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Category: Tazkiah - Good Manner Towards Allah, his Book, and his Messenger Source: Publication Date: 8 Muharram 1434 (11/22/12)

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Fear of Allah Almighty is the highest rank of piety, since man could not attain the high ranks of the pious unless he f eels af raid of Allah Almighty.

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Fe ar of Allah Almight y is t he highe s t rank of pie t y, s ince man could not at t ain t he high ranks of t he pious unle s s he fe e ls afraid of Allah Almight y. In confirmat ion of t hat , Allah Almight y s aid (what me ans ): - The be lie ve rs are only t hos e who, whe n Allah is me nt ione d, t he ir he art s be come fe arful, and whe n His ve rs e s are re cit e d t o t he m, it incre as e s t he m in fait h; and upon t he ir Lord t he y re ly. [Al-Anfaal 8:2] { } 2 : Trans literation: Innama almuminoona allat he e na it ha t hukira Allahu wajilat quloobuhum wait ha t uliyat AAalayhim ayat uhu zadat hum e e manan waAAala rabbihim yat awakkaloona - And t he y who give what t he y give while t he ir he art s are fe arful be caus e t he y will be re t urning t o t he ir Lord. [Al-Muminoon 23:60] { } 60 :

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Trans literation: Waallat he e na yut oona ma at aw waquloobuhum wajilat un annahum ila rabbihim rajiAAoona Ais hah, may Allah be ple as e d wit h he r, s aid: O Me s s e nge r of Allah! Doe s it
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me an t he one who commit s t he ft and adult e ry, and drinks wine , be caus e of which he fe ars Allah? he , s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, s aid: No, daught e r of As Siddiq! It me ans t he one who offe rs praye r, obs e rve s fas t , and give s in charit y, and fe e ls afraid of Allah (le s t his de e d would not be acce pt e d from him). [At Tirmit hi] : Le t us be gin t his e pis t le wit h t alking about how t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, fe are d Allah Almight y, give n t hat he was t he mos t pious , and t he mos t fe arful of his Lord among all t he pe ople . It is narrat e d on t he aut horit y of Ais hah, may Allah be ple as e d wit h he r, t hat s he s aid: t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, s aid: I have t he be s t knowle dge about Allah among t he pe ople , and fe ar Him mos t among t he m all.

The t race s of fe ar us e d t o be vis ible on his face if s t at e s change d wit h him. It is narrat e d on t he aut horit y of Ais hah, may Allah be ple as e d wit h he r, t hat s he s aid: I ne ve r s aw The Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, laughing loudly e nough t o e nable me t o s e e his uvula, but he us e d t o s mile only. More ove r, whe ne ve r he s aw clouds or winds , s igns of de e p conce rn would appe ar on his face . I s aid: O Me s s e nge r of Allah! Whe n pe ople s e e clouds t he y us ually fe e l happy, hoping t hat it would rain, while I not ice t hat whe n you s e e
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clouds , t he s igns of dis s at is fact ion are vis ible on your face ." He s aid: O Ais hah! What e ns ure s t o me t hat t he re will be no punis hme nt in it , s ince s ome pe ople we re punis he d wit h wind? Ve rily, s ome pe ople s aw (re ce ive d) t he punis hme nt , but (while s e e ing t he cloud) t he y s aid: This cloud will give us rain." . : : ) : : ) Due t o his gre at fe ar while s t anding in front of his Lord (in praye r), he would we e p s o much t hat his che s t would s ound like t he s ounding of a boiling ke t t le . It is narrat e d on t he aut horit y of Abdullah Ibn As h-Shakhir, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, t hat he s aid: I s aw t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, while he was pe rforming praye r, during which I he ard (him we e ping and) his che s t was s ounding like t he s ounding of a boiling ke t t le , due t o his gre at fe ar of Allah Almight y. Thos e are s ome e xample s illus t rat ing how our Prophe t Muhammad, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, fe lt afraid of Allah Almight y. Now, le t us paus e a lit t le wit h t he s t at e s of t he ange ls , pe ace be upon t he m, in t he ir fe ar of t he ir Lord Almight y. Allah Almight y s ays , prais ing t he m (what me ans ):

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- And t he y s ay, "The Mos t Me rciful has t ake n a s on." Exalt e d is He ! Rat he r, t he y are [but ] honore d s e rvant s . The y cannot pre ce de Him in word, and t he y act by His command. He knows what is [pre s e nt ly] be fore t he m and what will be aft e r t he m, and t he y cannot int e rce de e xce pt on be half of one whom He approve s . And t he y, from fe ar of Him, are appre he ns ive . [Al-Anbiyaa 21:26-28] { } 28-26 : Trans literation: Waqaloo it t akhat ha alrrahmanu waladan s ubhanahu bal AAibadun mukramoona (26) La yas biqoonahu bialqawli wahum biamrihi yaAAmaloona (27) YaAAlamu ma bayna ayde e him wama khalfahum wala yas hfaAAoona illa limani irt ada wahum min khas hyat ihi mus hfiqoona - And t o Allah pros t rat e s what e ve r is in t he he ave ns and what e ve r is on t he e art h of cre at ure s , and t he ange ls [as we ll], and t he y are not arrogant . The y fe ar t he ir Lord above t he m, and t he y do what t he y are commande d. [An-Nahl 16:4950] { ( 49) } 50-49 : Trans literation: Walillahi yas judu ma fe e als s amawat i wama fe e alardi min dabbat in waalmalaikat u wahum la yas t akbiroona (49) Yakhafoona rabbahum min fawqihim wayafAAaloona ma yumaroona
