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Sunan Ibn Majah 114 (Book) #37016
Love of Believers and Hatred of Hypocrites

SUMMARY: Believers will love 'Ali and hypocrites will hate him.

It was narrated that 'Ali said: "The Unlettered Prophet informed me (saying) that none but a believer would love me and none but a hypocrite would hate me".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ الأُمِّيُّ ـ ـ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّنِي إِلاَّ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلاَ يُبْغِضُنِي إِلاَّ مُنَافِقٌ

TOPICS
belief  *  hypocrisy  *  love  *  hate

QUICK LESSONS:
Show kindness and compassion towards others regardless of their beliefs; Be careful in judging people; Strive to be believers who show love instead of hypocrites who show hatred; Be grateful for those who show you kindness even if they are not believers themselves.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the love that believers have for 'Ali and the hatred that hypocrites have for him. The Prophet Muhammad said to 'Ali that only a believer would love him and only a hypocrite would hate him. This hadith teaches us that we should be careful in our judgement of people because it is possible to misjudge someone's character based on their actions or words. We should also strive to be believers who show love towards others instead of hypocrites who show hatred towards them. It also reminds us to be grateful for those who show us kindness and compassion even if they are not believers themselves.

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