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    A sincere Believer's fear

    The Muhaddith of the Era

    A sincere Believer's fear


    Article taken and slightly adapted from: ilm4all.blogspot.com

    ‫ميحرلا نمحرلا هللا‬ ‫بسم‬


    In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

    QUR’AAN:
    While describing the characteristics of the Believers of this Ummah, Allaah ‫ جل وعال‬says:

    ‫ارعُونَ فِي‬
    ِ ‫س‬َ ُ‫اجعُونَ * أُولَ ٰـئِ َك ي‬
    ِ ‫َوالَّذِينَ يُؤْ تُونَ َما آتَوا َّوقُلُوبُ ُه ْم َو ِجلَةٌ أَنَّ ُه ْم ِإلَ ٰى َر ِِّب ِه ْم َر‬
    َ‫سابِقُون‬َ ‫ت َو ُه ْم لَ َها‬ ِ ‫ْال َخي َْرا‬
    [And they who give what they give (in charity) while their hearts are full of fear, because
    they are sure to return to their Lord (for reckoning). It is these who race for the good
    deeds, and they are foremost in them]1

    HADEETH:
    Umm al-Mu’mineen, `Aaishah ‫ رضي هللا عنها‬asked the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬about the meaning of these
    Aayaat. She said: “O Messenger of Allaah! Are they those who [commit adultery], drink
    Khamr, and steal [while they also fear Allaah]?” He said: "No, O daughter of al-Siddeeq.
    They are those who fast, perform Salaah, [Fast], and give charity while they fear that their
    Lord will not accept it from them. [It is these who hasten to do good deeds, and they are
    the foremost of them]".2

    COMMENTARY:
    Shaykh al-Albaanee (ُ‫)رحِ َمهُ للا‬
    َ said: “The secret behind the Believer’s fear is that they fear that
    their acts of worship (itself) will not be accepted. Their fear is not regarding Allaah’s promise
    about giving them their due rewards, as this is in contrast to Allaah’s promise to them.
    Example, He ‫ تعالى‬said: [So, as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allaah and did
    deeds of righteousness, He will pay them their reward in full].

    Rather, He ‫ تعالى‬will give them extra out of His bounty: […He will pay them their reward in
    full and more out of His Bounty.]3 And He ‫[ تعالى‬fails not in His promise]!

    1
    [Soorah al-Mu’minoon (23): 60-61]
    2
    [Sunan al-Tirmidhee (3175), Sunan Ibn Maajah (4198), Musnad Ahmad (25263, 25705) and the words
    1

    within the brackets are his; and graded as “Saheeh li ghairihee” by Shaykh al-Albaanee. See al-Saheehah
    Page

    (162)]
    3
    [Soorah al-Nisaa’]
    For more works of Shaykh al-Albaanee please go to albaanee.com
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    A sincere Believer's fear

    Rather, the reason (behind their fear) is regarding the acceptance (of the deed itself), (as the
    acceptance of the deed) is connected with performing the deed according to the way Allaah
    ‫ عز وجل‬had commanded - while they are not certain if they have carried it out the way Allaah
    ‫ تعالى‬wanted. Rather, they think that they fell short in this regard. This is why they fear that it
    will not be accepted from them.

    Therefore, a Believer should contemplate (more) on this, perhaps it may increase his
    eagerness to do worship well, and doing it the way Allaah had commanded, and that is to do
    deeds with Ikhlaas (sincerity), and upon the guidance of His Messenger ‫ﷺ‬. And this is the
    meaning of the saying of Allaah ‫تعالى‬: [So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let
    him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.]4 ”5

    2
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    4
    [Soorah al-Kahf (18): 110]
    5
    [al-Saheehah (1/306)]
    For more works of Shaykh al-Albaanee please go to albaanee.com
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