Hadith of loving and hating

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There are various Hadith that talk about loving or hating someone or something being equal to hating someone or something else. The most famous are the Hadith of loving and Ali.

Contents 1 Hadith of loving and hating Ali 1.1 Narrations 1.2 Shia view 1.3 Sunni view 2 Hadith of loving Umar 3 Other Hadith 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Hadith of loving and hating Ali

The Hadith of loving and hating Ali is one of the primary hadiths used by the Shia to justify Ali's right in the Succession of Muhammad, though Sunnis interpret it differently.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Narrations

Sahih Muslim records:

Zirr reported: 'Ali observed: By Him Who split up the seed and created something living, the Apostle (may peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a promise that no one but a believer would love me, and none but a hypocrite would nurse grudge against me.

Various sources relate:

Abu Said al-Khudri said: We recognized the hypocrites by their hatred of Ali"^[1]

[edit] Shia view

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Shia's maintain that Ali was the most loved of all the Companions, whose devotion to his faith often left him hungry as he often gave all the food he had to the poor. They argue that some of the companions as mentioned above were envious of the high esteem in which the prophet held Ali calling him his "brother", "prince of the believers" and saying "Ali is to me as Aaron was to Moses, but there is no prophet after me". They also consider the Hadith of the pond of Khumm saying that Ali "master of all Muslims".

[edit] Sunni view

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Sunnis, unlike Shias, maintain that all of the companions of the prophet are to be respected. Sunnis argue that this hadith merely discourages hatred of the companion Ali and does not designate Ali as Muhammad's successor. Hatred of Ali was intense among some Muslims because he threatened their interests, so that Muhammad had to intervene.

[edit] Hadith of loving Umar

Another Hadith involves Umar:

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrated: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Whoever is angry with 'Umar is angry with me. Whoever loves 'Umar loves me. Allah glories in the people on the evening of 'Arafah generally, and He glories in 'Umar particularly. Allah has not sent a prophet except that he put among his ummah an inspired man and if there is one such in my ummah then it is 'Umar.' They said, 'Prophet of Allah, how inspired?' He said, 'The angels speak by his tongue.'^[2]

This Hadith is rejected by Shi'a Muslim, who consider only the ones about Ali (and possibly the other Ahl al-Bayt) as authentic. Shi'a consider other Hadith as fabrications aiming at deflating Hadith mentioning Ali.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Other Hadith

Other Hadith to the various members of Muhammad's household, the Ahl al-Bayt.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Fada'il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, p639, Tradition 1086; al-Isti'ab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, v3, p47 - al-Riyad al-Nadirah, by al-Muhibb al-Tabari, v3, p242; according to http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/creed_of_shia_explained/en/chap4.php. Hafiz Heysami, Majmauz Zavaid, number 14,759, calls the isnad for these hadith weak and unreliable.
2. ^ History of the Caliphs by Suyuti

[edit] See also

• List of Muslim reports