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Muadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “In the last days, there will be people who are brothers outwardly but enemies inwardly.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will that be?” He said: “That will be due to some desiring 1 others and some fearing others.”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: “due to some desiring others” – the summary is that they are not among those who love or hate for Allah’s sake. Rather, their affairs are tied to corrupt aims and futile intentions. Sometimes they desire people for their own purposes, showing friendship, and sometimes they dislike people for reasons, showing enmity. The essence is that people’s love or enmity is irrelevant, as it is based on their desires and whims. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: برغبة بعضهم إلى بعض إلخ والحاصل أنهم ليسوا من أهل الحب في الله والبغض الله، بل أمورهم متعلقة بالأغراض الفاسدة والمقاصد الكاسدة، فتارة يرغبون في قوم لأغراض، فيظهرون لهم الصداقة، وتارة يكرهون قوما لعلل، فيظهرون لهم العداوة، وخلاصته أنه لا عبرة بمحبة الخلق وعداوتهم، فإنهما مبنيتان على غرضهم وشهوتهم. كذا في «المرقاة».