They usually do not lose their coldness and do not escape from the field.

They usually do not lose their coldness and do not escape from the field. They do not lose hope, and do never blaspheme, and briefly speaking, they persevere. They continue going forth and, at last, they win. The verse says: “…and the establishers of prayer…” Their third and fourth qualities are that they establish the prayer and spend in charity out of what Allah has bestowed upon them as sustenance.

The verse continues saying: “…and spend (in charity) out of what We have provided them with.” From one side, their relation with Allah, the Creator of the world, is firm, and on the other side, they have a strong relation with people. This explanation makes the fact clear that the qualities of the believers, such as: love, surrender, and humility have not merely the inward aspect, but the effects of them must usually be appeared and manifested in their daily deeds and manners, too.

Some Traditions Karajaki cites in Ma‘dan-ul-Javahir narrating from Ahl-ul-Bayt (as) saying that the origin of every goodness, both in the world and Hereafter, is one thing and it is being in awe of Allah[^1], the Almighty… Once a man came to the Messenger of Allah, and said: “Teach me something so that my Lord loves me…” The Messenger of Allah said: “Whenever you like that your Lord loves you, be in awe of Him.” ^2 Abubasir said: “I told the Imam (Imam Sadiq) (as): ‘O’ May I be your ransom!