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Sahih Muslim 2637a — When Allah Loves a Servant
When Allah Loves A Person. He Commands Jibril To Love Him, And He Loves Him, And The People Of Heaven Love Him, Then He Finds Acceptance On Earth
When Allah Loves a Servant Hadith Explained
Sahih Muslim : 2637a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2637a
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا أَحَبَّ عَبْدًا دَعَا جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ فُلاَنًا فَأَحِبَّهُ - قَالَ - فَيُحِبُّهُ جِبْرِيلُ ثُمَّ يُنَادِي فِي السَّمَاءِ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ فُلاَنًا فَأَحِبُّوهُ . فَيُحِبُّهُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ لَهُ الْقَبُولُ فِي الأَرْضِ . وَإِذَا أَبْغَضَ عَبْدًا دَعَا جِبْرِيلَ فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي أُبْغِضُ فُلاَنًا فَأَبْغِضْهُ - قَالَ - فَيُبْغِضُهُ جِبْرِيلُ ثُمَّ يُنَادِي فِي أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُبْغِضُ فُلاَنًا فَأَبْغِضُوهُ - قَالَ - فَيُبْغِضُونَهُ ثُمَّ تُوضَعُ لَهُ الْبَغْضَاءُ فِي الأَرْضِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: When Allah loves a servant, He calls Gabriel and says: Verily, I so and so; you should also love him, and then Gabriel begins to love him. Then he makes an announcement in the heaven saying: Allah loves so and so and you also love him, and then the inhabitants of the Heaven (the Angels) also begin to love him and then there is conferred honour upon him in the earth; and when Allah is angry with any servant He calls Gabriel and says: I am angry with such and such and you also become angry with him, and then Gabriel also becomes angry and then makes an announcement amongst the inhabitants of heaven: Verily Allah is angry with so-and so, so you also become angry with him, and thus they also become angry with him. Then he becomes the object of wrath on the earth also.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2637aIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 201USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6373
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2637a
This Hadith explains a beautiful matter: when Allah loves a servant, He calls Gabriel and tells him to love that person too. Then Gabriel loves him and announces in heaven that Allah loves that servant, so the inhabitants of heaven also love him. Then acceptance is placed for him on earth. The Hadith also mentions the opposite: when Allah is angry with a servant, Gabriel and the inhabitants of heaven are told, and hatred is placed for that person on earth. The main lesson is that real honor begins with Allah, not with public image. The Hadith about Allah loves a servant teaches that love, acceptance, and honor are gifts from Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- True acceptance begins with Allah’s love.
- Gabriel and the inhabitants of heaven respond to what Allah commands.
- Acceptance on earth is described as coming after Allah’s love.
- The Hadith also warns about Allah’s anger and its serious effect.
