Love for God (hubb Allah)

Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy says that love for God reaches the reality of faith when the heart holds God dearer than wealth and honour. ¹ He names the sources of love as pondering one's speech, eating lawful food and understanding God's favours, and its signs as doing good for God's sake, visiting a sick neighbour and the heart shivering at the Qur'an. ^{2 3}

The Sheikh says that love does not reach the reality of faith until the heart holds it dearer than wealth, and dearer than honour (needs_source: one word in the middle of this sentence is garbled in the transcript). ¹

The Sheikh says that the first source of love is pondering one's speech, then seeking out lawful food, then understanding God's favours. ²

The Sheikh says that one sign of love is doing good to people for God's sake, not expecting their thanks, and not letting their return of harm stop one from doing good for God. ^{4 5}

The Sheikh lists among the signs of love visiting a sick neighbour, following a funeral, congratulating a Muslim and praying for him. ^{6 7}

The Sheikh says that one sign of love is that the heart shivers when the Qur'an is recited. ³