Combining the fear of Allah's stratagem with good opinion of Him
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The questioner:
I ask Allah for your sake. He says: How do we combine the fear of Allah's stratagem with good opinion of Allah?
The Shaykh:
To proceed:
The questioner:
How do we combine the fear of Allah's stratagem with good opinion of Allah?
The Shaykh:
This is the creed of the Muslim: combining the two. He holds a good opinion of Allah and fears His stratagem,[Al-Anbya 21:90], with fear and hope. The Muslim combines fear and hope. As for the one who takes only the fear, that is the methodology of the Khawarij and the Wa'idah. As for the one who takes only the hope, that is the methodology of the Murji'ah. Do they take only the texts of warning and not the texts of promise?
This is the methodology of the Murji'ah. Combining the two is the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community: fear and hope. They were the ones who hastened in good deeds, the prophets (peace be upon them), and they called us with desire, which is hope, and fear, which is fear. This is the methodology of the prophets (peace and blessings be upon them).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Also regarding 'Azir and the angels,[Al-Isra 17:57] concerning 'Azir and the angels. People used to call upon them in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, then they embraced Islam, and they did not know, or those whom they worshipped, about their Islam. Allah informed that they had embraced Islam and became pleased with Allah and acknowledged Him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
I ask Allah for your sake. He says: How do we combine the fear of Allah's stratagem with good opinion of Allah?
The Shaykh:
To proceed:
The questioner:
How do we combine the fear of Allah's stratagem with good opinion of Allah?
The Shaykh:
This is the creed of the Muslim: combining the two. He holds a good opinion of Allah and fears His stratagem,
supplicate Us in hope and fear
وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًاThis is the methodology of the Murji'ah. Combining the two is the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community: fear and hope. They were the ones who hastened in good deeds, the prophets (peace be upon them), and they called us with desire, which is hope, and fear, which is fear. This is the methodology of the prophets (peace and blessings be upon them).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Also regarding 'Azir and the angels,
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
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُ وَيَخَافُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وكذاك إن قلنا يُرى سبحانه — islamhouse.com (1:20:30)
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