Allah's love is above all relationships and interests.

Giving the love of Allah and His Messenger priority over everything, even one's own life, is a requirement of faith.

Allah the Almighty says, "So, by your Lord! They will never be (fully) believers until they make you the judge in their disputes, and then find no hesitation in their hearts about your decision, and submit to it wholeheartedly." (Surah: An-Nisa, verse: 65)

Abdullah ibn Hisham (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were once with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he was holding the hand of Umar. Umar said to him: O Messenger of Allah! You are dearer to me than everything except my own life. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I swear by Him that I will not be dearer to you than your life. Umar said: Now, by Allah! You are dearer to me than my life. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Yes, now, O Umar! (Bukhari, Hadith: 6632)

Here, one's own life is mentioned, from the natural tendency of humans. But in terms of success in the Hereafter, the place of religion and ideals is above all worldly things. Realizing this, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) placed the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) above his own life. And it was then that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recognized the perfection of his faith.

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Whoever possesses three things has tasted faith: He who loves Allah and His Messenger more than anything else; He who loves someone for the sake of Allah alone; and He who hates to return to disbelief, from which Allah has saved him, as he hates to be thrown into Hell.” (Bukhari, Hadith: 16)

Abu Umama Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever loves for the sake of Allah and hates for the sake of Allah, and gives for the sake of Allah and withholds from giving for the sake of Allah, has perfected his faith.” (Abu Dawud, Hadith: 4681)

Allama Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote about the love of Allah: “It is something that the disputants argue about, the learned seek it, the pioneers rush towards it, the lovers devote themselves to it, and the worshippers find refreshment in its sweetness. In the love of Allah is the strength of the heart, the food of the soul, and the peace of the eyes.”

It is such a life force that whoever is deprived of it is as if he is truly dead, such a light that whoever loses it is as if he is immersed in the deep darkness of the ocean, such a cure that whoever loses it, all diseases take up residence in his heart, such a taste that he has not tasted, his life is full of pain. The love of Allah is the lifeblood of faith and action. (Madarijus Salikin: 3/8)