Fear Allah
Subhana watala
Hadith - Qudsi 22
Let not any one of you belittle
himself. They said: O Messenger of Allah, how can any one of us belittle
himself? He said: He finds a matter concerning Allah about which he should say
something, and he does not say [it], so Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says to
him on the Day of Resurrection: What prevented you from saying something about
such-and-such and such-and-such? He say: [It was] out of fear of people. Then He
says: Rather it is I whom you should more properly fear.
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5083,
Narrated AbuDharr
Allah's Messenger
said to him, "Fear Allah wherever you are; if you follow
an evil deed with a good one you will obliterate it; and deal with people with a
good disposition."
Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Darimi
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5140,
Narrated Hudhayfah
The Prophet
said, "By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you must enjoin
what is reputable and forbid what is disreputable, or Allah will certainly soon
send punishment from Himself to you. Then you will make supplication and not
receive an answer."
[Transmitted by Tirmidhi]
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5142,
Narrated AbuBakr as-Siddiq
You people recite this verse, "You
who believe, care for yourselves; he who goes astray cannot harm you when you
are rightly guided." I heard Allah's Messenger
say, "When people see something objectionable and do not
change it, Allah will soon include them all in His punishment."
Ibn Majah and Tirmidhi, who
declared it to be sahih, transmitted it.
We must
humble ourselves
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5186,
Narrated Uthman ibn Affan
The Prophet
said, "The son of Adam* has a right only to the following:
a house in which he lives, a garment with which he conceals his private parts,
dry bread and water."
Tirmidhi transmitted it.
*humankind
Health,
Wealth and Happiness
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5290,
Narrated by one of the companions
When we were sitting together,
Allah's Messenger
appeared
with a trace of water on his head, and when we told him that he appeared to us
to be in a happy frame of mind, he agreed. The people then began to discuss
wealth and Allah's Messenger
said,
"There is no harm in wealth for him who fears Allah, Who
is Great and Glorious, but for him who fears Allah health is better than wealth,
and a happy frame of mind is one of Allah's favours."
[Ahmad
transmitted it]
Who do you
fear? Mankind? or Allah swt?
The Noble Qur'an At-Taubah
9:13
Will you not fight a people who
have violated their oaths (pagans of Makkah) and intended to expel the
Messenger, while they did attack you first? Do you fear them? Allah has more
right that you should fear Him, if you are believers.
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5306,
Narrated AbuDharr -Ahmad, Ibn Majah and
Darimi transmitted it.
Allah's Messenger
said, he knew a verse which would suffice men if they would but apply it, "For
him who fears Allah He will appoint a way out and He will give him provision
from an unimagined source.'"
Tears of
Fear
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #5359,
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Allah's Messenger
said, "If, through
fear of Allah, tears--even to the extent of a fly's head--fall from any
believer's eyes and drop on some part of his cheek, he will be kept away from
Hell by Allah."
Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Must have
Knowledge
The Noble Qur'an - Faatir
35:28
And of men and AdDawâb (moving
living creatures, beasts, etc.), and cattle, in like manner of various colours.
It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allâh. Verily,
Allâh is AllMighty, OftForgiving.
Sayings of
the Salaf
‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Azîz (rahimahullâh) used to say, "None can
reach the station of taqwâ until he possesses neither action nor words that can
be exposed to his embarrassment either in this world or the Hereafter." He was
once asked, "When does the worshipper reach the peak of taqwâ? He replied, "If
he put all his thoughts and desires in his heart on a plate and then wandered
around in the market, he should not feel ashamed of anything there." He would
frequently say, "The sign of the muttaqî (pious person who fears Allah swt much)
is to bridle oneself from speaking just like one in ihrâm bridles himself from
speaking. The muttaqî need to be a scholar of the Sharî‘ah, all of it, otherwise
he leaves taqwâ without realising."
Action Items for
the
uttaqun:
- Run from sin and
questionable matters (i.e. potential temptations or sins)
- Run to Allah (i.e.
repentence, with sincerity, in ibadah [worship], etc.)
- Realize that it is out of
love that a parent corrects a child. It is a lack of love that neglects or
shows little concern regarding a child. So lovingly accept correction from
Allah and abstain from evil because of fear of punishment.
- There is no fear where
there is not obedience.
- Stop fearing mankind. If
you're worried more about what Joe or Hasan down the street thinks then you're
not fearing your Lord.
- Stop fearing or worrying
about the unknown and things you cannot control. "Fix yourself" (i.e. stop
trying to fix things you can't control and stop making excuses that will not
stand up to scrutiny on Judgment Day)
- Accept the Qadar of
Allah, swt.
Remember... Allah, subhana
watala, sees everything we do!