Faith IQ – Am I Supposed To Worship Allah Out Love, Fear Or Hope

			Am I supposed to worship out of fear, hope or love?
		

			It's a beautiful question that requires a bit of context. Why? Because in our faith, we worship
Allah subhanho wa Taala we should worship Allah subhanho wa Taala out of love. Why? Because the loss
of penalty Allah created us, because Allah subhanaw taala is merciful to us because Allah subhanaw
taala instructed us and He is the Creator and we are the creation. However, where do the spectrums
of hope and fear come in? When you worship Allah subhanho wa Taala and you observe the commandments
of law, and you see how people live their lives, you realize there is an emphasis on hope and there
is an emphasis on fear. Some people are moved by fear more than hope and some people are moved by
		

			hope more than fear. What motivates you and I it will vary from person to person. However, everyone
does need some kind of balance. Why? Because those who have an extreme emphasis on hope and
absolutely no fear, you will find them basically committing many sins and saying it's okay Allah is
the Most Merciful. You will find some people who have an emphasis and an extreme emphasis on fear
and absolutely absolutely no hope you will find that they have lost hope in a lot or they cause
other people to lose hope in Allah subhana wa Tada. Therefore we need a balance. If you find that
you are emphasizing one more than the other, then go back to the verses and that Hadith emphasize
		

			fear or emphasize hope so that you are moved back to where you're supposed to be. But ultimately, we
worship Allah subhana wa tada out of pure love and humility and submission, because he is our
Creator because he is our sustainer because he is the one who blessed us with all that we have. And
we ask Allah subhana wa Taala to allow us to never lose hope in Him and to have constant fear of our
shortcomings so that we are motivated to do more good out of love for Allah subhanho wa Taala and
Allah subhanaw taala knows best