The reward for fearing Allah Allah has granted those who fear Him guidance (huda), mercy (rahma), knowledge (ilm) and His pleasure (ridwan). هُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِرَبِّهِمْ يَرْهَبُونَ guidance and mercy for those who are fearful of their Lord. (7:154) إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى ٱللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْعُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ غَفُورٌ “It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allah” (35:28) جَزاؤُهُم عِندَ رَبِّهِم جَنّٰتُ عَدنٍ تَجرى مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهٰرُ خٰلِدينَ فيها أَبَدًا ۖ رَضِىَ اللَّهُ عَنهُم وَرَضوا عَنهُ ۚ ذٰلِكَ لِمَن خَشِىَ رَبَّهُ Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of Eternity beneath which rivers flow, where they will abide forever. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. That is for whoever fears His Lord. (98:8) Allah gives these four rewards to those who fear Him. It is a very well known statement that ‘the head of wisdom is fearing Allah’ which according to authentic sources attribute it to Abdullah Ibn Masood. There is a weak narration in the book of hadith by Musnad Qudai which is not the same level as Bukhari or Muslim, however it is borne out by reality: Whoever fears Allah, Allah will make everything fear Him. Whoever fears other than Allah, Allah will make him fear everything. (Musnad Qudai) When you are not connected to Allah, you worry about everything – your job, your salary, your family, your health… When you are connected to Allah, you rely and depend on Him, you do not fear anything. Abu Hurayrah narrated the Prophet (peace beon him) passed on from His Lord: By My honour and My might, I don’t combine two fears and two safeties on My servant. (Ibn Hibban) This means that if you fear Allah in the dunya you will have security in the akhirah, and … Continue reading Ghazali on Khawf (fear)