The Branches of Faith - 17 - Fear & Hope of Allah

As Shaykh Yasir Qadhi commences his mesmerizing talk on fear and hope in Allah, we are forced to ponder upon the exact meaning of these words and how one ceases to exist without the other. We come to realize how the healthy synthesis of fear, love and hope is what will grant us peace in this life and the Hereafter. The Shaykh elaborates further saying that of the branches of Iman, without which you are not a Mumin, is to have a fear of Allah- Khashiya , and hope in Allah (SWT). As for the fear of Allah (SWT), it is a constant theme that is found in the Quran. Allah mentions in over fifty verses, the concept of having internal fear, and generic fear. The level of fear will allow us to get to the highest levels of Jannah. Shaykh Yasir Qadhi also advises us to firmly believe that genuine hope only makes you strive for hope. If not, we are simply put - being lax of Allah’s Muqaam and that is not a situation that any one of us want to put ourselves into. Sharing more information on hope, Shaykh Yasir tells us that Allah has divided His mercy into 100 parts, of which only one has been sent to the Earth which is responsible for all the merciful acts that we may  portray towards one each other till the end of time. The other 99 has been reserved by Allah SWT for the Day of Judgement to distribute amongst those who truly deserve it. May Allah grant us the strength and firm resolve to imbibe the motivational factors required for the unending belief and worship in Allah - love, fear and hope.