IMPORTANCE OF LOVING THE AWLIYA Allah revealed to Musa (Alaihis Salaam), “What actions have you done for my pleasure?” He said, “O Allah, I have prayed to you, kept fast, and paid charity.” Allah said, “Prayer is a clear proof for you, fast is a shield for you, and charity is your shade. But what have you done for me?” Hadrat Musa (Alaihis Salaam) then asked, “O Allah, show me as action which is only for you.” Allah said, “O Musa, have you loved someone for My sake, and hated anyone for My sake?” (Ihya al-uloom id-deen, Vol II) From this, we can say that although we have never seen many of the great Awliya, but we only love them, because they love Allah, and Allah loves them. Therefore, we love them for the sake of Allah, and we should distance ourselves from those who dislike the friends of Allah, as we will be hating them for Allah’s sake. Hadrat Baba Farid Ganje Shakar (Radi Allahu taala Anhu) has narrated: “A sinful young man died in Multan. Someone asked him in a dream as to what was his condition. He replied that Allah had pardoned him. He explained that one day, when Khawaja Baha-ul-Haq Zakarriya Multani (Radi Allahu taala Anhu) was walking, he had kissed his hand with utmost respect. Because of this respect, he had been pardoned.”
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 01:37:29 +0000