The Ruling on Fear of the Power of the Disbelievers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on fearing the power possessed by the disbelievers? Is this a natural fear?
Answer:
Yes, we fear the enemy; this is a natural fear. However, our fear of the enemy must not lead us to have a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), thinking that this enemy will prevail and eliminate the religion. That is a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The natural fear is not something to stop at; rather, one must prepare. Prepare, prepare. If you fear your enemy, prepare to confront him.[Al-Anfal 8:60] The meaning of this is that we fear, but we do not move and do not prepare anything. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on fearing the power possessed by the disbelievers? Is this a natural fear?
Answer:
Yes, we fear the enemy; this is a natural fear. However, our fear of the enemy must not lead us to have a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), thinking that this enemy will prevail and eliminate the religion. That is a bad opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The natural fear is not something to stop at; rather, one must prepare. Prepare, prepare. If you fear your enemy, prepare to confront him.
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب النهي عن سب الريح، وباب قول الله - تعالى - : { يَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ ظَنَّ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ } — islamhouse.com (1:06:20)
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