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It is narrat e d on t he aut horit y of Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, t hat t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, s aid: O Gabrie l! What is t he mat t e r wit h Michae l t hat I ne ve r s e e him laughing? he s aid: Michae l has ne ve r laughe d s ince Allah Almight y cre at e d t he fire (of He ll). : It is narrat e d on t he aut horit y of Jabir, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, t hat t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, s aid: On t he night I was made t o s e t out on a night journe y, I came upon t he highe s t as s e mbly (of ange ls ), t he re upon I s aw Gabrie l, pe ace be upon him, (as mot ionle s s ) as a worn-out clot h be caus e of his gre at fe ar (of Allah Almight y), t he re upon I came t o know his pos it ion. As s uch was t he Prophe t , s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, and as s uch we re t he ange ls , pe ace be upon t he m: alt hough t he y obe ye d t he ir Lord Almight y s o much, t he y als o fe are d Him s o much. Aft e r t hat , le t us t alk about how t he Companions , may Allah be ple as e d wit h t he m, fe are d t he ir Lord, and how t he y obs e rve d His commandme nt s : Whe n Abu Bakr As -Siddiq, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, e nt e re d a garde n and
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s aw a bird on a branch, he we nt on we e ping and s aid: Would t hat I be like t his bird, having no good t o re ce ive nor s in t o be ar!" Al-Faruq, Umar Ibn Al-Khat t ab, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, us e d t o we e p and addre s s hims e lf s aying: Woe t o you s on of Al-Khat t ab unle s s Allah forgive s for you! It is re lat e d t hat once , Ali, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, offe re d Fajr praye r in Kufah and t he n s at lowe ring his he ad, wit h t he s igns of gloomine s s vis ible on his face . The n he s aid s ome t hing, aft e r which t he ne xt Friday did not come upon him be fore he had die d. He s aid: I s aw t he Companions of t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, and I have ne ve r s e e n anyt hing re s e mbling t he m. Whe ne ve r morning came upon t he m, t he y would s e e m dis he ve le d, pale (be caus e of t he ir long s t anding at night ), wit h dus t cove ring t he ir clot he s , and (s we lling) in be t we e n t he ir e ye s like t he goat s kne e be caus e of t he ir much we e ping, having s pe nt t he night in pros t rat ion t o Allah Almight y, and s t anding (in praye r), re cit ing t he Book of Allah Almight y, re clining for s ome t ime agains t t he ir fe e t (during t he ir s t anding), and for s ome t ime agains t t he ir fore he ads (during t he ir pros t rat ion). Whe n dawn broke , t he y would re me mbe r Allah Almight y, and incline like t he t re e s on a windy day, by Allah, as if t he y s pe nt t he night he e dle s s (of t he world round t he m). Aft e r t hat he was not s e e n laughing nor s miling. Ais hah, may Allah be ple as e d wit h he r, was in he r de at h agonie s whe n Ibn Abbas , may Allah be ple as e d wit h t he m, came t o vis it he r and inquire about he r he alt h. He as ke d he r pe rmis s ion t o e nt e r upon he r and s he s aid: Le t not me e ngage mys e lf in (t he t alk of ) Ibn Abbas (for I fe ar he would prais e me s o much). It was s aid t o he r: No doubt , Ibn Abbas is one of t he right e ous
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Companions of your Prophe t , and he like s t o gre e t you. She t he n admit t e d him. Whe n he e nt e re d and s at he s aid: Re ce ive t he good t idings as not hing s e parat e s you from me e t ing Muhammad and t he be love d e xce pt t hat t he s oul s hould come out of t he body. No doubt , you we re t he de are s t wife t o t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam; and t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, , s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, ne ve r like d but good. (Re me mbe r whe n) your ne cklace fe ll down (and was los t from you), and t he morning came upon t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, in his halt ing place , and upon t he pe ople , and t he re was no wat e r wit h t he m (which t he y ne e de d t o pe rform ablut ion and offe r Morning praye r). On t hat occas ion, Allah Almight y re ve ale d (what me ans ): "and find no wat e r, t he n s e e k cle an e art h and wipe ove r your face s and your hands [wit h it ]." [An-Nis aa 4:43] } { 43 : Trans literation: fat ayammamoo s aAAe e dan t ayyiban And it was be caus e of you t hat Allah Almight y gave t hat conce s s ion t o t his ummah. Furt he rmore , Allah Almight y s e nt down your innoce nce from s e ve n he ave ns , and it was brought by t he (Gabrie l) t he Trus t wort hy Spirit , and now t he re is no mos que in which Allah is me nt ione d but t hat it is re cit e d in it as a part of t he Holy Quran at t he approache s of t he night and bot h e nds of t he day. She s aid: Le t not me e ngage mys e lf in your t alk now O Ibn Abbas . By Him in Whos e Hand is my s oul, I like d I had be e n in oblivion, forgot t e n. May Allah be ple as e d wit h he r.
