Once at the time of Hajj, there was a gathering in Mecca of some friends
of Allah; the youngest among whom was Junaid Baghdadi (ra). In that
gathering, there was a discussion on the subject of 'Love for Allah' and
as to who is the lover of Allah. Many of them expressed their views on
the subject, but Junaid (ra) kept quiet. He was pressed to say
something.
With his head bowed down and tears in his eyes, he
said, "The lover of Allah is he who forgets his own self, remains
engaged in Allah's remembrance with due regard to all its requirements;
sees Allah with the eyes of his heart, which is burnt by the heat of
Allah's fear; Allah's remembrance affects him like a cup of wine, he
speaks the word of Allah as if All-Mighty Allah speaks through his
mouth; if he moves, he does so under the command of Allah; he gets peace
of mind only through the obedience of Allah; and when such a stage is
reached, his eating, drinking, sleeping, awakening and, in short, all
his actions are for the pleasure of Allah; he neither pays heed to the
worldly customs, nor does he attach any importance to unfriendly
criticism by people."
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