DEGREE OF LOVE

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) gave the command to love them and also described the degree of love.

Love makes a person blind and deaf i.e. the lover can neither see nor hear of any defect in his/her beloved.

The zenith of love is that the lover cannot notice any defect in the beloved even when it exists. These personalities whom Allah SWT and His Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) have commanded us to love, they themselves have vouched for their virtuousness and have negated the possibility of every blemish about them.

Even after this declaration by Allah SWT, if anyone attributes something inappropriate towards then, then that person is not raising objections against Imam Hussain (May Allah SWT be well pleased with him), instead that person is raising objections against the Holy Quran itself. Besides, that person is breaking the rules of love and is moving out of its pale.

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has not only commanded us to love His Ahle Bait, but has also given glad tidings of Jannah and intercession to those who love his Ahle Bait. My intercession is for those privileged people of the Ummah, who love My Ahle Bait.

There are 4 lucky people for whom I will intercede on the Day of Judgment.

One who respects My Ahle Bait
One who offers them what they need.
One who manages their affairs when they need it
One who loves them with his tongue and heart
There is a Hadith in Zujajatul Masabeeh on the authority of Musnad Ahmed.

Hadhrat Abuzar Ghifari says: "While I held the door of the Ka'aba, I heard the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) say: Behold! Verily, the example of My Ahle Bait among you is like the ark of Prophet Nooh (Alaihis salam). Whoever boards it, is saved and whoever stays back is destroyed."