Who is the Perfect Believer?

Sayyidi Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه stated: “The people of Madinah in the past were like this.”^{^[1]}

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

(4): A perfect believer is the one who has the fear of Allah

Dear Islamic brothers! Among the signs of a perfect believer, an important sign is also the fear of Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty states:

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ مِّنْ خَشْیَةِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُوْنَۙ(۵۷)

Indeed those who are in awe of their Lord.^{^[2]}

It is mentioned in Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān: “Meaning, one of the attributes of the believers is that they remain fearful of the torment of their Lord.”^{^[3]}

Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣri’s fear of Allah Almighty

Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was a great saint of Allah Almighty and one with perfect faith. Allamah Ibn al-Jauzi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه writes about him:

When Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه would arrive, it seemed as if he had returned from the burial of a close friend. He would live as if fire was hanging over his head. He would sit like a prisoner whose neck was about to be struck. He would spend his morning in a state as if he had just passed through the horrors of the Day of Judgement. Once, someone asked him about his condition, he replied: “A person whose ship shatters in the middle of the ocean would be in a better state than me.” He was asked: “Why so?” He replied: “I am a sinful servant, and

[1] Causes of a Bad Ending, pp. 14–15.

[2] Al-Quran, Al- Muʾminūn, verse 57; translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān

[3] Sirat al-Jinan, Part 18, al-Mu'minun, under verse 57, vol. 6, p. 536, with slight adaptation.

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