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when he has done something wrong.
There are other fears, such as fear of losing one's social life, and
of suffering mental anguish or pain. The best fear is the fear of
displeasing our Guardian Creator. It is the nature of every creature
to fear a threat to his life, but this animal fear is not the highest
form of fear for man. Man's highest form of fear originates from a
sense of excellence, and it makes a believer ashamed to say, "I have
failed my excellence before my Lord. I am embarrassed."
If a believer fails to pray, he feels that he is falling short of the
excellence which Allah requires of him. If he gives nothing to zakat
to help others, he feels that somewhere a very important area is
unattended, and that he is not living up to that which pleases
Allah.
Constantly fulfilling the obligation of prayer is a hard thing for
some. What will make it easy is turning to Allah with sincere
humility and giving complete devotion to Him. We must say, "No,
There are other fears, such as fear of losing one's social life, and
of suffering mental anguish or pain. The best fear is the fear of
displeasing our Guardian Creator. It is the nature of every creature
to fear a threat to his life, but this animal fear is not the highest
form of fear for man. Man's highest form of fear originates from a
sense of excellence, and it makes a believer ashamed to say, "I have
failed my excellence before my Lord. I am embarrassed."
If a believer fails to pray, he feels that he is falling short of the
excellence which Allah requires of him. If he gives nothing to zakat
to help others, he feels that somewhere a very important area is
unattended, and that he is not living up to that which pleases
Allah.
Constantly fulfilling the obligation of prayer is a hard thing for
some. What will make it easy is turning to Allah with sincere
humility and giving complete devotion to Him. We must say, "No,