Har qanday faoliyatning, haq yoki botil bo'lishidan qat'i nazar, asosi muhabbatdir va barcha islomiy amallarning asosi Allohga ~ va Uning Rasuliga ~ muhabbat qo'yishdir, xuddi Vahiy (Qur'on va Sunna) asosi Allohga va Uning Rasuliga iymon keltirish bo'lganidek. Allohga va Uning Rasuliga bo'lgan bu muhabbatning komil bo'lishiga to'sqinlik qiladigan, bu muhabbat bilan raqobatlashadigan har qanday tuyg'u aslida iymon asosiga zid bo'lib, uning poydevorini zaiflashtiradi. Agar u kuchayib, Allohga bo'lgan muhabbat yoki Vahiyga iymon asosiga qarshi chiqadigan darajaga yetsa, u shirkning bir ko'rinishiga aylanadi va inson iymonini inkor qiladi. Agar u qarshi chiqmasa, uning ishonchli komilligini buzadi. Shuning uchun Islomda haqiqiy do'stlik faqat Allohning ~ dushmanlariga adovat bildirish orqali erishiladi. Alloh ~ Ibrohim :%§1 o'z qavmidan so'raganini bayon qilgan: («Sizlar va ilgarigi ota-bobolaringiz ibodat qilib kelayotgan narsalarni ko'rdingizmi? Albatta, ular — olamlarning Robbidan boshqasi — menga dushmandir».) 1 Allohning Xalili Ibrohim o'z qavmidan Allohdan o'zgaga sig'inuvchilarga adovatini e'lon qilmaguncha, Alloh bilan haqiqiy samimiy do'stligini o'rnatmadi. Allohning roziligi uchun bo'lmagan do'stlik yo'q, Allohdan o'zga sig'inilgan narsalardan voz kechishni e'lon qilmasdan turib do'stlik yo'q. Chunki Alloh ~ aytdi: («Albatta, sizlar uchun Ibrohimda va u bilan birga bo'lganlarda go'zal ibrat bor edi. Ular qavmlariga: "Biz sizlardan va Alloh o'rniga ibodat qilayotgan narsalaringizdan bezordirmiz, sizlarni inkor etdik. Biz bilan sizlar o'rtasida to Alloh yagona deb iymon keltirmaguncha abadiy adovat va nafrat paydo bo'ldi", deganlarida.») 2 Va U ~ aytdi: («Ibrohim otasiga va qavmiga: "Albatta, men sizlar ibodat qilayotgan narsalardan bezorman, faqat meni yaratgan Zotdan boshqasidan. Albatta, U meni hidoyatga boshlaydi", deganini eslang. Va uni avlodlari orasida davom etuvchi kalima qilib qoldirdi, toki ular (Allohga) qaytsinlar».) 3 ya'ni. Alloh uchun do'stlik va Alloh'dan boshqa har qanday narsaga sig'inishdan xalos bo'lishni, payg'ambarlar va ulardan keyingi izdoshlarga meros bo'lib qoladigan doimiy "so'z" sifatida amalga oshirdi; bu so'z Iymon kalimasi: (la ilaha illallah — faqat Alloh, yagona Zot, ibodatga haqli yagona Zotdir). Osmonlar, Yer va din aynan shu "so'z" asosida qaror topgan. Qibla ham aynan shu "so'z" uchun belgilangan, jihod qilichlari ham shu uchun ko'tarilgan. Bu shunday "so'z"ki, u musulmonlar yurtida inson jonini, mol-mulkini saqlaydi va uni qabr azobidan qutqaradi. Uni aytmagan kishi jannatga kira olmaydi; bu Islomning kalimasi, Tinchlik uyi va Iymon uyining kalitidir. U barakalar uyini azob va mashaqqatlar uyidan ajratib turadi. U diniy farz va sunnatlarni ko'taruvchi ustundir, chunki so'nggi so'zi la ilaha illallah bo'lgan kishi jannatga kiradi. Bu "so'z"ning mohiyati va sirri shundan iboratki: butun hokimiyat va hamd Unga xos bo'lgan Allohni muhabbat, hamd va ulug'lash bilan yakkalash. Undan o'zgani sevmaslik; Undan o'zgadan so'ramaslik; Undan o'zgaga tayanmaslik; Undan o'zgani rozi qilishni istamaslik; Undan o'zgadan qo'rqmaslik; Undan o'zganing nomi bilan qasam ichmaslik; Faqat Unga tavba qilish; Faqat Uning amriga itoat etish; Najotni faqat Undan so'rash; Faqat Unga sajda qilish; Faqat Unga qurbonlik qilish (hayvon so'yish). Bularning barchasini bitta so'zda jamlash mumkin: faqat Unga, yolg'iz Unga ibodat qilish. Bu Iymon kalimasi (la ilaha illallah)ning amalga oshishidir. Aynan shu sababli Alloh ~ o'z hayotida bu Iymon kalimasini qaror toptirgan va unga sodiq qolgan kishiga do'zaxni harom qildi, Alloh ~ aytganidek: ("Shohidliklariga mahkam turganlar"). Mo'min kishi o'z shohidligiga qalbida mahkam turadi; u qalbda худди ruh tananing ichida bo'lganidek joylashgan. Kasal esa o'limga yaqin kishidir, tana salomatligini kuzatib turgan ruh esa tirikdir. Demak, bu ruhning hayoti shu so‘zning hayotiga bog‘liq, ya’ni uning ichida Iymon kalimasi bo‘lishi bilan, xuddi tanning hayoti unda ruh mavjud bo‘lishiga bog‘liq bo‘lganidek. Kim bu “so‘z”ga mahkam yopishib, uning farzlarini ado etib umr kechirgan bo‘lsa, uning ruhi Jannatda o‘ziga muqarrar qilingan yangi go‘zal hayotdan bahramand bo‘ladi, chunki Alloh ta’olo aytdi: {Kim Rabbisi huzurida turishdan qo‘rqqan va nafsini poklab, yomon xohish-istaklardan tiygan bo‘lsa, albatta, Jannat uning joyidir.