20 Islamic quotes about love, each with its exact source: the love of Allah, loving people for His sake, and love in marriage. Copy a quote, or make an image to share.
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
Love of Allah is shown by following His Messenger ﷺ.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَشَدُّ حُبًّۭا لِّلَّهِ
But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah.
بِقَوْمٍۢ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُۥٓ
A people He will love and who will love Him.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وُدًّۭا
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.
Allah puts love for the righteous into people's hearts.
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate.
Al-Wadud, the Affectionate, the Loving: one of the names of Allah.
وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةًۭ وَرَحْمَةً
And He placed between you affection and mercy.
Quran 30:21, Surah Ar-Rum, part of the ayah
Love between spouses is one of Allah's signs.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلتَّوَّٰبِينَ وَيُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.
وَأَحْسِنُوٓا۟ ۛ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ: أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا، وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ، وَأَنْ يَكْرَهَ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي الْكُفْرِ كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُقْذَفَ فِي النَّارِ
Whoever has three things will taste the sweetness of faith: that Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than anything else, that he loves a person only for Allah's sake, and that he hates to return to disbelief as he would hate to be thrown into fire.
Sahih al-Bukhari 16; Sahih Muslim 43, narrated by Anas
لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ
None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
Sahih al-Bukhari 13; Sahih Muslim 45
لَا تَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا، وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا، أَوَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمُوهُ تَحَابَبْتُمْ؟ أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ بَيْنَكُمْ
You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I tell you something that, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among you.
Sahih Muslim 54, narrated by Abu Hurayrah
الْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ
A person will be with those he loves.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6168; Sahih Muslim 2640, narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
إِذَا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ الْعَبْدَ نَادَى جِبْرِيلَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ فُلَانًا فَأَحْبِبْهُ، فَيُحِبُّهُ جِبْرِيلُ
When Allah loves a servant, He calls Jibril: "Allah loves so-and-so, so love him." Then Jibril loves him, the people of heaven love him, and acceptance is placed for him on earth.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3209, narrated by Abu Hurayrah
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: أَيْنَ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ بِجَلَالِي؟ الْيَوْمَ أُظِلُّهُمْ فِي ظِلِّي يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلِّي
On the Day of Resurrection Allah will say: "Where are those who loved one another for My glory? Today I shade them in My shade, on a day when there is no shade but Mine."
Sahih Muslim 2566, narrated by Abu Hurayrah
إِذَا أَحَبَّ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُخْبِرْهُ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُ
If you love your brother, tell him that you love him.
Sunan Abi Dawud 5124, narrated by al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib. Graded sahih
وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ
Allah said: "My servant keeps drawing near to Me with voluntary deeds until I love him."
Sahih al-Bukhari 6502, narrated by Abu Hurayrah (hadith qudsi)
إِنِّي قَدْ رُزِقْتُ حُبَّهَا
Of Khadijah, after her death: "I was blessed with love for her."
Sahih Muslim 2435, narrated by Aishah
أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: عَائِشَةُ
Amr ibn al-As asked the Prophet ﷺ: "Who is the most beloved of people to you?" He said: "Aishah."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3662, narrated by Amr ibn al-As
لَمْ نَرَ لِلْمُتَحَابَّيْنِ مِثْلَ النِّكَاحِ
We have not seen anything better for two people who love each other than marriage.
Sunan Ibn Majah 1847, narrated by Ibn Abbas. Graded sahih by al-Albani
فَمَا فَرِحْنَا بِشَيْءٍ فَرَحَنَا بِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ: أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ. فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَهُمْ بِحُبِّي إِيَّاهُمْ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أَعْمَلْ بِمِثْلِ أَعْمَالِهِمْ
We were never happier about anything than the Prophet's ﷺ words, "You will be with those you love." I love the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr and Umar, and I hope to be with them because of my love for them, even though my deeds are not like theirs.
Anas ibn Malik, Sahih al-Bukhari 3688
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Guide
Islam speaks about love more than many people expect. Allah calls Himself Al-Wadud, the Loving (85:14). The Quran says the believers are "stronger in love for Allah" (2:165), and the Prophet ﷺ made love between people part of faith itself: "you will not believe until you love one another" (Sahih Muslim 54). He also spoke openly of his love for his wives, Khadijah and Aishah.
Many "Islamic love quotes" online are lines from Rumi, modern poems, or advice with no author, shown over a picture of a mosque. Some are beautiful, but they are not Quran or hadith, and a few are presented as hadith when they are not. We only list words we can trace to a book. If you want to share a love poem, share it as a poem, with its poet's name.
For more, see Quran verses about love, Allah's love in the Quran and soulmates in Islam.
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Questions
Love is part of faith. Allah is Al-Wadud, the Loving (85:14), believers love Allah most (2:165), they love each other for His sake (Muslim 54), and spouses are given affection and mercy (30:21).
"A person will be with those he loves" (Bukhari 6168), and from the Quran, "He placed between you affection and mercy" (30:21).
Yes. Asked who he loved most, he said "Aishah" (Bukhari 3662), and of Khadijah he said "I was blessed with love for her" (Muslim 2435).
A feeling you did not choose is not a sin. What matters is what you do with it. See Is it haram to fall in love before marriage?