who You love, and the love of the deeds that will bring me closer to Your love. ‘اَللّٰہُمَّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّکَ اَحَبَّ اِلَیَّ مِنْ نَفْسِیْ وَمَالِیْ وَاَہْلِیْ وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ’ O Allah! Make Your love dearer to me than my life, wealth, family, and cold water.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard that Prophet Dāwūd  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم  would make used to supplicate to Allah for His love. Therefore, we too should supplicate to Allah for His love. Indeed, Divine love is such a great blessing that when one attains it, he is granted the delight of worship and sweetness of faith.

Sweetness of faith

Sayyidunā Anas bin Mālik رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates that the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:‘ثَلاَثٌ مَنْ کُنَّ فِیْہِ وَجَدَ بِہِنَّ حَلَاوَۃَ اْلاِیْمَانِ’

The person who possesses all three of these qualities will attain the sweetness of faith: (1) He loves Allah and His Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم more than anything else. (2) If he loves someone, he loves them for the sake of Allah Almighty. (3) He detests disbelief just as he detests being thrown into a blazing fire.^[2]

Dear Islamic brothers! You must have heard that for a Muslim, loving Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم more than anything else in the universe, and loving or hating someone solely for their pleasure ,are great blessings. Whoever is granted these blessings will experience the sweetness of faith. In fact, the reality is that those fortunate Muslims who, instead of seeking personal benefit or worldly gain, maintain ties with one another and love each other only for the sake of Allah, not only do they taste the sweetness of faith, but Allah Almighty is also pleased with them, loves them, and will grant them a high rank on the Day of Judgement. Here are some narrations regarding it.

Sayyidunā ꜤUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrated that the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: