إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ “They used to hasten to acts of devotion & obedience to Allāh, & they used to worship Allāh upon love & desire, & upon fear, & were reverent & and humble before Allāh.” (21:90)

The Prophet ﷺ entered upon a young man while he was dying. So he said:

“How do you feel?” He said:

“By Allaah, O Messenger of Allaah, indeed I hope in Allaah’s (Mercy) and I fear from my sins.”

So the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said:

“These two will not be gathered in a worshipper’s heart at a time such as this, except Allaah will grant him what he hopes for and make him safe from what he fears.”

[Recorded in At-Tirmidhee no. 983, declared hasan by Imaam Albaanee]

Trans. Source: Markaz Mu’aadh bin Jabal Islamic Centre

17 December 2017 // 12:05 PM