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intoxication, they were. wandering blindly." ( 15:67-72),

There is a false claim that was started by those who do. not give the Prophet a& his due respect and appreciation, stating that the Prophet b once saw Zainab: bint jahsh* and said, "All praise be to He Who changes: the hearts as He wills!" They In addition claim that the Prophet m was inflicted with this disease, passion, and that his heart liked her. Yet, they claimed, he commanded Zaid to keep her and not divorce her, until Allah revealed:33

"And (remember} when you said to him (Zaid bin Harithah AI * ii — the freed-slave of the Prophet) on whom Allah has bestowed grace (by guiding him to Islam) and you (O Muhammad b, too) have done favour (by manumitting him): 'Keep your wife to yourself, and fear Allah.' But you did hide in yourself (.e., what Allah has already made known to you that He will give her to you in marriage) that which Allah will make manifest, you did fear the people (i-e., their saying that Muhammad ( married the divorced wife of his manumitted slave) whereas Allah had a better right that you should fear

Those who uttered this false claim In addition claimed that the Ayah is talking about passion. Consequently, some of them collected a book about passion in which they mentioned several Prophets who

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were afflicted with this disease, including the Prophet b This is an utter ignorance of such people of the Qura’an and the Messengers and a misunderstanding that alters the true meaning of Allah's Words. Further, this false claim accuses the Prophet * with what he is truly innocent of.

Zaid bin Harithah whom the Prophet had adopted before Islam until he was called Zaid bin Muhammad, married Zainab bint Jahsh. Zainab was not humble with her husband and he asked the Prophet's advice if he should divorce her. The Messenger of Allah b said, to him:

"Keep your wife to yourself, and fear Allab."

The Prophet * thought that if Zaid would otherwise divorce her, he would marry her after him. But, the Prophet b v hid this thought in his heart because he feared what the people might say if he married the exwife of his adopted son. This is why Allah mentioned in this Ayah His favors on the Prophet b and commanded him not to fear what the people might say in doing what Allah has allowed for him. Allah In addition reminded him that it is He whom the Prophet as should fear, so he should not be hesitant in doing what Allah has allowed for him because of fear of what the people might say.

Further, Allah informed the Prophet “ that He has given Zainab to him in marriage after Zaid had divorced

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her so that his nation imitates him when they know that the man is allowed to marry the ex-wife of his adopted son. This is why Allah said:

"But there is no sin on you if you have not gone in them (to marry their daughters), and the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins (are forbidden for you to marry)...." (4:23)

And in this chapter (4:40), Allah said:

"Muhammad (b ) is not the father of any of your men." (33:40) While in the beginning of the chapter Allah said:

"..nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons. That is but your saying with your mouths." (33:4)

Therefore, think deeply about Allah's defense of the Prophet as that refuted the false accusation directed at him. All success comes from Allah. Yes, the Prophet of Allah b used to love his wives, especially A'esha the most beloved to him among them. Yet, his love for them did not reach the evil of perfect love, which he reserved for his Lord. The Prophet b once said:

"If I was going to take an intimate friend from the people of the earth, I would have taken Abu Bakr.”

And in another narration, he said: 343

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"Your friend (himself, Muhammad) is the intimate friend of the Most Beneficent."

Having passion towards images only afflicts empty hearts

This affects hearts that are deprived of the love of Allah, ignoring Him and preferring someone else. When the heart is full of the love of Allah and eagerness to meet Him, this love will fend off the disease of love and passion for images. This is why Allah said about Prophet Yusef b

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"Thus it was, that We might tum away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our chosen, (guided) slaves." (12:24)

This indicated that sincerity is a cause and a remedy that drives away passion which might lead to sin and fornication, which is the culmination of passion. When the cause behind the disease is repelled, the effects of the disease will In addition be repelled.

Some of ours once described passion that it 1s the

act of a heart that is empty of everything except what it has a passion for. Allah said:

"And the heart of the mother of Musa (Moses) became empty [from every thought, except the thought of Musa (Moses)]. She was very near to disclosing his case.”

This Ayah indicated that the heart of Moses's mother was empty of every concern except for Moses, because of her great love for him and her heart's affection for him. Passion has two parts, loving an object and an eagerness to possess the loved object. When one of these two parts does not exist, then passion does not exist either.

The ailment of passion has caused bafflement to many wise people and some of them issued some statements in this regard that should not be taken seriously.

We say that Allah's Wisdom has decided regarding His creation that there are similarities that occur between things and people, and that things and people are driven to their likes and to avoid what is not similar to them. The secret to the harmony that occurs in the world is due to the similarities between various creations. Various things [and people] thus lean towards similar objects, while dissimilar objects ignore each other. Allah

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"It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and (then) He has created from him his

wife [Hawwa' (Eve)], in order that be might enjoy the pleasure of living with her." (7:189)

Allah has made this the reason why man feels attracted and consequently passionate, for woman. She is similar to him in essence. The reason for the attraction [between men and women] is not only the beauty of the image, but the similarity in the habits, guidance and mannerism, all of which help ignite passion.

In the Sahih it is narrated that the Prophet said:

"The souls are similar to recruited soldiers. Those who recognize

each other will be intimate and those who do not recognize each other will be apart.”

In addition, Imam Ahmad narrated in his Mosn'ad the reason behind this Hadith, "A woman in Mecca used to be able to make people laugh and when she came to Al-Medina she resided with a woman who In addition used to be able to make people in Al-Medina laugh. The Prophet b said:

"The souls are just like recruited soldiers."

The religion of Allah gives the same rulings to similar matters and thus does not differentiate between similar matters nor join between dissimilar matters. Those who think to the contrary are mistaken due to their lack of knowledge of the religion, or lack of effort on their part to acquire knowledge on the subject of similarities and dissimilarities. Or, their error comes from relating to the religion what is not a part of it without the authority that can justify it. With Allah's Wisdom and justice, His creation and command have been established by equating similar things and differentiating between dissimilar things. This fact is true both in this life and on the Day of Resurrection. Allah said:

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"And when the souls shall be joined with their partners (the good with the good and the bad with the

This indicates that each person will be tied to his likes. Those who have love for each other for Allah's sake will be together in Paradise, while those who love each other for the devil's sake will be together in Hell. One is with those whom he likes, whether he likes it or not. AIHakim narrated that the Prophet “ said:

"If a man loves a people, he will be gathered with them (on the Day of Resurrection)."

There are several types of love. The best and most honorable of them is love for the sake of Allah, which requires loving what He loves and In addition loving Him and His Messenger.

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ther type of love is what occurs when one -cdire a matter that the loved object has, position, money, knowledge, or any other ae seeks. This is material love that dissipates sal is reached. Indeed, he who likes you for a curpose goes away when his goal is

Phe jove that results because of the similarities cen tne two parties does not fade away unless there is nat makes it fade away. This type of love sion because it is a love that the soul and the i share. No other ailment can cause more profound

ects on those afflicted, of obsession, weakness, concern a..d even destruction, like passion.

If one say that since the reason behind affection is what you have stated, the souls being connected and compatible, why is it not always exchanged between the two parties? Sometimes, love is one sided, although you staivd that the reason for it is the similarity and the compatibility between the souls.

The answer is that there are reasons that arise and prevent the love from being exchanged by both sides. One-sided love is the result of one of three reasons: a deficiency in the love because it is accidental and not real.