How is hope joined to fear?
2026-09-21
T62 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
كَمَا أَنَّ الرَّجَاءَ يَسْتَلْزِمُ الْخَوْفَ وَلَوْلَا ذَلِكَ لَكَانَ أَمْنًا؛ فَأَهْلُ الْخَوْفِ لِلَّهِ وَالرَّجَاءِ لَهُ هُمْ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ الَّذِينَ مَدَحَهُمْ اللَّهُ.
English translation
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Likewise, hope entails fear; without that, it would be a sense of security [from punishment]. Those who fear Allah and hope in Him are the people of knowledge whom Allah has praised.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 7/21
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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