Love and Affection All Around!

Allaah subhaan’nahu wa’ta’aala says:

إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات سيجعل لهم الرحمن ودّا

“Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.”[Surat Maryam 19:96]

Mujahid (scholar of tafseer, student of Ibn Abbas) said in explanation of this verse:

“Allaah loves them and makes them loved to His believing slaves” ¹

Imam Sa’aadi (rahimahullaah) said in explanation of this verse:

“This is from His blessings upon his slaves. The ones who combine between emaan and good deeds, that he promises to make for them affection: meaning love and affection (for them) in the hearts of His awliyaa, and those of the heavens and earth. And if there is affection in those hearts for them, then many of their affairs become easy, good things happen to them, supplications, guidance, acceptence and positions of authority.“ ²
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