Narrated by Anas bin Malik (r.a.)
The Prophet said: "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness of Eemaan:
1. The one to whom Allah and His Messenger become dearer than anything else.
2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.
3. Who hates to revert to disbelief (Atheism) after Allah has brought (saved) him out from it, as he hates to be thrown in fire."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari & Muslim)
Brothers and Sisters, in order for us to taste the sweetness of Eemaan we have to fulfil a fundamental duty, and that is to love one
another for the sake of Allah (swt). The deliciousness of Eemaan will only come through obedience to Allah (Swt) and His
Messenger (saw) in all matters, especially loving one another for the sake of Allah (Swt). The importance of fulfilling this command
is vital for our success in this life and the Hereafter, Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) said : "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you shall not believe until you
love one another. May I inform you of something, if you do, you love each other? Promote greeting amongst yourselves (by saying
As-salamu `alaikum to one another)". [Muslim].
In the above hadith, the Prophet (saw) not only emphasised the importance of loving one another for Allah (swt)'s sake but also
gave us guidance on how we can achieve this goal.
And we can see this encouragement on numerous occasions for example,
Al-Bara' ibn Azib narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands without having
their sins forgiven them before they separate." (Ahmad, Ibn Majah & Tirmidhi)
In AbuDawud's version, he (saw) said, "When two Muslims meet, shake hands, praise Allah and ask Him for forgiveness they will be
forgiven."
Brothers and Sisters, we have been encouraged to love another, and to spread this love amongst our brothers as narrated by Al-
Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib that the Prophet (Saw) said:
"When a man loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves him".
(Sunan of Abu-Dawood)
The Prophet said: "Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness of Eemaan:
1. The one to whom Allah and His Messenger become dearer than anything else.
2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.
3. Who hates to revert to disbelief (Atheism) after Allah has brought (saved) him out from it, as he hates to be thrown in fire."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari & Muslim)
Brothers and Sisters, in order for us to taste the sweetness of Eemaan we have to fulfil a fundamental duty, and that is to love one
another for the sake of Allah (swt). The deliciousness of Eemaan will only come through obedience to Allah (Swt) and His
Messenger (saw) in all matters, especially loving one another for the sake of Allah (Swt). The importance of fulfilling this command
is vital for our success in this life and the Hereafter, Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) said : "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you shall not believe until you
love one another. May I inform you of something, if you do, you love each other? Promote greeting amongst yourselves (by saying
As-salamu `alaikum to one another)". [Muslim].
In the above hadith, the Prophet (saw) not only emphasised the importance of loving one another for Allah (swt)'s sake but also
gave us guidance on how we can achieve this goal.
And we can see this encouragement on numerous occasions for example,
Al-Bara' ibn Azib narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands without having
their sins forgiven them before they separate." (Ahmad, Ibn Majah & Tirmidhi)
In AbuDawud's version, he (saw) said, "When two Muslims meet, shake hands, praise Allah and ask Him for forgiveness they will be
forgiven."
Brothers and Sisters, we have been encouraged to love another, and to spread this love amongst our brothers as narrated by Al-
Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib that the Prophet (Saw) said:
"When a man loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves him".
(Sunan of Abu-Dawood)