} 3 {Kim erkak yoki ayol bo‘lib, mo‘min holda yaxshi amal qilsa, albatta, Biz unga go‘zal hayot in’om etamiz.} 4 {Ogoh bo‘linglar! Albatta, Allohning do‘stlari (ya’ni Allohning birligiga iymon keltirgan, Uni ko‘p qo‘rqib va ko‘p sevadigan kishilar)ga na qo‘rquv bor, na ular g‘amgin bo‘ladilar. Iymon keltirgan va ko‘p taqvo qilgan kishilar uchun dunyo hayotida ham, oxiratda ham xushxabar bor. Alloh so‘zlarida o‘zgarish bo‘lmas. Mana shu buyuk najotdir.} 5 Ibodatida Allohga ixlos bilan sadoqat ko‘rsatgan mo‘min kishi – eng go‘zal hayotdan, eng tinch ko‘ngildan, eng ochiq qalbdan va eng xushchaqchaq yurakdan bahramand bo‘ladigan kishilardandir. Bu oxiratdagi Jannatdan oldin, bu dunyoda uning uchun bir xil Jannatdir. Anas ibn Molik ~ rivoyat qiladi: Payg‘ambar ﷺ aytdilar: “Jannat bog‘laridagi o‘tloqlarga duch kelsangiz, undan yenglar.” Ulardan Jannat o‘tloqlari nima ekani so‘ralganda, u zot ﷺ: “Ular Alloh zikr qilinadigan halqalardir”, deb javob berdilar. Payg‘ambar ﷺ 6 yana aytdilar: “Mening uyim bilan minbarim orasidagi masofa Jannat o‘tloqlaridandir.” 7 Mo‘min kishi uchun har bir ishda Allohga yuzlanib, Uni eslab va Uning roziligini topish uchun jiddiy harakat qilishdan foydaliroq narsa yo‘q, toki Uning muhabbatidan bahramand bo‘lsin. Payg‘ambar ﷺ rivoyat qildilar: Alloh ta’olo aytdi: “Ey Odam o‘g‘li! Men seni faqat Menga ibodat qilish uchun yaratdim, shuning uchun vaqtingni behuda o‘yin-kulgiga sarflama. Men sening ne’matlaring va rizqingni o‘z zimmamga oldim, shuning uchun o‘zingni charchatma.” "Ey Odam o'g'li! Meni chaqir, shunda Meni topasan; Meni topsang, hamma narsani topgan bo'lasan. Lekin Meni yo'qotsang, hamma narsani yo'qotgan bo'lasan; chunki Men sen uchun boshqa hamma narsadan ko'ra aziz va sevimliman."
Love is the basis of every activity, whether in truth or falsehood, and the basis of all Islamic activities is having love for Allah ~ and His Messenger ~ . just as the basis of the Revelation (the Qur 'an and the Sunnah) is having belief in Allah and His Messenger. Any feeling that prevents the perfection of this love for Allah and His Messenger, competing with this love, is indeed opposed to the basis of Faith and weakens its base. If it is strengthened until it opposes the basis of the love of Allah or the belief in the Revelation, it becomes a form of polytheism which negates one's Faith. If it does not oppose it, it impairs its credible perfection. Therefore, real friendship in Islam is not achieved, except by showing enmity to the Enemies of Allah ~ - Allah ~ stated that Ibrahim :%§1 questioned his people: ( Do you observe that which you have been worshipping, you and your ancient fathers? Verily, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).) 1 Ibrahim, the Khalil of Allah, did not establish his real intimate friendship with Allah, until he declared his enmity towards those of his people who worshipped deities besides Allah ~ - There is no friendship except for Allah' s Sake, and there is no friendship except by declaring one's freedom from anything worshipped besides Him £. For Allah ~ said: ( Indeed, there was an excellent example for you in Ibrahim and those with him, when they said to their people: "Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah; we have rejected you, and there has appeared between us and you hostility and hatred, for ever, until you believe in Allah, Alone.") 