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Love for Allah brings divine love

Sabeel Center · Wael Haridy

“When you love your brother for the sake of Allah, rejoice.”

The khateeb, at 12:47

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that loving one another solely for Allah’s sake, through faith-strengthening companionship, sincere advice, visits, and mutual remembrance, earns divine love, shade, and reunion on the Day of Judgment.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Recaps the seven people promised Allah’s shade and focuses on two who love each other for Allah’s sake.
  2. Presents hadiths about divine shade, honored believers, and the sweetness of faith.
  3. Defines sincere love for Allah as friendship that brings someone closer to Allah through advice and encouragement.
  4. Distinguishes beneficial faith-centered relationships from relationships that benefit neither worldly nor religious life.
  5. Connects righteous love with Allah’s love, reunion in Paradise, and the promise that people are with those they love.
Try this week
Choose friends who remind you of Allah and encourage prayer, family ties, and good conduct.
Accept sincere advice and offer it compassionately when someone is drifting from obedience.
Visit or sit with fellow believers for Allah’s sake and remember Allah together.
Tell a brother or friend that you love them for Allah’s sake.
Avoid relationships that benefit neither worldly life nor the Hereafter.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimDescribes Allah honoring those who loved one another for His sake with His shade.
Sahih al-BukhariUses loving someone only for Allah’s sake as a sign of tasting the sweetness of faith.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“When you love your brother for the sake of Allah, rejoice.”
Sabeel Center · Halifax, NS
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“And I ask Allah to resurrect me with Abu Bakr and Umar, even if I cannot match their good deeds.”
Sabeel Center · Halifax, NS
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that true friendship is not only about having fun or gaining worldly benefits. A friend who loves us for Allah’s sake helps us pray, keep family ties, and move closer to Allah. We can show this love by visiting one another, remembering Allah together, and giving sincere advice. The speaker reminds us that Allah loves those who love each other for His sake. He also gives hope that we may be gathered with the righteous people we love in the Hereafter.

  1. Who is someone who helps you become a better Muslim, and how do they help?
  2. What could you do this week to show a friend love for Allah’s sake?
  3. Which righteous person would you hope to meet in Paradise, and why?
Where it was given

The masjid

Sabeel Muslim Youth & Community Center600 Bedford Highway, Halifax, NS B3M 2L8KhateebWael HaridyMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Sabeel Center19 khutbahs
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