Your Love For Allah—See Where You Stand
By Hisham Abu Yusuf | 2026-10-07T17:45:30.686715+00:00 | Topic: Khutbah | Masjid: Hisham Abu Yusuf
Your Love For Allah — See Where You Stand
When Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in the Quran gives us a test — if you want to know: am I someone who loves Allah? Yes or no? — He gives us a test. I'm going to tell you the test. Surah At-Tawbah:
It's called the eight over three rule. If you love eight things more than three things, you are doomed.
Allah says: Tell them, O Muhammad ﷺ, if you love your fathers and your sons and your brothers and your spouses and your families and money that you worked hard to earn and business that you wouldn't want to lose and houses that you love to enjoy — these eight things are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and struggling for His sake — then wait. Wait. The punishment of Allah is coming for you.
Because the greatest punishment of Allah is not a lightning bolt from the sky. No — that is the least. The greatest punishment of Allah is to be far, to be distant from Allah.
This is the worst punishment.