The Muslim's Position on Hope and Fear
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Question:
Another question regarding 'aqidah (creed) from the questioner Umm Muram. She says: Shaykh, what is the position of the Muslim man and woman regarding hope and fear?
Answer:
Hope and fear are among the types of worship, indeed among the greatest types of worship. However, the fear that is not accompanied by despair, like the fear of the Khawarij, and the hope that is not accompanied by security from the punishment of Allah, like the hope of the Murji'ah, are not correct. The believer must be between fear and hope, calling upon his Lord between fear and hope, hoping for His reward and fearing His punishment.[Al-Isra 17:57] Yes.
Another question regarding 'aqidah (creed) from the questioner Umm Muram. She says: Shaykh, what is the position of the Muslim man and woman regarding hope and fear?
Answer:
Hope and fear are among the types of worship, indeed among the greatest types of worship. However, the fear that is not accompanied by despair, like the fear of the Khawarij, and the hope that is not accompanied by security from the punishment of Allah, like the hope of the Murji'ah, are not correct. The believer must be between fear and hope, calling upon his Lord between fear and hope, hoping for His reward and fearing His punishment.
Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُ
Source
موقف المسلم من الخوف والرجاء. — af.org.sa
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