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Is the love a female student feels toward her female teacher considered love for the sake of Allah or love with Allah?

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It is natural for a student to love her teacher, as long as it is within the bounds of Islamic law and does not lead to an impermissible admiration or infatuation. Love for the sake of Allah is based on obedience to Allah the Almighty, and the proof of this is that it does not increase with kindness nor decrease with harshness; it is not affected by reward or ill-treatment, because it is for Allah the Almighty. This does not negate the existence of a natural love for good deeds, but it differs from love for the sake of Allah.

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