you choose: the entirety of your worldly attachments–the house, the bank account, the family, and everything else–or the option of being able to see the blessed Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)?" If a person comes to a muslim Y and tells him that he can enable him to "see" the Prophet [Allah bless him and give him peace] for 30 seconds, but in return he wants all his worldly possessions.Since muslim Y has a family to look after he thinks about it but then decides not to give up his wordly possessions , for this 30 second vision.Does that necessarily mean he doesn`t "truly believe"? Wouldn`t the position of the sahaba [Allah bless them all] be different since the Prophet [Allah bless him and give him peace] was physically present then? Also does "truly beleive" only imply having a perfected belief? Apologies for dragging this on , but I am unclear on some issues. Jazakum Allah Khayran. “If you had an either-or choice, what would you choose: the entirety of your worldly attachments–the house, the bank account, the family, and everything else–or the option of being able to see the blessed Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)?”

If a person comes to a muslim Y and tells him that he can enable him to “see” the Prophet [Allah bless him and give him peace] for 30 seconds, but in return he wants all his worldly possessions.Since muslim Y has a family to look after he thinks about it but then decides not to give up his wordly possessions , for this 30 second vision.Does that necessarily mean he doesn`t “truly believe”?

Wouldn`t the position of the sahaba [Allah bless them all] be different since the Prophet [Allah bless him and give him peace] was physically present then?

Also does “truly beleive” only imply having a perfected belief?

Apologies for dragging this on , but I am unclear on some issues.

Jazakum Allah Khayran.

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