Shuni bilish kerakki, biror narsa ro'y berishini umid qilgan kishi uchta qadamni bajarishi shart: birinchidan, umid qilayotgan narsasini sevish; ikkinchidan, umidi qo'ldan ketishi mumkinligini bilish; uchinchidan, qodirligi darajasida uni qo'lga kiritishga intilish. Abu Hurayra ~ rivoyat qiladi: "Allohning Elchisi ﷺ dedilar: "Kim qo'rqsa, kechasi yo'lga chiqadi; kechasi yo'lga chiqqan manzilga yetadi. Allohning mollari qimmatlidir. Allohning molı - Jannatdir." Alloh ~ yaxshi amal qiluvchilarda Unga bo'lgan umid va qo'rquv xislatlarini joylashtirgan; shu sababli foydali umid va qo'rquvni amal bilan bog'lab, shunday deydi: {Albatta, Robbilaridan qo'rqadiganlar; Robbilarining oyatlariga iymon keltiradiganlar; Robbilariga hech kimni sherik qilmaydiganlar; qo'llaridan kelgan sadaqalarni qalblari qo'rquvga to'la holda beradiganlar, chunki ular Robbilariga qaytishlarini biladilar (hisob uchun) - mana shular yaxshi ishlarga shoshiluvchilardir va ular ularda oldinda bo'luvchilardir.} Oisha ~ rivoyat qiladi: "Men Allohning Elchisi ﷺ dan bu oyat haqida so'radim va dedim: "Ular may ichadigan, zino qiladigan va o'g'irlik qiladiganlarmi?" U zot ﷺ javob berdilar: "Yo'q, ey As-Siddiq (Abu Bakr) qizi; ular ro'za tutadigan, namoz o'qiydigan va sadaqa beradigan, lekin sadaqalari qabul bo'ladimi yoki yo'qmi deb qo'rqadiganlardir; ular yaxshi ishlarga shoshiluvchilardir." Alloh ~ mukammal amal qiladigan, Allohdan qo'rqadigan kishilarni baxtli, Allohning azobiga parvo qilmay yomon ishlar qiladiganlarni esa bechora kishilar sifatida tasvirlagan. Sahobalar ~ hayotiga nazar solsak, ular Allohga bo'lgan qo'rquv va muhabbat tufayli solih amal qilishga qanchalik intilganlarini ko'ramiz. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ~ shunday degan deb naql qilinadi: "Men mo'min bandaning yonidagi bir tola soch bo'lishni istardim." U zot ~ Allohdan qo'rqish darajasini va Robbisining roziligi uchun har narsaga tayyor ekanligini ifodaladi. U zot ~ ko'p yig'lar va shunday derdi: "Yig'langlar, agar yig'lay olmasangiz, yig'lashga harakat qiling." Payg'ambar ﷺ namozga turganda, Allohdan qo'rqqanidan yog'och bo'lakdek qotib turardi. U o'limi yaqinlashib, to'shagida yotganida Oyshaga dedi: "Men musulmonlar xazinasidan bu ko'rpani, bu sog'iladigan sigirni va bu cho'rini olgan edim; shuning uchun ularni tezroq Umar ibn al-Xattobga olib boring." U ﷺ yana dedi: "Men shu daraxt bo'lsam edi, yeb, tishlab tashlansa edi." Abu Qatoda aytdi: "Menga xabar berishdiki, Abu Bakr ~ dedi: 'Men o't bo'lsam edi, hayvonlar yeb ketsa edi.'" Umar ibn al-Xattob ~ esa, u Tur surasini o'qiyotganda, "Albatta, Rabbingizning azobi yuz beradi" oyatiga yetganda shunchalik qattiq yig'lagani sababli, kasal bo'lib qolgani va sahobalari uni ziyorat qilgani rivoyat qilinadi. U o'lim oldida o'g'liga dedi: "Voy sendan! Yuzimni yerga qo'yinglar, shoyad Alloh ~ menga rahm qilsa." U ~ Qur'on oyatini o'qir va Allohdan haddan tashqari qo'rqqanidan kunlab uyda qolib, uni ziyorat qilgani kelgan odamlarni qabul qilardi; u Allohning azobidan juda ehtiyot bo'lardi. Uning yuzida ko'z yoshlari izidan qolgan ikkita qora chiziq bor edi. Ibn Abbos ~ unga dedi: "Alloh ~ sizning qo'lingiz bilan yangi yerlarni fath qildi (Islomni