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Re me mbe r als o Muat h, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him, who s aid t o his s ons and he was in his las t bre at hs : Inform me whe n morning come s . The y came and t old him, t he re upon he s aid: O Allah! I s e e k re fuge wit h you from a night (in) whos e morning (one ) is (admit t e d t o) t he fire ! We lcome t o de at h as a be love d t hat has come while one is bankrupt (of love rs ). O Allah! (be fore de at h) I have be e n afraid of (t he punis hme nt of ) You; and now (as I am dying) I hope for (t he me rcy of ) You. O Allah! You inde e d know t hat I did not like t o be in t his world, nor t o live a long life in it t o ge t s prings or plant t re e s , in s o much as t o obs e rve fas t s more oft e n at t he s corching he at (of s umme r t he re by I re ce ive more re ward), s pe nd t he long hours (in wors hip), and race t he s cholars t o t he gat he rings of Thikr. The n, he die d, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him. Our right e ous pre de ce s s ors als o had gre at s it uat ions in conne ct ion wit h t he ir fe ar of Allah Almight y, of which we me nt ion t he following: Re me mbe r t he right ly-guide d caliph, Umar Ibn Abd-Al-Aziz, may Allah have me rcy upon him, about whom his wife Fat imah, daught e r of Abd-Al-Malik, s ays : We may find me n who pe rform more praye rs and obs e rve more fas t s t han Umar. But it is impos s ible t o find a man more fe arful of Allah Almight y t han Umar. s he adds : Whe ne ve r he praye d t he Las t Is ha in t he mos que , he would come back t o his praying place in t he hous e and s t art pe rforming t he praye r of Tahajjud unt il he would be ove rpowe re d by s lumbe r. Whe ne ve r he got up aft e r t hat , he would pe rs is t in we e ping unt il dawn. Whe n Harun Ar-Ras hid we nt t o Makkah, he orde re d his minis t e r t o s e arch for s ome body t o ins t ruct him. The n, Harun we nt t o Al-Fudayl in his hous e and whe n he e nt e re d, Al-Fudayl e xt inguis he d t he lamp.
