Know that whoever loves a thing prefers it and prefers to be in agreement with it. Otherwise, he is not sincere in his love and is merely a pretender.
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Qadi 'Iyad, Ash-Shifa
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الشفا بتعريف حقوق المصطفى
Ash-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa
Qadi 'Iyad al-Yahsubi · d. 544 AH / 1149 CE
Biography
History of the Book
Written in Andalusia and the Maghrib by the judge of Ceuta, Ash-Shifa gathers the Qur'anic verses, reports, and scholarly consensus on the Prophet's honour. It was said in the west of the Islamic world that a house containing Ash-Shifa would not suffer harm, and it remains a set text in traditional curricula from Mauritania to Indonesia.
Passages of Light
The sign of love for the Prophet ﷺ is to give preference to what he brought over one's own desire.
Love
Qadi 'Iyad, Ash-Shifa