2 and He ~ said: ( Remember when Ibrahim said to his father and his people: "Verily, I am innocent of what you worship, except Him (i.e. I worship none but Allah, Alone), Who did create me; and verily, He will guide me" and he made it a Word, lasting among his offspring, that they may turn back (to Allah))3 i.e. he ~1 made friendship for Allah's Sake and freedom from anything worshipped besides Allah as a lasting "word", to be inherited by the prophets and followers after him; this word is the testimony of Faith: (la ilaha illallah - none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone). It was the "word" upon which the heavens, earth and religion were established. It was for this "word" that the Qiblah 1 was fixed and the Swords of Jihad were raised. It is the "word" which safeguards one's blood, property in the Muslim land, and rescues one from the Punishment of the grave. No one would enter Paradise without it; it is the Word of Islam, and the key to the House of Peace, the House of Faith. It distinguishes a house of blessings from one of torments and hardships. It is the pole carrying religious obligations and the Sunnah, for he whose last word was la-ilaha-illallah enters Paradise. The essence of this "word" and its secret is : to single out Allah, to Whom belongs all Sovereignty and Praise, with Love, Praise and Glorification. To love none but Him; to ask none but Him; to rely on none but Him; to desire to please none but Him; to fear none but Him; to swear by no other name but His; to repent only to Him; to obey only His Command; to ask for salvation only from Him; to prostrate to none but Him; to sacrifice (an animal) only to Him. All this can be combined in one word: to worship none but Him ~ Alone . This is the realization of the Testimony of Faith, (la if aha illallah ). It is for this reason that Allah ~ forbade the Hell-Fire for the one who establish this Testimony of Faith in their lives and stand by it, as Allah ~ said: ( Those who stand firmly upon their testimonies.)2 A believer stands firmly upon his/her testimony in his/her heart, where it is in the same position as the spirit is in the body. A sick person is one close to death, whereas a spirit observing the health of the body is alive. So the life of this spirit depends upon the life of this word (by having the Testimony of Faith within it) , just as the life of the body depends upon the existence of the spirit within it. Whoever has lived his life holding firmly to this "word" and observing its obligations, his/her spirit would enjoy its new destined good life in Paradise, for Allah ~ has said: (As for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts, verily, Paradise is his abode.) 3 ( Whoever works righteousness - whether male or female - while he (or she) is a true believer, verily, to him We will give a good life)4 (No doubt! Verily, the auliya' of Allah (i.e. those who believe in the Oneness of Allah, fearing and loving Him much), no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve; those who believe and used to fear Allah much; for them are glad tidings, in the life of the present world and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the Words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme success. ) 5 The believer who is sincere in his/her worship of Allah is the one of those people who enjoys the best life, most restful mind, most open heart, most cheerful heart, which is a type of paradise in this world (for him/her) before the one in the Hereafter. Anas bin Malik ~ reported that the Prophet ;i said: "When you come upon the pastures of Paradise feed on them ." On being asked what the pastures of Paradise were, he ~ replied that they were circles where Allah was remembered." He ~ 6 also said: "The distance between my home and my pulpit is a pasture of Paradise. " 7 There is nothing more beneficial to the believer than turning to Allah ~ ' in every matter, remembering Him and working hard to please Him, in order to enjoy His Love. The Prophet ~ reported that Allah ~ said: "Son of Adam! I have created you to worship Me, so do not waste your time playing around. I have taken charge of your blessings and provisions, so you do not tire yourself. Son of Adam! Call Me and you will find Me, and if you find Me, you find everything; but if you miss Me, you miss everything; for I am more beloved to you than anything else."