What is the reality of loving Allah, and how is created love distinguished?
2026-09-21
F50 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Original Q&A · Complete published question and answer
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النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
حديث المحبة يذكر في الحب: تقديم سنة النبي ﷺ أيضًا؟
الجواب
نعم من تمام المحبة تقديم محبة النبي ﷺ، وتقديم طاعة الله في أداء الفرائض وترك المحارم، ومِنْ ضَعْف المحبة وقوع المعاصي.
..... المحبة لغير الله: المحبة التي يحصل بها عبادة غير الله، يستغيث بهم، وينذر لهم، ويسب الدِّين من أجلهم، المقصود: يعني يحصل به عبادة لغير الله كما فعل المشركون بآلهتهم، يحبونهم كحب الله بدعوتهم، والاستغاثة بهم، والنذر لهم، ونحو ذلك، المقصود إذا كان معها عبادة لغير الله.
أما كونه أحب أهل بيته أو أحب جماعته وآثرهم حتى عصى الله من أجلهم يكون نقص في الإيمان، وضعف في الإيمان، وقد يعصي الله لأجل زوجته، وقد يعصي الله لأجل ولده، وقد يعصي الله لأجل أبيه؛ فهذا نقص في الإيمان، نسأل الله العافية.
English translation
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Original question
Does the hadith about love also mention giving precedence to the Prophet's ﷺ Sunnah as part of love?
Answer
Yes. Giving precedence to love of the Prophet ﷺ and to obedience to Allah by fulfilling obligations and avoiding prohibitions is part of complete love. Committing sins is a sign of weakness in love.
… Love of others besides Allah: the love through which one worships others besides Allah—seeking rescue from them, making vows to them, and reviling the religion for their sake. The point is that it leads to worshipping others besides Allah, as the polytheists did with their deities. They love them as they love Allah, by calling upon them, seeking rescue from them, making vows to them and the like. The point is when this love is accompanied by worship of others besides Allah.
But if someone loves his household or his people and gives them preference to the extent that he disobeys Allah for their sake, this is a deficiency and weakness in faith. He may disobey Allah for his wife, his child or his father; this is a deficiency in faith. We ask Allah for well-being.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website fatwa 23477
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official website of Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz
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