Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Whoever feared the Most Merciful in secret and came with a repentant heart)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Whoever feared the Most Merciful in secret and came with a repentant heart).
Allah the Exalted said: [Q:33] : (Who) is this, in place of what came before it.
: That is, he feared Him with knowledge and insight; for fear does not exist except with knowledge,And the evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Fatir:28], so it is fear,Meaning: dread, awe, and magnification of Allah (Mighty and Majestic); because it proceeds from knowledge,And his statement:: It has two meanings: The first meaning is that he feared the Most Merciful although he did not see Him; but he saw His signs that point to Him.
And the second meaning: He feared Him in secret,Meaning: in his seclusion from people; he fears Allah while he is hidden from people; because some people fear Allah when they are among people, but when they are alone, they do not fear Allah. Like whom? The show-off, the hypocrite. When he is with people, you find him among the most fearful of people, and when he is alone, he does not fear Allah.
Likewise, some people have an outward fear, but the heart is not fearful of Allah (Mighty and Majestic),So it is in secret, meaning: by what is hidden from people, whether his deed is in a private place, or what is hidden from people in his heart; for the fear of the heart is the foundation.
[Qaf 50:33]So it is like His saying: [Al-Imran:102] The meaning is that he remained in repentance and turning back to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) until he died, until he met Allah; for deeds are judged by their endings. We ask Allah to conclude our affairs and yours with good.
Allah the Exalted said:
Who feared the Most Merciful unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].
مَنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمَنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَاءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُنِيبٍWhoever feared the Most Merciful
مَنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمَنَOnly those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge.
إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُWhoever feared the Most Merciful in secret
مَنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمَنَ بِالْغَيْبِAnd the second meaning: He feared Him in secret,Meaning: in his seclusion from people; he fears Allah while he is hidden from people; because some people fear Allah when they are among people, but when they are alone, they do not fear Allah. Like whom? The show-off, the hypocrite. When he is with people, you find him among the most fearful of people, and when he is alone, he does not fear Allah.
Likewise, some people have an outward fear, but the heart is not fearful of Allah (Mighty and Majestic),So it is in secret, meaning: by what is hidden from people, whether his deed is in a private place, or what is hidden from people in his heart; for the fear of the heart is the foundation.