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A believer can never hate Ameerul Momineen (peace be upon him) and a hypocrite can never love him

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The Fourteen InfalliblesImam Ali (a.s.)Love of Ahle Bait

وَ قَالَ ع: لَوْ ضَرَبْتُ‏ خَيْشُومَ‏ الْمُؤْمِنِ‏ بِسَيْفِي‏ هَذَا عَلَى‏ اَنْ‏ يُبْغِضَنِي‏ مَا اَبْغَضَنِي‏ وَ لَوْ صَبَبْتُ الدُّنْيَا بِجَمَّاتِهَا عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِ عَلَى اَنْ يُحِبَّنِي مَا اَحَبَّنِي وَ ذَلِكَ اَنَّهُ قُضِيَ فَانْقَضَى عَلَى لِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ ص اَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَا يُبْغِضُكَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يُحِبُّكَ مُنَافِقٌ‏

Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) said,

“By Allah! If I strike the nose of a believer with my sword so that he may hate me, he will not hate me and if I fill the world with all its embellishments in the lap of a disbeliever, he will not love me. For, it has already been decreed through the tongue of the Ummi Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), ‘O Ali! A believer will not hate you and a hypocrite will never love you’.”

Note

This statement emphasizes the unwavering nature of true belief and the distinction between believers and hypocrites.

Reference

  1. Nahjul Balagha, p. 477 saying no. 65
  2. Mishkatul Anwaar, p. 79
  3. Behaar al-Anwaar, vol. 34, p. 51, H. 21

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