• Khawf and khashyah distinguished: The session explains the difference between general fear and khashyah the awe-filled fear rooted in knowledge of Allah, drawing on Qur’an 35:28 and the principle that the more a person knows Allah, the greater their awe of Him will be.
• What a believer fears: Learners work through the specific objects of a believer’s fear: punishment in this world, a bad ending, the punishment of the grave, standing before Allah, the horrors of the Day of Judgement, the torment of Hell-fire, and deeds not being accepted.
• Fear as a deterrent from sin: Qur’an 55:46 is quoted with the commentary of Mujāhid رحمه الله, who describes it as referring to a person who, on the verge of sinning, remembers the standing before his Lord and stops. Abū Sulaymān al-Dārānī is quoted on fear burning away the sources of lust and worldly attachments.
• The positive outcomes of fearing Allah: The session lists what fear produces shade on the Day of Judgement, freedom from Hell-fire, the ability to benefit from reminders, and Allah’s pleasure anchored by the Hadith Qudsi in Ibn Ḥibbān on Allah not combining two fears for His servant.
• How to build the fear of Allah: Five means are offered: reflecting on Allah’s greatness, engaging in tadabbur of the Qur’an, reflecting on the hereafter, reflecting on one’s sins and their consequences, and asking Allah directly as our beloved Prophet ﷺ did in the duʿa recorded in Nasāʾī.

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The session draws heavily on Ibn al-Qayyim, quoted twice once on the necessity of hope for anyone journeying towards Allah, and again on the link between hope and knowledge of Allah’s Names and Attributes. The distinction between rajāʾ and al-tamannī (using Allah’s mercy as permission to continue in sin) is central to the session. Qur’an 18:110 is the basis for what Ibn al-Qayyim calls “the essence of īmān,” and the story of Yaʿqūb عليه السلام connects hope with faith under hardship. The session also addresses how hope and fear sit alongside each other across different stages of life, drawing on the well-known statement of ʿUmar رضي الله عنه, and closes with a duʿa from Abū Dāwūd asking Allah not to entrust the servant to himself for even the blink of an eye.

This session covers:

• The definition and necessity of rajāʾ: Hope in Allah is defined as full awareness of His mercy combined with confidence in His generosity. Ibn al-Qayyim is quoted on why a believer cannot afford to lose hope at any point on their journey between sins, shortcomings, deeds, and the desire for closeness to Allah.
• Real hope vs deluded hope: Learners distinguish between rajāʾ, which is paired with action, and al-tamannī, which uses Allah’s mercy as a reason to continue in sin. Learners are asked to consider what they recognise in themselves.
• Ḥusn al-Ẓann Billāh: The Hadith in Bukhārī “I am as My servant thinks of Me” is introduced alongside a comparison of two learners, one who lacks hope and one who holds it, to prompt reflection on how hope shapes everyday life.
• Balancing hope and fear: The session examines when each quality is more needed, across good times, hardship, and different stages of life. The statement of ʿUmar رضي الله عنه on being the one person in either scenario is quoted in full.
• Increasing hope through knowledge of Allah: Five areas for reflection are offered blessings, rewards, Allah’s love and kindness, His Names, and the Qur’an supported by Qur’an 18:110 and a duʿa from Abū Dāwūd.

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