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Sahih al-Bukhari 6502 (Book 81, Hadith 91) #6251
Devotion Rewarded with Protection and Love

SUMMARY: Allah will protect and love those who are devoted to Him and perform extra deeds.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said, "Allah said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (ie give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him".
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، حَدَّثَنِي شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ، وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَىَّ عَبْدِي بِشَىْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ، فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ، وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطُشُ بِهَا وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا، وَإِنْ سَأَلَنِي لأُعْطِيَنَّهُ، وَلَئِنِ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لأُعِيذَنَّهُ، وَمَا تَرَدَّدْتُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ أَنَا فَاعِلُهُ تَرَدُّدِي عَنْ نَفْسِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ مَسَاءَتَهُ

TOPICS
devotion  *  protection  *  love  *  praying  *  deeds

QUICK LESSONS:
Be devoted towards God , Perform Extra Deeds Beyond Obligation , Seek Refuge In God When Needed .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of devotion to Allah, as He will reward it with His protection and love. It is narrated by Abu Huraira that the Prophet Muhammad said that Allah said, “I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine”. This means that if someone is devoted to Allah, then He will protect them from any harm or danger they may face in life. Furthermore, the Prophet Muhammad also said that “the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil”. This means that if someone performs extra deeds beyond what is obligatory for them as a Muslim, then they can come even closer to Allah in terms of their relationship with Him. Finally, the Prophet Muhammad also said that “if he asks Me [Allah], I will give him; and if he asks My protection [Refuge], I will protect him”. This means that if someone seeks refuge in Allah from any harm or danger they may face in life, then He will provide them with His protection from it too. All these teachings show us how important it is for us as Muslims to be devoted towards our Creator so we can receive His protection and love in return for our efforts towards Him!

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