Sheikh Ahmad Ibn Yahya An-Najmee, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said,
‘Strive to love a Muslim who is not related to you by blood, nor is from those neighbors that you cooperate with, those who work with you to achieve a shared goal which you both benefit from. But strive to love that Muslims who lives in a distant country from you, and who has no family connections to you, but what there is – is that it has reached you that his is someone who adheres to the Sunnah, and then love him for the sake of Allaah alone. If you can achieve this, then you will be a believer.’
(From Fath al-Raheem al-Wadood pg. 59) 1
| From ’30 Days of Guidance: Learning Fundamental Principles of Islaam’ |