Signs of Allah’s Love for a Person and Attaining It

Almighty Allah said (what
means): “Say (O Muhammad): “if you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e.
accept Islamic monotheism, follow the Quran and Sunnah), Allah will love you
and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
[3:31]. 

Abu Huraira (may Allah be
pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said: ‘if Allah loves a person, He calls Jibrael saying, ’Allah
loves so and so; O Jibrael love him.’ And make an announcement amongst the
inhabitants of the heaven: “Allah loves so and so therefore you should love
him also, and so all the inhabitants of the heaven would love him, and then
he is granted the pleasures of the people on the earth.” [Al-Bukhari and
Muslim]. 

Abu Huraira (may Allah be
pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said that Allah said: “I will declare war against him who
shows hostility to a pious worshipper of mine. And the most beloved things
with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him;
and My worshipper keeps on coming close to Me through performing Nawafil
(praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him,
then I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of
sight with which he sees, and his hands with which he grips, and his legs
with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My
protection (refuge), I will protect him.” [Al-Bukhari]. 

A-The
Excellence of Reciting the Quran

 1.     Abu Umamah (may
Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he heard the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: “Read the Quran (regularly) for it
will act as an intercessor for its readers on the Day of Resurrection.” [
Muslim].

2.     Uthman (may Allah
be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) said: “The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the
Quran and teach it (to others).” [Al-Bukhari].

3.     ‘Abdullah bin
Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said : “When somebody recites one letter
from the Quran he will get one good deed in recompense which will be equal
to ten good deeds. I do not say that Alif Lam Meem is a letter, but Alif is
a letter, Lam is a letter and Meem is a letter (i.e it is equal to three
letters).” [ At-Tirmithi]. 

B-The Excellence of
remembering Allah 

1.      Abu Huraira (may
Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said : “A person who recites after every salah (prayer) :
sub-han- Allah (glory be to Allah) thirty three times, Al-ham-do lil-lah
(all praise belongs to Allah) thirty three times and Al-la-ho Akbar (Allah
is great) thirty three times, and completes the figure of hundred with the
recitation of La ilaha ila Allah wahdahu lasharikalahu lahu almulku walahu
alhamdu wahuwa ‘ala kul shai in qadeer

(“None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and He has no partner, for Him is the kingdom and all
the praises and thanks are for Him and he is Omnipotent”) will have his
(minor) sins forgiven, although they may be as much as the foam of the sea.
[ Muslim]. 

2.      Abu Huraira (may
Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Who-ever says ‘Subhan Allahi wa
bihamdi hi’, one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if
they were as much as the foam of the sea.” [ Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

3.      Abu Musa (may
Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said : “The similitude of the one who remembers
(glorifies the praises of his Lord) in comparison to the one who does not
remember his Lord is like that of the living and the dead.” [Al-Bukhari]. 

C-Invoking Allah’s
Blessings Upon the Prophet 

1.      Almighty Allah
said (what means): “Allah and His Angels send blessing on the Prophet, O you
who believe! send your (salah) and salute (greet) on him with a worthy
salutation.” 33:56.

2.      ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr
bin Al-‘Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that he heard the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying : “A person who calls for
blessings on me, (recites salah) once, Allah sends down mercies on him ten
times.” [Muslim].

And Allah knows best.