yoyish uchun)..." Ammo u ~ javob berdi: "Men najot topsam, hisobimda na savob, na gunoh qolsa edi, shuni xohlardim." Usmon ibn Affon ~ qabr oldida turganida, soqoli butunlay ho'l bo'lguncha yig'lardi. U ~ dedi: "Agar men Jannat bilan Do'zax orasida turgan bo'lsam va meni qayerga olib borishlarini bilmasam, oxirgi manzilimni bilishdan oldin kul bo'lishni afzal ko'rardim." Ali ibn AbuOllib ~ ikki narsadan qo'rqib yig'lardi: so'nmaydigan umid va nafsga ergashish. U ~ dedi: "So'nmas umid insonni oxiratni unutishga olib boradi, nafsga ergashish esa haqiqatdan adashtiradi." Bu dunyo orqaga qaytmoqda, oxirat esa yaqinlashmoqda. Shuning uchun oxirat farzandlaridan bo‘ling, dunyo farzandlaridan bo‘lmang. Chunki bugun amal bor, hisob yo‘q; ertaga esa hisob bor, amal yo‘q. Abu Darda ~ dedi: "Men eng ko‘p qo‘rqadigan narsa shuki, Qiyomat kunida menga: «Ey Abu Darda, sen (to‘g‘ri islomiy) ilmga ega bo‘lding, bilganlaring bo‘yicha nima qilding?» deyilishi mumkin." U ~ tez-tez shunday derdi: "Agar o‘limdan keyin nimalarga duch kelishingizni bilsangiz, ovqatingizni yemas, ichimlikni ishtahangiz bilan ichmas edingiz... Men daraxt bo‘lib, tishlanib, keyin yeyilgan bo‘lsam edi, deb orzu qilaman." Abu Zarr ~ ham shunday derdi: "Men tishlanadigan daraxt bo‘lsam edim, va tug‘ilmagan bo‘lsam edim, deb orzu qilaman." Unga sadaqa tariqasida sovg‘alar keltirildi. U ~ dedi: "Bizda sog‘adigan echkilar, o‘zimizni tashish uchun tuyalar, xizmat qiladigan xizmatkor, o‘zimizni o‘rab olish uchun ko‘rpa bor. Shuning uchun Hisob kunida bu ne’matlarning barchasi haqida so‘roq qilinishimdan qo‘rqaman." Tamim ad-Dariy ~ bir kecha Josiya surasini tilovat qilardi. U ushbu oyatga yetganda: {Yoki yomon amallarni qilganlar, ularni iymon keltirib, yaxshi amallarni qilganlar bilan teng qilamiz, deb o‘ylaydilarmi?} – u shu oyatni takrorlab, tong otguncha yig‘lab tilovat qilaverdi. Abu Ubayda Omir ibn al-Jarrah ~ dedi: "Men ortidan ergashiladigan bir bob bo‘lsam edi, deb orzu qilaman." Bu – mening oilam so‘yib yeydigan uzun qo‘y. Al-Bukhoriy o‘zining "Sahih" kitobida bir bobni shunday nomladi: "Mo‘minning amallari behuda ketib qolishidan, o‘zi sezmagan holda, qo‘rqishi haqida bob". Ibrohim at-Taymiy dedi: "Har safar so‘zimni amalim bilan solishtirganimda, zulm qilinishimdan qo‘rqaman." Men Payg‘ambar ﷺ sahobalaridan o‘ttiz kishi bor davrda yashadim. Ularning barchasi nifoqdan qo‘rqardi va ulardan hech biri o‘zining iymon darajasi Jabroil yoki Mikoil (alayhimas-salom) kabi, deb aytmagan edi. Al-Hasan ~ dedi: "Allohdan faqat mo‘min qo‘rqadi, Allohning azobidan faqat munofiq o‘zini xavfsiz his qiladi." Umar ibn al-Khattab ~ oldi Hudhayfah ~ huzuriga bordi, u kishiga Payg'ambar ~ Madinadagi munofiqlarning ismlarini ishonib aytgan edi va unga dedi: "Seni Alloh haqi bilan qasam ichib so'rayman. Payg'ambar ~ meni nomini aytib o'tganmilar?" (ya'ni munofiqlar orasida). Hudhayfah ~ javob berdi: "Yo'q, lekin sendan keyin hech kimni oqlamayman." Shayx (Ibn Taymiyya) bizga shunday deganini eshitdim: "Hudhayfah ~ bu so'zi bilan boshqa birovni nifoqdan himoya qilmasligini nazarda tutmagan, balki boshqalarga Payg'ambar ~ munofiqlar ro'yxatiga ularni kiritganmi, deb so'rab kelishlariga yo'l qoldirmoqchi bo'lmagan."

