SOME OF THE HUMAN QUALITIES ALLAH ALMIGHTY LOVES
"Say
(O Muhammad to mankind): "If you (really) love Allah, then follow me
(i.e. accept Islamic monotheism, follow the Qur'an and the Sunna),
Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
(Qur'an: Translation of the meaning, 3:31)
Humility of the Rich
Muslim narrated: Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas said: Allah's Messenger (peace be
upon him) said: "Allah loves the believer who is pious and rich, but
does not show off."
Belief and work
Al-Tabarani narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
"Allah loves the slave who believes and acquires a career (or work)."
Reflection of Allah's Grace
Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
"Allah loves from amongst his slaves, the one who has a sense of zeal
or honor."
Magnanimity
Al-Hakim narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
"Allah is All-Generous and He loves generosity in sale, purchase and
judgment."
Virtuosity
The Messenger of Allah r said: " Allah loves the slave-believer who is
poor but virtuous enough to refrain from begging though he has many
children." (Muslim and Ahmed)
Loftiness
Al-Tabarani narrated: the Messenger of Allah r said: "Allah loves lofty matters and superiority and hates inferior matters."
Justice
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Allah loves that you be
just toward your children even when kissing them." Ibn Al-Najjar
Strength
Muslim narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "The
strong believer is better and more loved by Allah than the weak one,
but they are both good."
Love for the Sake of Allah
Al-Tabarani, Ibn Ya'la, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim narratd: Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "If two men love each other for the
sake of Allah, the stronger in love to his brother will be more loved
by Allah."
Forgiveness
Ibn Iday narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Allah is All-Forgiving and He loves forgiveness."
Continuous Performance of Righteous Deeds
Bukhari and Muslim narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
said: "The best loved deeds to Allah are the ones that are continuous
even if they are not very many."
Loving and Visiting Believers
Malik narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Allah
said: My love is due to those who meet for My sake, visit one another
and make any effort for My pleasure."
Exhortation and Advising
Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmed narrated: It was said: Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "The best loved slaves to Allah are
those who exhort their slaves."
Love of Virtuous Deeds
Ibn Abi Al-Dunya narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
"The best loved slaves to Allah are those who are made to love virtue
and loving virtuous deeds is made lovely to them."
Good Manners and Conduct
Al-Tirmidhi narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "The
best loved by me and the nearest to me on the seats on the Day of
Resurrection are those who have the best manners and conduct amongst
you, who are intimate, are on good terms with others and are humble,
and the most hated by me and who will be on the furthest seats from me
are those who are talkative and arrogant."
Love of Allah is the basis of worship that should be directed to Him
alone. Any other love should be for his sake too. The real love of
Allah is to do whatever He ordained and to abandon whatever He forbade,
in addition to following the Prophet's Sunna.
Whoever obeys someone or something other than Allah and His Messenger,
on follows any saying other than theirs, or fears other than Allah or
seeks the pleasure of other than Allah, or puts his trust in other than
Him, does not love Allah, nor does he love His Messenger. Muslims
should also love one another and wish the best for one another. Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
"One will not be a true believer unless he loves for his brother what
be loves for himself." (Bukhari, Muslim, Nasa'i, Ahmed and Ibn Majah)
Imam Malik and Imam Ahmed narrated: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon
him) said: "Allah said: My love is due to those who love one another
for My sake."