Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label GOD'S

THE SECRET OF GOD'S LOVE

THE SECRET OF GOD'S LOVE Here is one of the secrets of why Prophet Ibrahim ليه لم became the lover of Allah. Imam Nawawi Al-Bantani said: لِأَيِّ اِتَّخَذَكَ اللهُ لِيْلًا الَ لَاثَةِ اءَ اخْتَرْتُ اللهِ لَى غَيْرِهِ ا اهْتَمَمْتُ ا لَ اللهُ لِيْ ا وَمَا لَّا الضَّيْفِ One time, Prophet Ibrahim ليه لم was asked, "Why did Allah انه الی make you His lover?" Prophet Ibrahim ليه لم replied, "Because of three things, namely: I always prioritize Allah's commands over orders other than Him; I never worry about the sustenance that has been given to me. borne by God; I eat neither in the afternoon nor in the morning except with guests." Even a narration states that Prophet Ibrahim ليه لم once walked one to two miles just to find someone to eat with.  [Excerpted from the Book of Nasha'ihul 'Ibad by Imam Nawawi Al-Bantani]