Hadith on loving Allah Ta’ala, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the Ahlu Bayt

Question:

Kindly verify the authenticity of the following narration:

Love Allah for the favours that He grants you, love me for the love of Allah, and love the people of my house (Ahlu Bayt) for my love

Answer:

Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded the narration in question and has classified it as sound (hasan).

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3789)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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