Hi,
Doing the right thing for the sake of love, not for rewards. It's like a person who loves another, in a way, not marrying for the sake of that old rich dude's wallet. Because really, most Muslims do what they do because of heaven.
I am sorry, but what are we talking about here? Love, or marriage?
I married my Beloved Hubby because I love him. He is everything to me; a man, a lover, my best friend, my all. He assures me that I am the same to him. I am an atheist. He is a believer (no need to explore which kind). He is not rich. I am not rich either. But to us - our love makes us rich. My reward for loving him is the love I receive in return and the assurance that what we have together transcends petty notions of "heaven" and "hell". We know that what is important exists here and now.
Your sentence, and I quote again "...most Muslims do what they do because of heaven..." strikes me as very prejudice, and quite honestly; as a challenge. It is as if you are trying to put forward a notion that love must equal "Muslim" (and I put that word in quotation marks because I felt it pertinent to this discussion, NOT because I am in any way trying to question or criticize your belief). I have to say, though, that that very remark seems to be intended to stir up a controversial discussion that has nothing to do with love at all.
If am totally wrong about this I implore the Moderators to remove this post, as I do not wish to offend neither the initiator of this thread, nor this Forum.