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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Fear Fear الخوف والخشية Fear [of Allah] is the imprisonment of the self from sins and its impediment from vices. 1ـ الخَوْفُ سِجْنُ النَّفْسِ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ، ورادِعُها عَنِ المَعاصي. Fear of Allah in this world makes one safe from fear of Him in the Hereafter. 2ـ الخَوْفُ مِنَ اللّهِ في الدُّنيا، يُؤْمِنُ الخَوْفَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنْهُ.

Fear [Allah] and you will be feared by the people.[^1] 3ـ إرْهَبْ تُحذَرْ. Fear [Allah] and you will be feared; and do not act jokingly such that you are belittled. 4 ـ إرْهَبْ تُحْذَر، ولا تَهْزِلْ فَتُحْتَقَرْ. The most fearful [of Allah] among you are the ones who know [Him] the most. 5ـ أخْوَفُكُمْ أعْرَفُكُمْ. Fear [of Allah] is security. 6ـ اَلخَوْفُ أمانٌ. Fear of the punishment of Allah is a quality of the God-wary. 7ـ اَلخَشْيَةُ مِنْ عَذابِ اللّهِ شِيمَةُ المُتَّقينَ.

Fear [of Allah] is the gown of the Gnostics. 8ـ اَلخَوْفُ جِلْبابُ العارِفينَ. Fear [of Allah] is the distinguishing feature of the believers. 9ـ اَلوَجَلُ شِعارُ المُؤْمِنينَ. When you fear the Creator, you flee towards Him. 10ـ إذا خِفْتَ الخالِقَ فَرَرْتَ إلَيهِ. The fruit of fear is security. 11ـ ثَمَرَةُ الخَوْفِ الأمْنُ. Fear your Lord and seek His mercy, He will save you from that which you fear [in this world] and will bestow [upon you] what you hope for.

12ـ خَفْ رَبَّكَ، وارْجُ رَحْمَتَهُ، يُؤْمِنْكَ مِمَّا تَخافُ وَيُنِلْكَ ما رَجَوْتَ. Fear [Allah] and you will be safe, and do not [wait to] be safe so that you may fear [Him]. 13ـ خَفْ تَأمَنْ ولا تَأمَنْ فَتَخَفْ. Fear your Lord with a fearing that distracts you from hope of His mercy, and have hope of His mercy with the hoping of one who does not feel safe from His fear. 14ـ خَفْ رَبَّكَ خَوْفاً يَشْغَلُكَ عَنْ رَجائِهِ، وارْجُهُ رَجاءَ مَنْ لا يَأمَنُ خَوْفَهُ.

The best action is striking a balance between hope [of His mercy] and fear [of His wrath]. 15ـ خَيْرُ الأعمالِ اِعْتِدالُ الرَّجاءِ والخَوْفِ. Fear Allah with the fearing of one who busies his mind with contemplation, for indeed fear [of Allah] is the best place to find security and is a restraint for the self from vices. 16ـ خَفِ اللّهَ خَوْفَ مَنْ شَغَلَ بِالفِكْرِ قَلْبَهُ، فَإنَّ الخَوْفَ مَظِنَّةُ الأمْنِ، وَسِجنُ (وَشَجْنُ) النَّفسِ عَنِ المَعاصي.