Fear and Hope: The Two Wings of a Bird
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The scholars state that fear and hope must be like the wings of a bird.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is what some scholars say: that fear and hope must be balanced. In a state of health, they should be equal, like the wings of a bird. However, the correct view is that the side of fear should prevail in a state of health, and the side of hope should prevail in a state of illness. This is the correct position. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The scholars state that fear and hope must be like the wings of a bird.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is what some scholars say: that fear and hope must be balanced. In a state of health, they should be equal, like the wings of a bird. However, the correct view is that the side of fear should prevail in a state of health, and the side of hope should prevail in a state of illness. This is the correct position. Yes.
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } — islamhouse.com (58:12)
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