660 - المُؤمِنُ بَينَ الخَوفِ وَالرَّجاءِ

660. THE BELIEVER LIES BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR

1987.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَو تَعْلَمونَ قَدْرَ رَحمَةِ اللَّهِ لاتَّكَلْتُم علَيها وما عَمِلْتُم إلّا قليلاً ، ولَو تَعْلَمونَ قَدْرَ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ لَظَنَنْتُم بأنْ لا تَنْجوا .¹

1987.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If you knew the extent of Allah's mercy, you would have depended on it and performed only a few deeds, and if you knew the extent of Allah's anger, you would believe that you will not be saved.' ²

1988.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ارْجُ اللَّهَ رَجاءً لا يُجَرّئُكَ على‏ مَعاصيهِ ، وخَفِ اللَّهَ خَوفاً لا يُؤْيِسُكَ مِن رَحمَتِهِ .³

1988.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Hope in Allah with such hope that it will not embolden you to disobey Him, and fear Allah with such fear that it will not cause you to despair of His mercy.' ⁴

1989.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كانَ أبي عليه السلام يقولُ : إنّهُ لَيس مِن عَبدٍ مؤمنٍ إلّا و في قَلْبهِ نُورانِ : نورُ خِيفَةٍ ونورُ رَجاءٍ ، لَو وُزِنَ هذا لَم يَزِدْ على‏ هذا ، ولَو وُزِنَ هذا لَم يَزِدْ على‏ هذا .⁵

1989.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'My father (AS) used to say, 'There is no believing servant except that in his heart are two lights, a light of fear and a light of hope, if they were each to be measured neither would exceed the other.' ⁶