Chapter 52: About Combining between Fear and Hope

Translation: [ Please be informed that a servant should be both fearful and hopeful in moderation. No virtue of one of them should exceed the other, but in the case of falling sick, his hope 11 The other narrations have the words: " He slept waiting for death. When he found his mount, he was greatly moved and said: ' O Allah! You are my slave and I am your Lord. ' (The last words show his utmost pleasure that caused him to utter what contradicts believing in Oneness of Allah. This did not affect his faith). And the words: " Allah is more pleased than that slave. "

should be more intense. The textual proofs from the Book of Allah and Sunna of the Prophet ﷺ .support this

Allah said:

Translation: “ Did they then feel secure against the Plan of Allah? None feels secure from the Plan of Allah except the people who are losers. ** (7: 99) And

Translation: " O my sons! Go and inquire about Joseph () and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Mercy. Certainly no one despairs of Allah's Mercy, except the people who disbelieve. " 12: 87) And

Translation: " On the Day (the Day of Resurrection) when some faces will become white and some faces will become black; as to those whose faces will become black (to them it will be said): " Did you reject faith after accepting it? Then taste the torment (in Hell) for rejecting faith. " (3: 106) And

Translation: " And (remember) when your Lord declared that He would certainly keep on sending against them (the Jews), until the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with a humiliating torment. Verily, your Lord is quick in retribution (for the disobedient and the wicked) and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (for the obedient and those who beg Allah's Forgiveness). یاد و د (7-167) And

Translation: " Verily, the pious righteous people will be in Delight (Paradise); * And verily, the wicked the disbelievers will be in the blazing Hellfire, * " (82: 13-14)

Translation: " Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavier. * He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise). * But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light, * He will have his home in Hellfire. * " (101: 6-9) There are too many verses in this regard. As to the Hadiths, we will mention the following:

Translation: 217. Narrated Abu-Sa'eed Al-Khudri: " Allah's Messenger said: " When the funeral is ready and the men carry the deceased person on their shoulders, if the deceased was righteous it will say: ' Present me (hurriedly), ' and if he was not righteous it will say: ' Woe is me! Where are they taking me? Its voice will be heard by every creature except mankind. Had he heard it he would have fallen unconscious. " (Bukhari)