What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord"?
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The questioner : The verse means
The Shaykh : Yes, from the punishment of what?
The questioner :[Al-Ma'arij 70:27]
The Shaykh : Yes, from
The questioner : What does it mean?
The Shaykh : It means they fear the punishment of Allah, so they do what saves them from this punishment.
The questioner : This is not the case; the question of the Companions does not match the verse.
The Shaykh : As I told you, although the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), due to the strength of their self-accusation, feared that they had been negligent.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes, O Muhammad.
The questioner : His saying, the Exalted,[Al-Mu'minun 23:60] Do you have any difficulty with this? When a person does...
The Shaykh : You do not have any difficulty, because their hearts are not fearful regarding what Allah has promised of reward, but rather because they are shortcoming, they fear the shortcoming. So, a person's action has two aspects: the aspect of his action and the aspect of the reward of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the aspect of the reward of Allah, one should have a good opinion of Allah. But as for the aspect of his action, every person fears shortcoming. Yes.
Those who...
الذين ...The Shaykh : Yes, from the punishment of what?
The questioner :
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
والذين هم من عذاب ربهم مشفقونThe Shaykh : Yes, from
The questioner : What does it mean?
The Shaykh : It means they fear the punishment of Allah, so they do what saves them from this punishment.
The questioner : This is not the case; the question of the Companions does not match the verse.
The Shaykh : As I told you, although the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), due to the strength of their self-accusation, feared that they had been negligent.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes, O Muhammad.
The questioner : His saying, the Exalted,
they who give what they give while their hearts are fearful
الذين يؤتون ما آتوا وقلوبهم وجلةThe Shaykh : You do not have any difficulty, because their hearts are not fearful regarding what Allah has promised of reward, but rather because they are shortcoming, they fear the shortcoming. So, a person's action has two aspects: the aspect of his action and the aspect of the reward of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the aspect of the reward of Allah, one should have a good opinion of Allah. But as for the aspect of his action, every person fears shortcoming. Yes.