How does the believer combine fear and hope?
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Question:
He says: I read in one of the books, which is the book *Rulings and Guidelines*, that the author of this book gives this advice: "Be hopeful of the pardon of Allah the Exalted and His mercy, and have a good opinion of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) I hope that you will be generous enough to explain this phrase. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The believer must always, and so must the believing woman, proceed toward Allah in his or her deeds and words, between fear and hope, and having a good opinion of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) . This is because Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded His servants to have a good opinion of Him, to fear Him, and to hope in Him. He said (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al Imran: 175]. And He said (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Al Kahf: 110]. And He said: [Al Baqarah: 40].
So the believer is commanded to hope in his Lord and to fear Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). He fears Him and hopes in Him. Allah the Exalted said: [Al Hijr: 49] [Al Hijr: 50]. He said (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Ghafir: 3]. The meaning is to urge people to fear and hope, so that they do not despair and do not feel secure, but rather they hope in Allah, fear Him, strive in righteous deeds, leave what Allah has forbidden them, and have a good opinion of their Lord, that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) will fulfill what He has promised. He is the Perfect One, the Generous and Bountiful One. So whoever fulfills what is required of him, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will give him what He has promised of good. But if he falls short and does not establish the obligatory, he should not blame anyone but himself. It is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: : "I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me" . And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 4167Sahih (Darussalam).
This does not become straight for him unless he does good deeds, if he does good work, if he fears his Lord, strives against his self, and guards against His prohibitions. For this is what enables him to have a good opinion of his Lord. As for the one whose deeds are bad and whose words are bad, how can he have a good opinion of his Lord, when he has confronted Him with hostility, transgressed His limits, left His commands, and committed His prohibitions? Having a good opinion of his Lord in this state is delusion and deception from Satan. So whoever does bad, his opinion is bad.
So it is obligatory for every believer, male and female, to watch over Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), to strive in His obedience and leave His disobedience, and to have a good opinion of Him (Glorified and Exalted is He) because they have established what is obligatory and left what Allah has forbidden. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He says: I read in one of the books, which is the book *Rulings and Guidelines*, that the author of this book gives this advice: "Be hopeful of the pardon of Allah the Exalted and His mercy, and have a good opinion of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) I hope that you will be generous enough to explain this phrase. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The believer must always, and so must the believing woman, proceed toward Allah in his or her deeds and words, between fear and hope, and having a good opinion of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) . This is because Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded His servants to have a good opinion of Him, to fear Him, and to hope in Him. He said (Exalted and Majestic is He):
So fear them not, but fear Me, if you are [indeed] believers.
فَلا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَSo whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work
فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُوا لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًاAnd fear Me alone.
وَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِSo the believer is commanded to hope in his Lord and to fear Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). He fears Him and hopes in Him. Allah the Exalted said:
[O Muhammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful.
نَبِّئْ عِبَادِي أَنِّي أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُAnd that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment.
وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الأَلِيمُThe forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment
غَافِرِ الذَّنْبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِAllah the Exalted says:
يقول الله No one of you should die except thinking positively of Allah.
لا يموتن أحد منكم إلا وهو يحسن ظنه باللهThis does not become straight for him unless he does good deeds, if he does good work, if he fears his Lord, strives against his self, and guards against His prohibitions. For this is what enables him to have a good opinion of his Lord. As for the one whose deeds are bad and whose words are bad, how can he have a good opinion of his Lord, when he has confronted Him with hostility, transgressed His limits, left His commands, and committed His prohibitions? Having a good opinion of his Lord in this state is delusion and deception from Satan. So whoever does bad, his opinion is bad.
So it is obligatory for every believer, male and female, to watch over Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), to strive in His obedience and leave His disobedience, and to have a good opinion of Him (Glorified and Exalted is He) because they have established what is obligatory and left what Allah has forbidden. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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