Love of the Prophet Cures Me حُبُّ النَّبِيِّ مِنْ الأَهْوَاءِ يَشْفِينِي Ḥubbu al-nabī min al-ahwā’ yashfīnī Love of the Prophet heals me from all base desires إِلَى المَعَالِي إِلَى الرِّضْوَانِ يَهْدِينِي Ilā al-maʿālī ilā al-riḍwān yahdīnī It guides me to the highest ranks and to Divine pleasure حُبُّ النَّبِيِّ هُوَ الإِيمَانُ يَصْحَبُهُ Ḥubbu al-nabī huwa al-īmān yaṣḥabuhu Love of the Prophet is faith itself that accompanies…
Those Who Love Allah vs. Those Who Allah Loves The muḥibbūn (lovers) refer to those who love Allāh, so He in turn loved them. And the maḥbūbūn (beloveds) refer to those whom Allāh loved, so in turn they loved Him. Regarding the muḥibbūn, creation recognizes them by the permission of Allāh. Regarding the maḥbūbūn, creation might recognize them, but they might not recognize them also. This…
Our master, Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari says in his book, The Urgent Provision for the Idle Souls: O Murid, it is incumbent on you to continually, always, and perpetually look to the love of the Prophet ﷺ in your heart, and to weigh it with the scale of the Quran and the Sunnah. Do you love him ﷺ more than your own soul, your children, or your…