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    Posted: 20 March 2006 at 11:19pm
Bi ismillahir rahmanir raheem

assalamu alaikum

I t m a y b e a s k e d h e r e : Love for the Prophet�s Family is a command of the Qur�an and was greatly encouraged by the Prophet. The affection of the Shi�a may therefore serve as an excuse for them, since deep affection may be likened to intoxication. Why, then, can the Shi�a, especially the Rafida not benefit from their love, and why is their love described by the Prophet (PBUH) as transgression?

T h e A n s w e r : Love is of two kinds:

The First is to love something or someone for the meaning it or he signifies. This means to love �Ali, Hasan, Husayn, and the Prophet�s Family in the name of God and of His Messenger. This kind of love augments the love of the Prophet, and becomes a means to love God Almighty. Thus, it is permissible, and its excess is not harmful or aggressive, nor does it call for reproach and hostility towards others.

The Second Kind of love takes the means as the object, it is to love something or someone for itself or himself. In it, one does not think of the Prophet, (PBUH) but devotes one�s love to �Ali on account of his bravery, and to Hasan and Husayn on account of their greatness and lofty qualities, no matter if one knows the Prophet or recognizes God. This love is not a means of love for God and His Prophet; besides, when excessive, it results in censure and enmity for others. It is on account of this kind of love that such people held themselves at a distance from Abu Bakr and �Umar, and fell into loss. Their negative love, indeed, is the source of misfortune.

these are the words of great sunni schalor by the name of Said Nursi.
Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.
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