قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ شِدَّةَ الْخَوْفِ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ إِنَّما يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبادِهِ الْعُلَماءُ وَ قَالَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ فَلا تَخْشَوُا النَّاسَ وَ اخْشَوْنِ وَ قَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ مَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجاً قَالَ وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ حُبَّ الشَّرَفِ وَ الذِّكْرِ لَا يَكُونَانِ فِي قَلْبِ الْخَائِفِ الرَّاهِبِ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from one of his companions, from Salih Bin Hamza, raising it, said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘From the worship is the intense fear from Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic. Allah<sup>azwj</sup> is Saying <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:35#h28"><a href="/books/quran:35#h28">[35:28]</a></a> but rather it is those of His servants only who have knowledge who fear Allah</span>. And He<sup>azwj</sup>, Majestic is His<sup>azwj</sup> Praise, Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:5#h44"><a href="/books/quran:5#h44">[5:44]</a></a> therefore fear not the people and fear Me</span>. And the Blessed and High Said <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:65#h2"><a href="/books/quran:65#h2">[65:2]</a></a> and whoever is fearful of Allah, He will make for him an outlet</span>’. He (the narrator) said, ‘And Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Love for fame and to be mentioned (popularity/dominance) will not exist in the heart of the one who is fearful (of Allah<sup>azwj</sup>)’.
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