Love

[robinhoodmustafa]

"We all want to fall in love. Why? Because that experience makes us feel completely alive . Where every sense is heightened, every emotion is magnified, our everyday reality is shattered and we are flying into the heavens. It may only last a moment, an hour, an afternoon. But that doesn't diminish its value. Because we are left with memories that we treasure for the rest of our lives."

 

[DANGERBP]

Love.
Funny how the word plays around with a person's nature. How this specific word changes 'everything.' So, the other day, on the poetry section, a couple of members, including me were discussing how serious it could get. I can't remember exactly the names but these were there for sure, AlphaCentauri, etudiante, Ayeshaddy,...
Anyway, the point is, that thread, was purely for poetry section and one couldn't discuss this 'specific' topic there. Why not make one 'only' about the word huh? Love.
Not only that discussion, the recent thread we've come across, yes the oh so famous 'I LOVE HER' thread, not locked. Again, funny how the word plays around.

I wanted to know what you guys, as an individual think about love. Does it really exist? If it does, to what extent? True, it cannot be measured, that's the general term, but think about it, do you really think like that? Or is your conscience defected or can't really figure out what's right and what's not?

Really, we 'need' to explore this subject.

Moderator addition: Please please please, I request all of you, discuss in a civilized mannaer. No arguments please!

Wat bout hate ? It's the same damn thing but its wat i prefer =p =p !

 

[DANGERBP]

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (10/135):
If the heart loves Allaah alone and is sincerely devoted to Him, it will not even think of loving anyone else in the first place, let alone falling in love. When a heart falls in love, that is due to the lack of love for Allaah alone. Hence because Yoosuf loved Allaah and was sincerely devoted to Him, he did not fall into the trap of love, rather Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Thus it was, that We might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our chosen, (guided) slaves”
[Yoosuf 12:24]
As for the wife of al-‘Azeez, she was a mushrik as were her people, hence she fell into this trap. End quote.
The Muslim must save himself from this fate and not fall short in guarding against it and ridding himself of it. If he falls short in that regard and follows the path of love, by continuing to steal haraam glances or listening to haraam things, and being careless in the way he speaks to the opposite sex, etc, then he is affected by love as a result, then he is sinning and will be subject to punishment for his actions.
How many people have been careless at the beginning of this problem, and thought that they were able to rid themselves of it whenever they wanted, or that they could stop at a certain limit and not go any further, until the sickness took a strong hold and no doctor or remedy could help?
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Rawdat al-Muhibbeen (147):
If the cause happens by his choice, he has no excuse for the consequences that are beyond his control, but if the reason is haraam, the drunkard had no excuse. Undoubtedly following one glance with another and allowing oneself to keep thinking about the person is like drinking intoxicants: he is to be blamed for the cause. End quote.
If a person strives to keep away from the things that lead to this serious sickness, by lowering his gaze and not looking at haraam things, not listening to haraam things, and averting the passing thoughts that the shaytaan casts into his mind, then after that something of the evils of this sickness befalls him because of a passing glance or a transaction that is basically permissible, and his heart becomes attached to a woman, there is no sin on him for that in sha Allaah, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope”
[al-Baqarah 2:286]
Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (11/10):
If that does not result from carelessness or transgression on his part, then there is no sin on him for what befalls him. End quote.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Rawdat al-Muhibbeen (147):
If love occurs for a reason that is not haraam, the person is not to be blamed, such as one who loved his wife or slave woman, then he separated from her but the love remained and did not leave him. He is not to be blamed for that. Similarly if there was a sudden glance then he averted his gaze, but love took hold of his heart without him meaning it to, he must, however, ward it off and resist it. End quote.
But he must treat his heart by putting a stop to the effects of this love, and by filling his heart with love of Allaah and seeking His help in that. He should not feel too shy to consult intelligent and trustworthy people for advice or consult some doctors and psychologists, because he may find some remedy with them. In doing that he must be patient, seek reward, remain chaste and keep quiet, and Allaah will decree reward for him in sha Allaah.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (10/133):
If he is tested with love but he remains chaste and is patient, then he will be rewarded for fearing Allaah. It is known from shar’i evidence that if a person remains chaste and avoids haraam things in looking, word and deeds, and he keeps quiet about it and does not speak of it, so that there will be haraam talk about that, whether by complaining to another person or committing evil openly, or pursuing the beloved one in any way, and he is patient in obeying Allaah and avoiding sin, despite the pain of love that he feels in his heart, just as one who is afflicted with a calamity bears the pain of it with patience, then he will be one of those who fear Allaah and are patient, “Verily, he who fears Allaah with obedience to Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then surely, Allaah makes not the reward of the Muhsinoon (good‑doers) to be lost” [Yoosuf 12:90]. End quote.

