Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may
Allaah have mercy on him) stated:
Since Allah – exalted be He – is the Most
Grateful in truth, the dearest of His creatures to Him is one who is
characterized with the attribute of gratitude just as the most detested
creature to Him is one who lacks this trait and is characterized with its
opposite. This is the reality of His beautiful Names. The dearest creature to
Him is he who is described as putting them into effect, and the most hated being
to him is he who is characterized by the inverses. That is why He hates the
ungrateful, the wrongdoer, the ignorant, the hardhearted, the miser, the coward,
the mean and the evil person.
He – exalted be He – is
Beautiful and loves beauty, the Knowing and loves the scholars, the Merciful
and loves those who show mercy, Good and loves the good doers, Grateful and
loves those who are grateful and Patient and loves those who are patient. In
addition, He is Generous and loves people of generosity, Covering and loves
those who cover people’s fault, Capable and condemns incapability; and a strong
believer is dearer to Him than a weak believer. Likewise, He is the Pardoning
and loves those who pardon, Odd and loves odd number, and everything He loves
is from the effects of His Names and Attributes and necessities. And everything
He hates is among that which opposes and negates them.
Source: Uddah As-Saabireen wa Dhakheerah
ash-Shaakireen, by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah; transl. by Abdus-Samee’
Abdus-Salaam
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