Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 561 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (559) | Fear and hope
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Fear and hope.
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Fear and hope are two actions of the heart.
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Islam strives to liberate them from transient fears and fleeting desires.
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It directs them toward the proper orientation.
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Which emanates from a sound and guided soul.
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A soul that ought to fear just as it ought to hope.
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Yet it must fear and hope with the praiseworthy fear and hope.
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The fear of Allah and His punishment, and the hope for His mercy and reward.
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As the Almighty has said:
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“Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned.” (17:57)
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“Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned.” (17:57)
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“Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned.” (17:57)
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As for false, worldly fears,
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The Qur'an calls for liberation from them by seeking refuge in Allah alone.
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Just as Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, directed Musa and Harun, peace be upon them both,
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Not to fear Pharaoh and his tyranny.
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He said: "Do not fear."
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“He said: Fear not. Lo! I am with you twain, Hearing and Seeing.” (20:46)
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As for the hope of the believers, Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has said regarding it:
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“Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise.” (4:104)
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The believers hope for the reward of Allah for their deeds.
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Just as they hope for everything that establishes justice and spreads truth upon the earth,
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By upholding the religion of Allah and suppressing His enemies.
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As for the transient enjoyments of this world,
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If they are obtained through a path other than the truth,
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Or distract from the remembrance of Allah and what pertains to it,
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Then they should not be among the things a believer hopes for.
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For Allah, the Exalted, has said:
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“Know that the life of the world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow, then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion.” (57:20)
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“Know that the life of the world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow, then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion.” (57:20)
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“Know that the life of the world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow, then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion.” (57:20)
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“Know that the life of the world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow, then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion.” (57:20)
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“Know that the life of the world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman, but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow, then it becometh straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and (also) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure, whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion.” (57:20)
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"And the life of this world is nothing but an enjoyment of delusion."