Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 88
CHAPTER 5 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Fear of All a h and Veneration for Him 88 Real fear, is that a man only dreads from All a h. ٰ َّٰ ﻻَاِﻟ ُ اِﻻَّاﻟﻠ and Tau hi d is one and the same thing. Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said that none of you should consider himself insignificant. The Companions asked for its explanation. He said; "If someone feels that there is some defect or fault in a religious matter and still keeps quiet about it, God will enquire from him on the Day of Judgment as to why did he not express his views. He would reply that he was afraid of the people. God would tell him that man should fear Him rather than the people. 2 In order to inspire the fear of God in his Companions, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa narrated a story. A person made a will at the time of death, that firewood should be gathered and his body burnt to ashes. He instructed his family to disperse his ashes in the sea. The family executed his wish. God gathered these ashes and asked him as to why he made such a will. He replied that he was afraid of his Creator and did this out of fear of Him. Hearing this explanation God forgave him. 3 Most God Fearing Man Our Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was the best of the believers and he excelled others in the fear of God. He was always apprehensive and fearful of God's displeasure. Although the first revelation was a great spiritual award for