IMPORTANCE OF LOVING THE AWLIYA

Importance of loving the AWLIYAALLAH

Allah revealed to Musa (Alaihis
Salaam), "What actions have you
done for my pleasure?" He said,
"O Allah, I have prayed to you,
kept fast, and paid charity." Allah
said, "Prayer is a clear proof for
you, fast is a shield for you, and
charity is your shade. But what
have you done for me?" Hadrat
Musa (Alaihis Salaam) then asked,
"O Allah, show me as action
which is only for
you." Allah said, "O Musa, have
you loved someone for My sake,
and hated anyone for My sake?"
(Ihya al-uloom id-deen, Vol II)
From this, we can say that
although we have never seen
many of the great Awliya, but we
only love them, because they love
Allah, and Allah loves them.
Therefore, we love them for the
sake of Allah, and we should
distance ourselves from those
who dislike the friends of Allah,
as we will be hating them for
Allah's sake.
Hadrat Baba Farid Ganje Shakar
(Radi Allahu ta'ala Anhu) has
narrated:
"A sinful young man died in
Multan. Someone asked him in a
dream as to what was his
condition. He replied that Allah
had pardoned him. He explained
that one day, when Khawaja
Baha-ul-Haq Zakarriya Multani
(Radi Allahu ta'ala Anhu) was
walking, he had kissed his hand
with utmost respect. Because of
this respect, he had been
pardoned."