FEAR OF ALLAH

 

 

Ka’ab says: ‘I prefer crying out of fear of Allah than to give my weight in gold for charity. I swear by

the One Who holds Ka’ab life: any Muslim who sheds one or two tears out of fear of Allah will not be

touched by hell until raindrops return where they come from. And they will never return. (Ibid: 5/366)

 

No’man ibn Bashir narrates the prophet as saying: ‘ The person who will be given the least punishment on

the Day of Judgement will have two pieces of coal placed in his instep from which his brain will boil.

He will think that there is nobody under greater punishment even though he will

be receiving the lightest punishment.

 

Ibn Abbas was asked about those who fear. He said: ‘Their hearts are pleased with fear; their eyes weep; they say

‘How can we be content when death is behind us and the grave is in front of us; judgement is our

promised (time); Hell is on our way and we have to face our Lord? (Ihya 4/181)

 

Thaur ibn Yazid (ra) says that when Muadh ibn Jabal used to offer the tahajjud prayers, he used to say:

‘O Allah! Eyes are asleep; stars are about to disappear while

You are The Ever- Living and Sustainer! O Allah! My search for paradise is slow and

my flight from Hell is weak. O Allah! Give me guidance from Your Presence that You will return to

me on the Day of Judgement.

You will not break Your promise. (Ibid 1/492)

 

Shameet ibn Ajan (ra) used to say: ‘A believer tells himself that there are only three days

(to worry about): yesterday which has passed; tomorrow which may or may not come and

today. If I am the people of tomorrow, my Lord will bring me

sustenance. As for further than tomorrow many will perish and I just might be one of them.