Love must not be by tongue

An ‘Arabi [Beduin] came to the mosque and asked the Prophet s.a.w., “When is Judgment Day Ya Rasulullah? The Prophet s.a.w. answered, “What have you prepared for it?” He said, “I am in love with you Ya Muhammad s.a.w..” And he left. The Prophet s.a.w. informed him, yuhshar al-mar’u ma` man ahab – “the man will be with whom he loves.”

If you love Muhammad s.a.w. you will be with alladheena an`am Allaha `alayhim min an-nabiyyeen was-siddiqeen wash-shuhada’ was-saliheen wa hasuna ula’ika rafeeqa. All who obey Allah and the apostle are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of Allah,- of the prophets (who teach), the sincere (lovers of Truth), the witnesses (who testify), and the Righteous (who do good): Ah! what a beautiful fellowship! [4:69]

Love must not be by tongue. It must be by heart, by body, every cell of your body must say, “I love Muhammad s.a.w.!”

That is not shirk, that is love. There are people when “Muhammad s.a.w.” is mentioned tears come to their eyes.

Do you think love is only by means of the tongue? If you are in love with a woman and she doesn’t respond to letters or to calls, you are crying – you don’t sleep. There are awliya who cannot enjoy themselves except through tears of love to Muhammad s.a.w.. Their joy is in their tears. That is why the greatness of Sayyidina Muhammad s.a.w. cannot be understood.

Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani

Taken from Love is the key

pic of Mawlana Shaykh Hisham in Germany,2007