streams. When their tears run dry, blood will begin to flow, and their eyes will become damaged as a result.^[1]

3. A man once came to the Messenger of Allahصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  and asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! What will give me safety from Hellfire?”

The beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  replied: “Through the tears your eyes shed.”

The man humbly asked, “How will I attain salvation from Hellfire through the tears my eyes set forth?”

The beloved Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  declared, “Let them both flow in fear of Allah, for the eye that weeps out of the fear of Allah shall not be punished in Hell.”^[2]

Dear Islamic brothers! Alongside the Quran and Hadith, the statements of our pious predecessors also emphasise developing fear of Allah. Let us listen to a few of their heart-touching words regarding this subject.

1. Sayyidunā Anas رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ once said to his son, “Never become a siflah.”

    The son asked, “Father, who is a siflah?”

    Sayyidunā Anas رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ replied: “A siflah is he who does not fear Allah.”^[3]

2. Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤAmr b. al-ꜤĀṣ رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا said:

Cry often! If you cannot, then at least make your face appear as though you are crying. I take an oath by He Who has power over my soul! If one of you truly knew the reality of things, he would scream so much (out of fear of Allah) that his voice would fade away, and would pray so much that his back would break.”^[4]

3. Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤUmar رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا said, “A single tear shed out of the fear of Allah is dearer to me than giving mountains of gold in charity.”^[5]