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."
Run from sin and questionable matters (i.e. potential
temptations or sins)
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Run to Allah
(i.e. repentence, with sincerity, in ibadah [worship], etc.)
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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.
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There is no
fear where there is not obedience.
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Stop fearing
mankind. If you're worried more about what Joe or Hasan down
the street thinks then you're not fearing your Lord.
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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 Judgement Day)
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Accept the Qadar of Allah, swt.