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the sweetness of faith: that Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than anything else; that he loves a person solely for the sake of Allah; and that he detests returning to disbelief after Allah has rescued him from it just as he would detest being cast into the Fire.” Agreed upon.

381 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Seven types of people will be shaded by Allah in His shade (1) on the Day when there is no shade except His: a just ruler; a youth who grows up in the worship of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; a man whose heart is attached to the mosques (2); two men who love one another for Allah’s sake—meeting for that and parting upon it; a man whom a woman of status and beauty invites, yet he says, ‘I fear Allah’; a man who gives charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand spends; and a man who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes overflow with tears (3).” Agreed upon.

382 – He also narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah, Exalted is He, will say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘Where are those who loved one another for My Majesty (4)? Today I shall shade them in My shade, on a day when there is no shade except My shade.’” Related by Muslim.

383 – He further narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not direct you to something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves.” Related by Muslim.

384 – He also narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “A man set out to visit a brother of his in another town, so Allah appointed an angel to wait for him on his path…”—the report continues until the angel says: “Indeed, Allah has loved you as you loved him for His sake.” Related by Muslim. It has already been cited in the chapter before (5).

(1) That is, under the shade of Allah’s Throne; its being linked to Him—exalted is He—serves as an honorific. (2) An indirect expression of his love for it and his yearning to return to it whenever he departs. (3) Meaning that tears flowed from both eyes. Al-Qurtubi observes that the eye’s overflow corresponds to the state of the one remembering: at times it is out of khashya (awe-filled fear) before the divine attributes of majesty, and at other times out of longing for Him in the presence of the attributes of beauty. (4) That is, for My majesty. (5) Hadith no. 365.

حَلَاوَةُ الْإِيمَانِ : أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا ، وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ لَا يُحِبَّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ، وَأَنْ يَكْرَهَ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي الْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَنْقَذَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ، كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُقْذَفَ فِي النَّارِ » متفق عليه . ٣٨١ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي ﷺ قال : « سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ (١) يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ ؛ إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ ، وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ فِي عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَرَجُلٌ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقٌ بِالْمَسَاجِدِ (٢) ، وَرَجُلَانِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعَا عَلَيْهِ وَتَفَرَّقَا عَلَيْهِ ، وَرَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ حُسْنٍ وَجَمَالٍ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ ، وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ ، فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَا تَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ يَمِينُهُ ، وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ خَالِيًا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ (٣) » متفق عليه . ٣٨٢ - وعنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ : أَيْنَ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ بِجَلَالِي (٤) ؟ الْيَوْمَ أُظِلُّهُمْ فِي ظِلِّي يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلِّي » رواه مسلم . ٣٨٣ - وعنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا ، وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا ، أَوَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمُوهُ تَحَابَبْتُمْ ؟ أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ بَيْنَكُمْ » رواه مسلم . ٣٨٤ - وعنه عن النبي ﷺ : « إِنَّ رَجُلًا زَارَ أَخًا لَهُ فِي قَرْيَةٍ أُخْرَى ، فَأَرْصَدَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَلَى مَدْرَجَتِهِ مَلَكًا » وذكر الحديث إلى قوله : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَبَّكَ كَمَا أَحْبَبْتَهُ فِيهِ » رواه مسلم . وقد سبق بالباب (٥) قبله .

(١) أي : في ظل عرش الله وأضافه إليه سبحانه تشريفاً . (٢) كناية عن حبه لها وحنينه إليها إذا خرج منها حتى يعود إليها . (٣) أي : فاضت الدموع منهما ، قال القرطبي : وفيض العين بحسب حال الذاكر وما ينكشف له فكأؤه خشية من الله تعالى حال أوصاف الجلال وشوقاً إليه سبحانه حال أوصاف الجمال . (٤) أي : في جلالي . (٥) الحديث رقم (٣٦٥) .