Choose Love Wisely
Whoever devotes their love to something other than Allaah - without loving it for the sake of Allaah or because it is an aid in the obedience of Allaah - will be tormented through it in this life before the meeting with Allaah in the Hereafter. It has been said: "You are the victim of anything you love, so choose for yourself, from your desire, whoever you want."
(Extracted from the book "Purification of the Heart, Its Diseases & Their Cures" by Ibn al-Qayyim, rahimahullaah.)
Therefore be mindful of your attachments and loving anything or anyone except for Allaah's sake; reflect deeply on where you direct your emotions, love and attachments, as these will determine your peace or suffering in both this world and the Hereafter. Allaahu l-Musta'aan.
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