Reward for those who have affection for each other to please Allah Almighty

1. One who has affection for someone for Allah Almighty, has enmity towards someone for Allah Almighty and gives for Allah Almighty and prevents for Allah Almighty has perfected his faith.

(Abu Dawood, Kitab-us-Sunnah, vol. 4, pp. 290, Hadees 4681)

2. If two people have affection for each other for Allah Almighty, one of them is in the east and the other one is in the west. On the Judgement Day, Allah Almighty will gather both of them and will say, ‘He is the very same [person] for whom you had affection for Me.’

(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 492, Hadees 9022)

3. Those who have affection for each other for Allah Almighty will be sitting on the ruby-made chairs close to the ‘Arsh. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 4, pp. 150, Hadees 3973)

4. In Paradise are ruby-made pillars with emerald-made rooms on them. They are bright like shining stars. People humbly asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Who will live in them?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Those who have affection for each other for Allah Almighty, sit together and meet each other.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 487, Hadees 9002)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you heard! Allah Almighty will bless the Muslims with great rewards who have affection for each other for the sake of Allah Almighty. Alas! Nowadays, selfishness has been so widespread in our society that people try to gain personal interests even in religious matters let alone worldly matters. Take the example of Salam. Salam is a Sunnah of  our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم as well as that of Sayyiduna Aadam  عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام, the father of mankind.^[1] Unfortunately, majority of people seem to be heedless of this Sunnah. It is commonly observed that people do not like to say Salam to the person they do not know. If some people are sitting together, the newcomer says Salam to certain people for gaining any personal benefit or to only those he knows by ignoring other Muslim brothers. Anyway, acting upon this beautiful Sunnah of our Beloved Rasool