In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
To live with Allah is the best living.
To live with Allah is the life of the heart.
When it sees His Beauty, above the beauty of anything else.
When it sees His Perfection and Wisdom even in imperfect situations.
The one who feels for Allah is not like one who does not feel for Him.
The one who sees His beauty is not like the one who only sees the faults of the creation.
Everything we go through, every need, every squeeze,
every cry and smile is to bring out feelings for Him.
To live with Him is to have feelings for Him.
To live with Allah is to live by His Book - the Qur'an.
To live with Allah is to know, love and follow His Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
In the end what matters and remains is our feelings.
The first step to living with Allah is to know Him and the goal of knowing Allah is to love Him.
To live with Allah is not by His physical closeness but His closeness is by His hearing, seeing and support.
A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "When will the Hour be established O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" The Prophet (ﷺ) . said, "What have you prepared for it?" The man said, " I haven't prepared for it much of prayers or fast or alms, but I love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will be with those whom you love."
Sahih al-Bukhari 6171
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَتَّى السَّاعَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " مَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا ". قَالَ مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهَا مِنْ كَثِيرِ صَلاَةٍ وَلاَ صَوْمٍ وَلاَ صَدَقَةٍ، وَلَكِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ. قَالَ " أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ ".
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُ إِلَى حُبِّكَ
Allahumma in-nee as ’aluka ḥub-bak wa ḥub-ba man yuḥib-buk, wa ḥub-ba ‛amal-lin yuqar-rib-buni ilaa ‛ub-bik
O Allah, I ask You to make me love You and to love those who love You, and to love the actions that get me closer to Your love.
At-Tirmidhi No# 3235