Love and Hate in Islam
Assalamualaykum respected Mufti Saheb. I wanted to know what the opinion of the Ulema of the Ahl-e-Sunnat have on the aspect of hate in Islam: Is ther...
Assalamualaykum respected Mufti Saheb. I wanted to know what the opinion of the Ulema of the Ahl-e-Sunnat have on the aspect of hate in Islam:
- Is there any such thing as hate in Islam
- If there is then what or who should we hate?
- Who has the right to hate? Anyone or just the ulema?
- Did our predecessors ever hate or did they only show love?
Please can you give a detailed answer with examples.
Answer
Wa Alaykum Al-Salam
1. Islam is not pacifism. Abu Umamah narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that he said,
“He who loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah and refuses for the sake of Allah has completed his Faith (Iman)”.
In another narration,
“The dearest of actions near Allah is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah”.
2. Every Muslim must only hate for the sake of Allah. One must hate all that is prohibited, disliked and wrong in Islam and one should hate those who commit forbidden acts due to their forbidden act.
3. Already answered in number two.
4. All our predecessors acted upon the Qur’an and Hadeeth. Here are two examples. Imam Bayhaqi records that a misguided person asked Sayyiduna Ayyub Al-Ansaari whilst he was walking, “Can you tell me the meaning of a word”. Ayyub Al-Ansari changed his path and gestured with his finger, “Not even half a word”.
The great Fudayl Ibn Ayad used to say,
“When you see a deviant on a path, take another path”.
Allah knows best for His knowledge is complete.
Zahid Hussain Al-Qadri
(Beggar at the doorstep of scholars)