In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Travelling to attend conferences, detailing the sound Aqeedah from the books of the scholars and calling to unity upon the sound Aqeedah and Manhaj is a Mighty Affair, but also one must pay close attention to the fact that the absence of Good Behaviour can lead to trial, rancour, disunity etc. Jaabir [may Allaah be pleased with him] said: I heard Allah’s Messenger [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] as saying, “Verily, Satan has lost all hopes that the worshippers would ever worship (him) in the peninsula of Arabia, but he (is hopeful) that he would sow the seed of dissension amongst them”. Imaam An-Nawawi [may Allaah have mercy upon him] stated, “This hadith is one of the miracles of (the Prophet’s) prophethood, and the meaning of ‘Arabian Peninsula’ has already been explained. Satan has lost hope that the people of the Arabian Peninsula would worship him, but he will strive to sow dissension between them through quarrels, strife, wars, discord and the like”. [Sharh Saheeh Muslim 17/129]

Anas Bin Maalik [may Allaah be pleased with him] said that Allaah’s Messenger [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] said, “There are not two people who love each other for the sake of Allaah, and then they split from each other, except that it is due to a sin of one of them”. (a) Al-Allaamah Zaid Bin Haadi Al-Mad’khali [may Allaah have mercy upon him] said: This Hadeeth shows that to love one another, the religious and worldly benefits it contains is legislated in the Sharee’ah. And regarding the religious benefits of this love, (it leads to) co-operation upon righteousness and piety. As for its worldly benefits, it (results in attaining those) necessities of life that are sought after. Those who love one another are attached to each other and remain upon that until one of them commits a sin that leads to the destruction of this legislated love- the love that was established for the sake of Allaah and for the sake of Islamic brotherhood. Therefore, it is a good thing that the person [i.e. the one at fault] abandons the sin he committed, which was the cause of separation between them [i.e. between him and other Muslims], so that brotherhood for the sake of Allaah is restored as it was before; and so that both the religious and worldly benefits of that brotherly love can continue. The basis of the sin committed by one of them may have occurred without any external influence [i.e. it was solely the person’s fault], or it may have occurred due to tale-bearing and instigated by some of the devils amongst mankind- those who hasten to caused corruption in the earth. Loving one another for the sake of Allaah [The Mighty and Majestic] carries reward that has been mentioned in the Sharee’ah texts. Abu Hurairah [may Allaah be pleased with him] reported that the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] said, “Allaah will give shade to seven on the day when there will be no shade but His”…and amongst those people are “’Two people who love each other only for the sake of Allaah and they meet and part in Allaah’s cause only”. (b)
Anas [may Allaah be pleased with him] reported that the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him] said, “Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the (delight) of faith: The one whom Allaah and His Messenger become dearer to him than anything else; the one who loves a person and he loves him only for the sake of Allaah, and the one who hates to revert to disbelief as he hates to be thrown into the fire”. (c)

Therefore, O Muslim! After you have understood this, then take a severe warning regarding the causes – both statements and deeds- that will ruin the love that has been legislated for the Muslims to have for one another – both males and females. Hasten towards the virtue of brotherhood and love for one another for the sake of Allaah due to its great and numerous rewards. Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allaah said, “Allaah will say on the Day of Judgement: ‘Where are those who love each other for the sake of My Glory? Today, I will shelter them in my shade on a day when there is no shade but mine [i.e. the shade from Allaah’s Throne (d)”. [Source: Awnul Ahadis Samad Sharhu Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1/445-446]

[Ref a: Reported by Imaam al-Bukhaari (rahimahullaah) in Al-Adabul Mufrad (401) and authenticated by Imaam Albaani (rahimahullaah) in As-Saheehah (637)]

[Ref b: Bukhaari 660]

[Ref c: Bukhaari Number 16]

[Ref d: Fat-hul Baaree 4/63] [Also Shaikh Rabee (may Allaah preserve him) has a treatice on this topic. Visit link: http://www.rabee.net/ar/articles.php?cat=8&id=149 The hadith is found in Muslim 2566]