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enemies to love Him? If disbelievers and fâsiqs were not enemies
of Allâhu ta’âlâ, Bughd-i-fillâh (enmity for Allah’s sake) would
not be wâjib. It would not be the most superior way to make one
attain Allâhu ta’âlâ and the most effective cause of perfection of
îmân. It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf, “If a person does not love
Allâhu ta’âlâ and does not know enemies of Allâhu ta’âlâ as his
enemies, his îmân will not be true. If he loves Believers for
Allah’s sake and knows disbelievers as enemies, he will attain
love of Allâhu ta’âlâ.” It is stated in another hadîth-i-sherîf, “If a
person loves Allah’s friends and knows His enemies as his
enemies, too, and gives for Allah’s sake and does not give, again
for Allah’s sake, his îmân will be mature.” And another hadîth-isherîf:
“Become close to Allah by doing hostility towards the
disobedient!” Another hadîth-i-sherîf states, “Allâhu ta’âlâ
intimated to a Prophet through Wahy: Say to such and such âbid
(a person who worships very much): ‘By making zuhd in the
world you have provided peace for your nafs and made yourself
valuable. What have you done for Me?’ When the âbid asked,
‘Yâ Rabbî! What should be done for Thee,’ Allâhu ta’âlâ said:
‘Have you done hostility to My enemy for My sake and have you
loved My darlings for My sake?’ ” A person who loves should
love whomever the darling loves and hate whomever the darling
hates. This state of love and hostility is not within his will. It is a
consequence of love. In this case, will and acquisition, which are
necessary in other sorts of behaviour, are not needed. It is an
involuntary state. Friend’s friends will look amiable. And friend’s
enemies will seem unlovely. If a person claims love for someone,
he will not be believed unless he estranges himself from his
darling’s enemies. If he does not do so, he will be called a
hypocrite. Shaikh-ul-islâm Abdullah-i-Ansârî says: I do not like
Abu-l-Hasan Sem’ûn because he annoyed my master Hidrî. If a
person annoys your teacher and you are not upset by this, you
must be lower than a dog. Allâhu ta’âlâ purports in the fourth
âyat of Mumtahina sûra, “Take lessons from the statements
made by Ibrâhîm ‘alaihis-salâm’ and those Believers who were
with him! They said to the disbelievers: ‘We are far from you and
your idols. We dislike your religion. There is enmity between you
and us until you believe in Allâhu ta’âlâ.’ ” And the âyat-i-kerîma
following it purports, “These statements of theirs contain lessons
for you and for those who wish love of Allâhu ta’âlâ and the
blessings in the Hereafter.” Hence, this tabarrî [keeping away] is
necessary for those who wish to attain love of Allâhu ta’âlâ.
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