Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (560) | Fear of God is a requirement of faith
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Fear of Allah is among the essential requirements of faith.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“It is only the devil who would make (men) fear his partisans. Fear them not; fear Me, if ye are true believers.” (3:175)
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And He, the Exalted, says:
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“Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn pledges, and purposed to drive out the messenger and did attack you first? What! Fear ye them? Now Allah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye are believers” (9:13)
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For in proportion to the servant’s faith,
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so too shall be his fear of Allah.
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The praiseworthy form of fear
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is that which restrains the servant from the prohibitions of Allah.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.