Obeisance to Ahl al-Bayt Makes you Allah’s Favorite

Anyone who wishes to be Allah’s favorite must endeavor to purify himself internally and externally by obeying Him, His Prophet (¥), and Ahl al-Bayt. In this relation, the Holy Qur’¡n says:

Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your faults, and Allah is forgiving, Merciful. (3:31)

The Holy Prophet, the obeisance to whom will make us Allah’s favorites, has emphatically ordered his ummah to love Ahl al-Bayt from the bottom of their hearts and to obey them under all circumstances in order to be Allah’s favorite. He has said:

أحِبُّوا اللهَ لِمَا يَغْذُوكُمْ مِنْ نِعَمِهِ، وَأحِبُّونِي بِحُبِّ اللهِ، وَأحِبُّوا أهْلَ بَيْتِي لِحُبِّي.

Love Allah for the blessings He has bestowed on you; love me because of your love for Allah; and love my household because of your love for me.[1]

In another important narration, the Holy Prophet says:

مَنْ سَرَّهُ أنْ يَحْيَا حَيَاتِي وَيَمُوتَ مَمَاتِي وَيَسْكُنَ جَنَّةَ عَدْنٍ غَرَسَهَا رَبِّي فَلْيُوَالِ عَلِيّاً مِنْ بَعْدِي وَلْيُوَالِ وَلِيَّهُ وَلْيَقْتَدِ بِالأئِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِي؛ فَإنَّهُمْ عِتْرَتِي، خُلِقُوا مِنْ طِينَتِي وَرُزِقُوا فَهْماً وَعِلْماً. وَوَيْلٌ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ بِفَضْلِهِمْ، الْقَاطِعِينَ فِيهِمْ صِلَتِي، لأ أنَالَهُمُ اللهُ شَفَاعَتِي.

Anyone who wishes to live and to pass away like me and to abide in an eternal Paradise the trees of which have been planted by my Lord must love `Al¢ after me, love his lovers and follow the Imams after me, for they are my Household whom are created from my essence and endowed with knowledge. Woe to those who deny their excellence and do not observe my kinship with them. I will not intercede for them.[2]