The Ruling on Extreme Fear of the Terrors of the Day of Resurrection
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a woman is asking the program. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I am always fearful and anxious. When I remember the terrors of the Day of Resurrection, I cry from that situation. This fear has continued with me until I began to fear everything. Is there anything wrong with that? Is this a praiseworthy fear?
Answer:
Fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and of His anger and punishment, is a required matter, and it is one of the greatest types of worship. But it should not reach the level of extreme fear and obsessive thoughts, for that is from Shaytan. If it goes beyond to fearing everything and feeling alienated from everything, these are obsessive thoughts from Shaytan. The Muslim should repel them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a woman is asking the program. She says: Honorable Shaykh, I am always fearful and anxious. When I remember the terrors of the Day of Resurrection, I cry from that situation. This fear has continued with me until I began to fear everything. Is there anything wrong with that? Is this a praiseworthy fear?
Answer:
Fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and of His anger and punishment, is a required matter, and it is one of the greatest types of worship. But it should not reach the level of extreme fear and obsessive thoughts, for that is from Shaytan. If it goes beyond to fearing everything and feeling alienated from everything, these are obsessive thoughts from Shaytan. The Muslim should repel them. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/237 — archive.org (4:52)
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