Is the saying, "To be characterized by the attributes of Allah and to be morally adorned with His morals," sound, and was it reported from anyone?

The expression "God loves that His servants embody His attributes" carries a valid meaning, which is the encouragement to adopt the implications of God's attributes and names. This is done by considering the attributes that are befitting for a created being to possess, such as knowledge, strength, mercy, forbearance, generosity, munificence, and forgiveness. For Allah, the Exalted, is All-Knowing and loves the knowledgeable; He is All-Powerful and loves the strong believer; He is Generous and loves the generous; He is Merciful and loves the merciful; and He is Forgiving and loves forgiveness.

However, what Allah, the Exalted, possesses of these attributes is more perfect and magnificent than what a created being possesses, for "there is nothing like unto Him in His attributes." The intention is for the created being to have a share of the meanings of these attributes that is appropriate for them within the bounds of Islamic law. So, if generosity exceeds its limit, it becomes extravagance. And if mercy exceeds its limit, it would impede the prescribed legal penalties.

Ibn al-Qayyim explicitly stated this meaning in his two books, "Uddat al-Sabirin" and "Al-Wabil al-Sayyib," where he mentioned that Allah loves those among His creation who are characterized by the implications of His beautiful names, and dislikes those who are characterized by their opposites. So, Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty; He is All-Knowing and loves the knowledgeable; He is Merciful and loves the merciful; He is Benevolent and loves the benevolent; and He is Forgiving and loves forgiveness. All that He loves are the effects of His names and attributes.