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He as ke d him: Why have you e xt inguis he d t he lamp O Abu Ali? he s aid: No doubt , t his darkne s s is e as ie r t han t he darkne s s of t he grave O Harun. He s aid: Give me more . He s aid: O Harun! No doubt , Allah Almight y will re ckon e ve ry one about hims e lf. But He will re ckon you about e ve rybody of your wards . He we nt on we e ping and s aid: Give me more . He s aid: O Harun! I s e e you good-looking, of be aut iful face . So, be ware (of t he punis hme nt of ) Allah le s t you would dis t ort your face wit h t he fire of He ll. On t hat he we pt e xce s s ive ly from t he de pt h of his he art . He s aid t o his minis t e r: Should you guide us t o s ome body t o ins t ruct us , t he n, guide us t o t he like of t his . Muhammad Ibn Al-Munkadir, may Allah have me rcy upon him, ke pt we e ping s o much unt il his family fe are d for him. The y we nt t o Abu Hazim and as ke d him t o che ck him up, and Abu Hazim came and as ke d him: What caus e s you t o we e p, may Allah have me rcy upon you? Muhammad s aid: A Holy Ve rs e in Allahs Book which, whe n I re cit e , I could not he lp s he dding t e ars . He as ke d him about it and he s aid: It is t he s t at e me nt of Allah Almight y (what me ans ): And t he re will appe ar t o t he m from Allah t hat which t he y had not t ake n int o account . [AzZumur 39:47] { } 47 : Trans literation: wabada lahum mina Allahi ma lam yakoonoo yaht as iboona
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The n, all of us we nt on we e ping. Sit t ing wit h his pupils , Sufyan At h-Thawri, may Allah have me rcy upon him, all of a s udde n, we nt on we e ping. The y as ke d him about t he re as on and he s aid: I fe e l afraid I would be de prive d of fait h at de at h. Whe n de at h approache d him, he we pt s o much, and whe n he was as ke d about t hat , he s aid: Woe t o you! Do you know whe t he r t o Paradis e or t o t he fire (of He ll) I would be t ake n? Al-Has an Al-Bas ri, may Allah have me rcy upon him, was in t he habit of e xt re me s adne s s and fe ar of Allah Almight y. In comme nt on t hat , he s aid: I fe e l afraid t hat whe n Allah Almight y looks at our de e ds , He would s ay: I would not acce pt anyt hing from you. One day, At a As -Sulami, may Allah have me rcy upon him, looke d at t he furnace t he re upon he fe ll uncons cious , for he re me mbe re d t he s t at e me nt of Allah Almight y (what me ans ): The Fire will s e ar t he ir face s , and t he y t he re in will have t aut s mile s . [Al-Muminoon 23:104] } { 104 : Trans literation: Talfahu wujoohahumu alnnaru wahum fe e ha kalihoona What is t he out come of t he fe ar of Allah Almight y? The fe ar of Allah Almight y re s ult s in s t rict obs e rvat ion of (t he commandme nt s of ) Allah Almight y, for t he fe arful of Allah always fe e ls t he s ignificance of t he
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s t at e me nt of Allah Almight y (what me ans ): - and He is wit h you whe re ve r you are . And Allah , of what you do, is Se e ing. [AlHadid 57:4] { } 4 : Trans literation: wahuwa maAAakum ayna ma kunt um waAllahu bima t aAAmaloona bas e e run -and t hought it was ins ignificant while it was , in t he s ight of Allah , t re me ndous [An-Noor 24:15] { } 15 : Trans literation: wat ahs aboonahu hayyinan wahuwa AAinda Allahi AAat he e mun - Allah had e nume rat e d it , while t he y forgot it . [Al-Mujaadila 58:6] { } 6 : Trans literation: ahs ahu Allahu wanas oohu - Or do t he y t hink t hat We he ar not t he ir s e cre t s and t he ir privat e
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conve rs at ions ? Ye s , [We do], and Our me s s e nge rs are wit h t he m re cording. [AzZukhruf 43:80] { } 80: Trans literation: Am yahs aboona anna la nas maAAu s irrahum wanajwahum bala warus uluna ladayhim yakt uboona Of a s ure t y, t he s t rict obs e rvat ion of (t he commandme nt s of ) Allah Almight y le ads t o s e lf-mort ificat ion, by avoiding t he (s ins which re s ult in) dis obe die nce of Allah, and ke e ping pat ie nt on t he (act s of wors hip which le ad t o) obe die nce of Allah. The s e ve n whom Allah will s hade unde rne at h t he s hade of His Throne (of Maje s t y) on t he Day of Judgme nt are e it he r fe arful of (t he punis hme nt of ) Allah Almight y, or hope ful of His re ward, and by virt ue of bot h fe ar and hope , t he y will de s e rve t his high rank on t he Day of Judgme nt . That is t he confirmat ion of t he s t at e me nt of t he Me s s e nge r of Allah, s allallahu alayhi wa s allam, whe n he s aid: No one we pt out of fe ar of Allah would e nt e r t he fire (of He ll) unt il t he milk re t urns t o t he udde r once again. The crit e rion in t his is t he s t at e me nt of Ibn Taymiyah, may Allah have me rcy upon him: The due limit of fe ar is t hat which holds you back from t he s ins forbidde n
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by Allah Almight y; and what is be yond t hat is unne ce s s ary. That is t he me as ure on which one knows whe t he r or not he fe ars his Lord. We as k Allah Almight y t o make us of t hos e who fe ar (t he punis hme nt of ) Him, and hope for (t he me rcy of ) Him, and t o re move our t e rror, and e ndow us wit h (t he privile ge of ) fe ar of Him s e cre t ly and publicly; and Allah is an ally t o t he right e ous . Muhyi Ibn Muhammad Al-Mazni

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