Mufti Menk – Should I be scared of Allah?

			Simple reason made mention of directly Why did Allah tell us to fast?
		

			He says Lala contacter code. That's the reason
		

			Oh you who believe fasting has been prescribed upon you just like it was to those before you in
order that you achieve taco Wha what is taqwa? When you hear people speak about it they say the
consciousness of Allah the fear of Allah. What else do they say? They say
		

			various other things. I'm sure you've heard consciousness of Allah Dupois.
		

			I'm sure you've heard the fear of Allah Taqwa.
		

			There was a question that someone raised a few years back, which resulted in a beautiful explanation
that I want to share with you. They said the question from a young lad Why should I
		

			be scared of Allah? Meaning that when you say fear of Allah, fear Allah? You know?
		

			It's a good question.
		

			One of the primary things you and I need to understand is the consciousness of Allah, which means to
know that He is your Lord, He made you He is in control of everything on Earth, and you are going to
helplessly go back to him, helplessly go back to him, meaning the day you are in your last no one
and nothing will be able to delay you by a moment in Agile Allah, He, either Jah Allah, you know,
quantum talamona, if only you knew when the fixed time of Allah comes for you, or for anything or
anyone, it will not be delayed, not even by a moment, you got to go, you gotta go, you could have
had all the wealth on earth or all the health on Earth, but your time is up, it's up, something will
		

			happen to ensure that you're gone. So I need to be conscious of that all the time, all the time. I
need to keep thinking about the fact that I came from somewhere I am somewhere and I'm going
somewhere, consciousness, but the fear of Allah?
		

			Do I worship Allah? Because I'm scared of him?
		

			Good question, right?
		

			When you're scared of someone, what type of relationship would you have? So you need to put this
fear of Allah into context, what is the context, there is a way of explaining it, or there are
perhaps more than one way, there is more than one way of explaining it, perhaps. But here's one.
		

			So when you love someone, and you love them dearly, think about someone you love. You love them so
much.
		

			Sure, you guys have someone in your minds, right?
		

			Oh, by the way, you're nodding your head. I hope it's halaal broke.
		

			You have someone in your mind, I love this person so much right? Would you do anything to hurt them?
Would you do anything to be in their bad books? So the relationship is disturbed? Would you do
something like that? The answer is no. Why don't you want to do something? Because I don't want to
spoil this relation that I have. You understand what I'm saying? So I fear spoiling the relationship
with the one I love. So this fear is born out of tremendous love. You understand the point? Because
I love Allah so much I fear getting into the bad books. You see what I'm saying? So Tekoa is untouch
alibi in a carabiner other biller he will die. If you look at the deep explanation that some have
		

			given. They have said Taqwa comes from the term we chi which refers to a barrier. So create a
barrier between you and what. That which displeases Allah or the punishment of Allah, I make a
barrier. How do I make that barrier? Well, by doing the right things and staying away from the wrong
things as simple as that, so that is taqwa in essence. So Allah says, I have prescribed fasting so
that your relationship with Me can be on the highest level. You you realize who I am, you worship me
correctly, you become compassionate and all the other benefits of fasting, and at the end of that
prescribed time, you should have achieved a better relationship with Allah. That's why they say way.
		

			lunamon Adara Kurama Ivana for Lemieux for Allah, you might have heard that one day the Prophet
Muhammad peace be upon him
		

			said Amin thrice as he was climbing up the member, the pulpit and when he was asked later, he said
Jabril made a few do as and I was saying I mean to them, what was one of the two as one of them was
that will be upon the one who witnesses the month of forgiveness and doesn't achieve the
forgiveness. Something is for sale, literally for sale.
		

			And you don't make use of it yet you need it.