47/4. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4989 — Sweetness of Islam
The Sweetness of Islam
Sweetness of Islam Hadith: Love for Allah's Sake
Sunan an-Nasai : 4989
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4989
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ بِهِنَّ حَلاَوَةَ الإِسْلاَمِ مَنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ الْمَرْءَ لاَ يُحِبُّهُ إِلاَّ لِلَّهِ وَمَنْ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ " .
Anas Narrated from:
The Prophet [SAW] said: "There are three things, whoever attains them will find therein the sweetness of Islam: When Allah [SWT] and His Messenger [SAW] are dearer to him than all else; when he loves a person and only loves him for the sake of Allah [SWT]; and when he would hate to go back to disbelief as much as he would hate to be thrown into the fire."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4989In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 5English translation : Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 4992
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4989
This hadith about the sweetness of Islam gives three signs. The first is that Allah and His Messenger are dearer to a person than all else. The second is that he loves a person only for the sake of Allah. The third is that he hates to go back to disbelief as much as he hates being thrown into the fire. The wording is close to other narrations about the sweetness of faith, but here the phrase used is sweetness of Islam. The message remains clear: Islam is not only outward practice. It also touches the heart, love, loyalty, and dislike of disbelief. The hadith is easy to remember because it gives three simple points.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah and His Messenger being most dear is placed first.
- Love for another person is praised when it is only for Allah.
- The report connects Islam with a deep dislike of returning to disbelief.
