Akwai nau'o'in soyayya guda huɗu waɗanda ya kamata a bambanta su da juna, duk wanda bai iya bambanta tsakaninsu ba, to lallai ya ɓace daga hanya. Na farko, soyayyar Allah; wannan shi kaɗai bai isa ya tseratar da mutum daga azabar Allah ba, kuma ya samu ladansa, domin masu bautar gumaka da waɗanda ke bautar gicciye (Kiristoci) da Yahudawa suna da'awar cewa suna son Allah. Na biyu, son abin da Allah ~ yake so. Wannan nau'in ne yake shigar da mutum cikin Musulunci, yana kuma fitar da shi daga shirka. Mafi soyuwa ga Allah daga cikin mutane su ne waɗanda suke kiyaye wannan nau'in soyayya sosai. Na uku, soyayya saboda Allah, wadda take ɗaya daga cikin sharuɗɗan son abin da Shi ~ yake so. Na huɗu, karkatar da soyayya zuwa ga wasuban da Allah; ƙaunar Allah ~ da kuma gumaka a lokaci guda. Wannan ita ce soyayyar masu shirka. Duk wanda yake son wasu tare da Allah, ba don Allah ba, to ya riƙe su a matsayin wasu abubuwan bautaban da Allah. Akwai nau'i na biyar na soyayya, wanda ba ya cikin batunmu. Wannan ita ce soyayyar dabi'a ta mutum ga abubuwan da suka dace da yanayinsa; kamar soyayyar mai ƙishi ga ruwa, da mai yunwa ga abinci; soyayyar barci, da matarsa da 'ya'yansa. Waɗannan nau'o'in soyayya ba a zarginsu, sai dai idan sun karkatar da mutum daga tunawa da Allah ~ da kuma son Shi. Allah ~ ya ce: (Ya ku waɗanda suka yi imani! Kada dukiyoyinku da 'ya'yanku su shagaltar da ku daga ambaton Allah) kuma Shi ~ ya ce: (Mazaje da ciniki ko sayarwa ba sa shagaltar da su daga ambaton Allah.)2

There are four types of love, which should be distinguished from eachother, and whosoever is not able to differentiate between them is indeed led astray. First, love for Allah; this alone is not enough to save man from the Punishment of Allah, and to receive His Reward, for the polytheists and those who worship the Cross (the Christians) and the Jews claim to love Allah. Second, to love what Allah ~ loves. It is this type which enters a person into Islam and removes him from polytheism. The dearest of people to Allah are those who observe this kind of love well. Third, to love for Allah's Sake, which ts one of the prerequisites of loving what He ~ loves. Fourth, to direct one ' s love to others besides Allah; loving Allah ~ and other idols at the same time. This is the love of polytheists. Whoever loves others along with Allah , not for the Sake of Allah, then he has taken them as other gods besides Allah. There is another fifth type of love, which is not part of our subject. It is man's natural love for things which are suitable to his nature; such as the love of the thirsty person for water, and the hungry one for food; the love of sleep, one's wife and children. These are types of love which are not criticised, unless they distract a man from remembering Allah ~ . and from loving Him. Allah ~ said: ( 0 you who believe! Let not your properties nor your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah ) 1 and He ~ also said: (Men whom neither sale nor trade diverts from the remembrance of Allah.)2