It is incumbent on all the Muslims to love Allah very much. Almighty Allah says:

"Those who believe, they love Allah more than anything else" (Surat-al-Baqara: 2:165).

Love for the Apostle is also imperative for every Muslim, who must love the Apostle more than himself. Such love is beneficial only if one acts upon what the Apostle has enjoined, and avoids what has been prohibited, as Allah, the Glorious says:

"Say: If you do love Allah, follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you, your sins; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." (Al-'Imran, 3:31)

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said: "None of you will have Faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all-mankind." (Hadith No. 14, Vol. I, S. Al-Bukhari). Allah's Apostle said to 'Umar, "You will not have Belief unless and until you love me more than your soul which is between your two-sides."

The Jihad (i.e. striving for Allah's Cause) with one's wealth and one's soul is a sign of loving Allah and His Apostle. The Jihad may be in the shape of fighting in Allah's Cause or conveying His Message to make His Word glorious. Sometimes, the Jihad may take the form of controlling oneself and one's desire, so that one avoids what is prohibited by Allah. The honest striving to earn one's own and one's dependents' living is also a Jihad in Allah's Cause. For the benefit of all the readers, I wish to include the article "Al-Jihad" written by Sheikh `Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Hamid.