عن أَنسٍ رضيَ اللهُ عنه، عن النبيّ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قال: «ثَلاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ بِهِنَّ حَلاَوَةَ الإِيَمَانِ: أَنْ يَكُونَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِواهُما، وأَنْ يُحِبَّ المَرْءَ لا يُحِبُّهُ إِلاَّ للهِ، وَأَنْ يَكْرَه أَنْ يَعُودَ في الكُفْرِ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَنْقَذَهُ اللهُ مِنْهُ، كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُقْذَفَ في النَّارِ» متفقٌ عليه.
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three qualities; whoever possesses them will find through them the sweetness of faith: that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything besides them; that he loves a person, loving him only for the sake of Allah; and that he hates to return to disbelief after Allah has rescued him from it as he would hate to be cast into the Fire." Agreed upon.
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كمال الإيمان يكون بالتلذّذ بالطاعات والرغبة فيها وإيثار ذلك على عَرَض الدنيا. حبّ اللهِ ورسولِه يعني إيثار رضاهما على هوى النفس بحيث يصير هوى الإنسان تبعًا لما جاء عنهما. تكون زيادة المحبة أو نقصها بسبب زيادة القرب من الله أو البعد عنه. كراهية الكفر إنّما تكون بعدم مباشرة أسبابه، والبعد عن موجباته من المعاصي والآثام، لا مجرّد كراهية قلبية.
The perfection of faith is attained by taking delight in acts of obedience, desiring them, and preferring them over the fleeting goods of this world. Love of Allah and His Messenger means preferring their pleasure over the desire of the self, such that a person's desire becomes subordinate to what has come from them. The increase or decrease of love is caused by the increase of nearness to Allah or distance from Him. Hatred of disbelief is realized through not engaging in its causes and keeping away from what brings it about of sins and transgressions, not by mere hatred in the heart.