الْخَشْيَةُ شِيمَةُ السُّعَدَاءِ
Fear [and awe] of Allah is the attribute of the felicitous
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الْخَوْفُ جِلْبَابُ الْعَارِفِينَ
Fear [of Allah] is the gown of the Gnostics
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إِنَّ مِنْ أَحَبِّ الْعِبَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْداً أَعَانَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَاسْتَشْعَرَ الْحُزْنَ وَتَجَلْبَبَ الْخَوْفَ فَزَهَرَ مِصْبَاحُ الْهُدَى فِي قَلْبِهِ وَأَعَدَّ الْقِرَى لِيَوْمِهِ [لِلْيَوْمِ] النَّازِلِ بِهِ
Verily the most beloved of servants in the sight of Allah is the servant whom He helps to reform his soul such that he feels sadness [on the inside] and dons the attire of fear [on the outside]; so the lamp of guidance is illuminated in his heart, and he has prepared [for himself] a hospitable reception for the day which he will come upon
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تَعْنُو الْوُجُوهُ لِعَظَمَةِ اللَّهِ وَتَجُلُّ الْقُلُوبُ مِنْ مَخَافَتِهِ وَتَتَهَالَكُ النُّفُوسُ عَلَى مَرَاضِيهِ
Faces bow down in front of the greatness of Allah, hearts tremble out of fear of Him and souls are sacrificed for His pleasure
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خَفْ رَبَّكَ خَوْفاً يَشْغَلُكَ عَنْ رَجَائِهِ وَارْجُهْ رَجَاءَ مَنْ لَا يَأْمَنُ خَوْفَهُ
Fear your Lord with a fearing that distracts you from hope of His mercy, and have hope of His mercy with the hoping of one who does not feel safe from His fear
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رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبْداً رَاقَبَ ذَنْبَهُ وَخَافَ رَبَّهُ
May Allah have mercy on the servant who scrutinizes his sins and fears his Lord
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طُوبَى لِلْمُنْكَسِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ اللَّهِ
Blessed are those whose hearts are broken for the sake of Allah
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طُوبَى لِمَنْ رَاقَبَ رَبَّهُ وَخَافَ ذَنْبَهُ
Blessed be the one who is careful of [not disobeying] his Lord and afraid of his sin
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فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ تَقِيَّةَ مَنْ أَنْصَبَ الْخَوْفُ بَدَنَهُ وَأَسْهَرَ التَّهَجُّدُ غِرَارَ نَوْمِهِ وَأَظْمَأَ الرَّجَاءُ هَوَاجِرَ يَوْمِهِ
So fear Allah with the fearing of one whose body has become fatigued by fright, and who has been kept awake from his little sleep by his night worship, and who has been made thirsty in the heat of his days by hope [of attaining nearness to Allah]
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فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ تَقِيَّةَ [تُقَاةَ] مَنْ أَيْقَنَ فَأَحْسَنَ وَعُبِّرَ فَاعْتَبَرَ [وَ حُذِّرَ فَحَذِرَ] وَحُذِّرَ فَازْدَجَرَ [وَ زُجِرَ فَازْدَجَرَ] وَبُصِّرَ فَاسْتَبْصَرَ وَخَافَ الْعِقَابَ وَعَمِلَ لِيَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ
So be wary of [your duty towards] Allah with the God-wariness of one who attains certitude hence he does good, who is given lesson [from the happenings of this world] so he takes it, who is warned so he desists, who is shown [the right path] so he sees [it], and who fears the chastisement [of the Hereafter] and works for the Day of Reckoning
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فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ جِهَةَ مَا خَلَقَكُمْ لَهُ وَاحْذَرُوا مِنْهُ كُنْهَ مَا حَذَّرَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَاسْتَحِقُّوا مِنْهُ مَا أَعَدَّ لَكُمْ بِالتَّنَجُّزِ لِصِدْقِ مِيعَادِهِ وَالْحَذَرِ مِنْ هَوْلِ مَعَادِهِ
So fear Allah in relation to the purpose for which He has created you, and be cautious of [your duty towards] Him just as He has warned you of HimselfMake yourself deserving of what He has promised you by having confidence in the truth of His promise and being afraid of the terror of Day of Resurrection
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نِعْمَ الْعِبَادَةُ الْخَشْيَةُ
The best form of worship is fear [and awe] of Allah
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لَا خَيْرَ فِي قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ وَعَيْنٍ لَا تَدْمَعُ وَعِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ
There is no good in a heart that does not surrender, an eye that does not shed tears and knowledge that does not benefit
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جَعَلَ خَوْفَهُ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ نَقْداً وَمِنْ خَالِقِهِمْ ضَمَاناً وَوَعْداً
He (‘a) said about the one whom he censured: …he has made his fear of men ready currency while his fear of the Creator a mere guarantee or promise [to be carried out later]
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لَا يَخَفْ خَائِفٌ إِلَّا ذَنْبَهُ
Let no fearful one fear anything other than his sins
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لَا تَخَفْ إِلَّا ذَنْبَكَ
Do not fear anything other than your sins
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لَا تَخَافُوا ظُلْمَ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَكِنْ خَافُوا ظُلْمَ أَنْفُسِكُمْ
Do not have fear of injustice from your Lord but fear the injustice of yourselves
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رُبَّ مَخُوفٍ لَا تَحْذَرُهُ
There is many a frightening thing that you are not cautious of
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احْذَرُوا مِنَ اللَّهِ كُنْهَ مَا حَذَّرَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَاخشوهم [وَ اخْشَوْهُ] خَشْيَةً تَحْجُزُكُمْ عَمَّا يُسْخِطُهُ
Be cautious of [your duty towards] Him just as He has warned you of Himself and fear Him with a fear that would prevent you from [doing] that which causes His wrath
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