It should be known that whoever hopes for something to happen, is required to take three steps: First, to love the thing he/she hopes for. Second, to know that his/her hope could slip away. Third, to endeavour to obtain this according to his/her ability. Abu Hurayrah ~ said: "The Messenger of Allah ~ said: "He who fears sets out at nightfall, and he who sets out at nightfall reaches the destination. Allah's commodity is dear. Allah's commodity is Paradise."3 Allah ~ has placed the characteristics of hope and fear of Him within good doers; therefore, He~ has made beneficial hope and fear related to action, saying: (Verily, those who live in awe of their Lord; and those who believe in the Signs of their Lord; and those who join not anyone as partners with their Lord; and those who give that (their charity) which they give (and also do other good deeds) with their hearts full of fear, because they are sure to return to their Lord (for reckoning); it is these who hasten in good deeds, and they are foremost in them.)4 Aishah .~ said: "I asked the Messenger of Allah ~ about this Verse, and said: 'Are they the ones who drink wine, fornicate and steal?' He ~ replied: 'No, 0 daughter of As- Siddiq (Abu Bakr); they are those who fast, pray and give charity; yet they fear whether their alms and charities have been accepted or not; those who hasten in ( doing) good deeds." 1 Allah ~ described blessed people as people who act perfectly, fearing Allah, and described wretched people as those who do misdeeds, disregarding the Punishment of Allah. When we reflect on the lives of the Companions ~ . we discover how they endeavour to act righteously, out of fear and love for Allah ~. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ~ was quoted as saying: "I wish I were a hair in the side of believing servant"2 He ~ expressed the extent of his fear of Allah, and how he would anything to please his Lord. He ~ used to weep a lot and say: "Cry and if you can't, try hard to." When he ~ stood for prayers, he would stand like a piece of wood, out of fear of Allah ~. When he was dying on his bed, he said to Aishah :$,, : "I have obtained this cover, this milker and this slave from the Muslim treasury; so please take them quickly to Umar bin Al-Khattab. He~ also said: "I wish I were this tree, to be eaten and bitten." Abu Qatadah said: "I was told that Abu Bakr ~ said: 'I wish I were herbs to be eaten by animals."' As for Umar bin Al-Khattab 4,, it was said that he was reciting Surat At-Tur, and when he reached the Verse: ( Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass), he cried so intensely that he fell ill, and was visited by his Companions. He ~ said to his son as he was dying: "Woe unto you! Place my cheek on the ground, in the hope that Allah ~ might be merciful to me." He 4, would recite a Verse of the Qur' an and stay indoors for days, receiving people who would come to visit him, because of his excessive fear of Allah; he was extremely mindful of the Punishment of Allah ~; he even had two black lines on his face which marked the lines of his tears. lbn 'Abbas 4, said to him: "Allah ~ has conquered new lands with your hands (to spread Islam) ... " But he ~ replied: "I wish I would be safe, having no reward and no sin in my account." Uthman bin 'Affan ~ would cry as he stood before a grave, until his beard would become totally wet. He 4, said: "If I were to stand between Paradise and Hell, not knowing where I would be taken, I would rather choose to be ashes before I should know my final destination." Ali bin Abi Talib 4, used to cry because he feared two things: unfading hope, and following one's desires. He 4, said: "Having unfading hope makes one forget the Hereafter, while following one's desires deviates from the truth. This world is retreating and the Hereafter is coming, so be among the sons of the Hereafter, but do not be among the followers of this world; because today there is action without reckoning, whereas tomorrow, there 1s reckoning without (any more) action." Abu Darda' ~ said: "The biggest thing I worry about is that it may be said on the Day of Resurrection: 'O Abu Darda', you have received (true Islamic) knowledge, so what have you done in respect to what you have known?"' He ~ used to say: "If you knew what you are facing after death, you would not eat your meal nor drink with any appetite ... I wish I were a tree to be bitten and then eaten." Abu Dharr ~ also used to say: "I wish I were a tree being bitten, and I wish that I were never born." Charitable gifts were presented to him, to which he~ said: "We have goats to milk, camels to transport ourselves, a servant to serve us, a duvet to cover ourselves. So, I am worried about being questioned about all these blessings on the Day of Reckoning." Tamim ad-Dari~ was reciting Surat Al-Jathiyah one night, and when he read the Verse: ( Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe and do righteous deeds), and he kept reciting it and crying all night, until dawn. Abu 'Ubaydah 'Amir bin Al-Jarrah ~ said: "I wish I were a chapter to follow." This is a long sheep, slaughtered and eaten by my family. Al-Bukhari named a chapter in his Sahih: "Chapter on: the Fear of a Believer that his Deed may come to Nothing while he is Unaware" Ibrahim Tamimi said: "Whenever I compare my word to my deed, I fear that I may be wronged." I have lived at a time where there thirty Companions of the Prophet~; they were all worried about hypocrisy, and none of them ever mentioned that the level of his belief was like that Jibreel or Michael ~I. Al-Hasan ~ said: "Only a believer has fear of Allah, and only a hypocrite feels safe from Allah's Punishment." Umar bin Al-Khattab ~ went to Hudhayfah ~' to whom the Prophet ~ confided the names of the hypocrites in Al- Madinah, and said to him: "I adjure you, by Allah. Has the Prophet ~ named me?" (i.e. among the hypocrites). Hudhayfah ~ replied: "No, but I will not vindicate anyone else after you." I heard that our Shaikh (Ibn Taymiyah) said: "Hudhayfah ~ did not mean that he would not defend anyone else from hypocrisy, but that he did not want to give others the chance to come and ask him whether they were named by the Prophet ~' in the list of the hypocrites.