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Love of Allah
it is. For example, a woman looks for certain criteria when she gets
married. First of all it is money, most important of all. They want
someone who is well educated, with a good job and a summer house
and lots of other things. But when people seek these things, they can-
not use the passion given them by Allah. But in that case that fine
house is of no use to them, either. That house seems utterly empty to
them. It has no effect. Their car is just a piece of tin, of metal, that
takes them from one place to another. These only acquire signifi-
cance with love of and passion for Allah. That is why our Prophet
(saas) says that people who marry for possessions will be deprived
of them, and those who marry for beauty will be deprived of beau-
ty. Because the other person may one day catch a cold or the flu and
lose their beauty in a moment. A person can even be re-
pelled by what he least expected. He may be dis-
gusted to see her weakness and helplessness
there, and can then never escape that feeling for
the rest of his life. Human beings are weak
creatures. But when they love with love of
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