shit man thts a frkkn journal =p =p !

 

[SalmanPakRocks]

Haha nick! Read what badrobot14 wrote.

 

[DANGERBP]

lol and u only quoted part of it

Insha Allah it will benefit all of us . If there is anything wrong in what my teacher wrote then I would like to apologise for it and Allah Knows Best!

Ahaha shit ! =p n there's more !
Insha Allah! U don need to apologize ? =p

 

[DANGERBP]

Haha nick! Read what badrobot14 wrote.

Ahaha think they should b writers someday =p =p !

 

[hellcat]

"We all want to fall in love. Why? Because that experience makes us feel completely alive . Where every sense is heightened, every emotion is magnified, our everyday reality is shattered and we are flying into the heavens. It may only last a moment, an hour, an afternoon. But that doesn't diminish its value. Because we are left with memories that we treasure for the rest of our lives."

The reason love is called a drug lies in robin's post

 

[hellcat]

The reason love is called a drug lies in robin's post

But not all wanna fall in this so called love and ruin their lives

 

[Epiphany]

The reason love is called a drug lies in robin's post

How come?

 

[Epiphany]

But not all wanna fall in this so called love and ruin their lives

I don't think the heart asks for opinions from what the person's brain wants.

P.S, love isn't limited to one form.

 

[hellcat]

I don't think the heart asks for opinions from what the person's brain wants.

P.S, love isn't limited to one form.

I am talking of a specific form of love...which ruins us

 

[Epiphany]

I am talking of a specific form of love...which ruins us

You should've been more specific in your previous post.
AND I don't think any form of love ruins one person.

 

[hellcat]

How come?

Read robinhoodmustafa 's post......drugs take u up to heavens don't they......they make u fly...make us alive....so is the case with love...can we live without it?...we can't survive....without love a person becomes a hollow body...love can be of any type...even narcissism is love

 

[Epiphany]

Read robinhoodmustafa 's post......drugs take u up to heavens don't they......they make u fly...make us alive....so is the case with love...can we live without it?...we can't survive....without love a person becomes a hollow body...love can be of any type...even narcissism is love

1. I think the person who 'lives' on drugs only know what power they posses and how hard they can be.
2. Robin's post doesn't focus on love being a drug in my opinion, instead, I oppose the idea it presents.
3. I don't want to argue and get this thread locked. They're all opinions here.

 

[hellcat]

1. I think the person who 'lives' on drugs only know what power they posses and how hard they can be.
2. Robin's post doesn't focus on love being a drug in my opinion, instead, I oppose the idea it presents.
3. I don't want to argue and get this thread locked. They're all opinions here.

I understand

 

[hellcat]

1. I think the person who 'lives' on drugs only know what power they posses and how hard they can be.
2. Robin's post doesn't focus on love being a drug in my opinion, instead, I oppose the idea it presents.
3. I don't want to argue and get this thread locked. They're all opinions here.

I believe that by knowing the nature of drugs.....one understands their wrong side

 

[badrobot14]

Ahaha think they should b writers someday =p =p !

lol...
thanku, but mine was copy-paste

 

[DANGERBP]

lol...
thanku, but mine was copy-paste

Oh haha u serious ! =p =p lol well u usually write allot =p so u still need to consider tht =p ! Haha

 

[Epiphany]

I believe that by knowing the nature of drugs.....one understands their wrong side

One can never know how powerful drugs can be.

 

[SalmanPakRocks]

lol...
thanku, but mine was copy-paste

Yet the content you used was just amazing. It was the best reply to this thread.