Hadith 457

ey, if they were to strive and fatigue themselves in their lifetimes in My-azwj worship, they would (still) be deficient, not reaching its essence in their worship in worshipping Me-azwj, seeking in My-azwj Presence of My-azwj Benevolence. But they should be trusting My-azwj Mercy, and be hoping of My-azwj Grace, and let them be reassured to the good thoughts with Me-azwj, for My-azwj Mercy would come across them during that, and My-azwj Conferment would reach them, and My-azwj Pleasure, and My-azwj Forgiveness will be clothing them, for Me-azwj, I-azwj am Allah-azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful, and am Named with that! ”’[220]
And it is reported from the scholar-asws having said: ‘Allah-azwj Revealed to Musa-as Bin Imran-as: “Make two men from the children of Israel into the prison! ” So, he-as imprisoned them. Then He-azwj Commanded him-as to free them’. He-asws said: ‘He-as looked at one of them, and behold, he was like the humpbacked. He-as said to him: ‘What is that which has reached with you to what I-as am seeing from you? ’ He said, ‘The fear from Allah-azwj! ’
And he-as looked at the other. Nothing had greyed from him. He-as said to him: ‘You and your companions were both in one matter, and I-as have seen the matter reach with your companion while you have not changed! ’
The man said to him-as, ‘It was due to my having beautiful, good thoughts with Allah-azwj’. He-as said: ‘O Lord-azwj! You-azwj have Heard the talk of Your-azwj servant. Which of the two is better? ’ He-azwj Said: “The owner of the good thoughts is better! ”’[221]
And it is reported from the scholar-asws: ‘Allah-azwj Revealed to Musa-as Bin Imran-as: “O Musa‑as! Say to the children of Israel, I-azwj am with the thoughts of My-azwj servant, so let him think of Me-azwj whatever he so desire, he will find Me-azwj with him (accordingly)! ”’[222]
And we are reporting: ‘One who fears Allah-azwj would deprive himself from the world’’. [223]
And we are reporting: ‘Fear Allah-azwj as if you are seeing Him-azwj. If you are not seeing Him‑azwj, then He-azwj is Seeing you, and if were not to know that He-azwj Sees you, so you have committed Kufr, and if you were to know He-azwj Does See you, then you conceal with the disobedience from the created beings and duel to Him-azwj with it, so you have Made Him-azwj as the weakest of the beholders to you’’. [224]
And we are reporting: ‘One who hopes for something will seek it, and the one who fears from something will flee from it. There is none from a Momin gathering fear and hope in his heart, except Allah-azwj would Give him what he had hoped for and Secure him from what he had feared’’. [225]
And we are reporting: ‘One who dies feeling secure from being plundered will be plundered, and the one who dies fearing from being plundered, would be safe from being plundered’’. [226]