There cannot be a more forceful exhortation or a sterner warning, a testimony and irrefutable proof concerning the obligation of loving the Prophet ﷺ; and a matter of the most serious import and the undeniable right of the Prophet ﷺ. Allah táala has rebuked those who love their wealth, their families and their children more than Allah táala and His Messenger ﷺ.
This is a translation of an excerpt from Al-Shifa, Qadi Iyad’s famous work on Prophetic Biography explaining what is meant by “Loving RasulAllah ﷺ”