If (his/her) intention is good...

If (his/her) intention is good, then (he/her) will get good; if (his/her) intention is evil, then (he/her) will get evil.”[3] I (the author) say: Also the believer must be between fear and hope as Allah, the Most High, said:” They call upon their Lord in fear and in hope.”[4] That is because only fear may lead man to despair.

Despair of the mercy of Allah is dispraised, for it discourages the servant from the good act; only hope may lead the servant to think that he is safe frome the punishment of Allah. Such idea is regarded as misguidance and disappointment which refrain the servant from worshipping. As for that Allah is with the intention of the servant may mean that Allah takes care of the servant and rewards him according to that good or evil intention which is put into effect.

He (al- Sâdiq) peace be on him, said:” The believer is not believing unless he is afraid and hopeful, and is not afraid and hopeful unless he put into practice what he is hopeful and afraid of.” I (the author) say: That is because the act is the appearance of fear and hope. If the person does not act, then he is a liar when he says that he is between fear and hope, for if the person is afraid of someone, he will spare no effort to be very careful of him.

And if the person hopes someone he will use all means to approach the hoped one. He, peace be on him, said:” Good opinion is that you must hope no one but Allah atid that you fear nothing but your sin.[5] I (the author) say: That is because if the person hopes other than Allah, he will have doubt in the might of Allah and His mercy for His servants or he will have an imagination that other than Allah has an ability which is in 1 al-Kafi:2/71/12. 2 Shaykh Ttasi, al- Majâlis, Majlis no. 42.

al- Kâfi: 2/68/3. 3 al- Kaff: 2/72/3. 4 al- Kafi, chapter: Fear and hope: 2/71/11. 5 Ibid, chapter: Good Opinion in Allah: 2/72/4. no need of Allah, the Exalted. So, this means mistrust in Allah, the Powerful, the Merciful. Also to fear things other than the sin- like fear of death and other creatures- leads to doubt in the power of Allah and His mercy. It was said to him:” People commit sins and say that…