Al-Tadmuriyya - Ibn Taimiya - (202)

He—exalted is He—also speaks about fear, awe, and mindfulness of Him: “Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, and fears Allah and is mindful of Him—it is they who are the successful” (24:52). Here obedience is ascribed to both Allah and His Messenger, while fear and mindfulness are reserved for Allah alone. The same pattern appears in Noah’s words—peace be upon him—when he proclaimed: “I am to you a clear warner: worship Allah, be mindful of Him, and obey me” (26:107-108). Worship and mindfulness belong solely to Allah, and obedience is given to the Messenger, for whoever obeys the Messenger has in fact obeyed Allah.

He, the Exalted, also says: “So do not fear the people; fear Me, and do not barter My revelations for a trifling gain” (5:44); and He says: “Do not fear them, but fear Me, if you are believers” (3:175).

Abraham—peace be upon him—declared: “How should I fear what you associate, while you do not fear that you have associated with Allah that for which He has sent down to you no authority? Which of the two groups is worthier of security, if you but knew?” (6:81). Allah, exalted is He, then said:

وقال في الخوف والخشية والتقوى: ﴿وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَخْشَ اللَّهَ وَيَتَّقْهِ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَائِزُونَ﴾ فأثبت الطاعة لله وللرسول، وأثبت الخشية والتقوى لله وحده، كما قال نوح ﵇: ﴿إِنِّي لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ • أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ﴾ فجعل العبادة والتقوى لله وحده، وجعل الطاعة للرسول، فإنه من يطع الرسول فقد أطاع الله. وقال تعالى: ﴿فَلاَ تَخْشَوُا النَّاسَ وَاخْشَوْنِ وَلاَ تَشْتَرُوا بِآيَاتِي ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً﴾ وقال تعالى: ﴿فَلاَ تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ﴾ وقال الخليل ﵇: ﴿وَكَيْفَ أَخَافُ مَا أَشْرَكْتُمْ وَلاَ تَخَافُونَ أَنَّكُمْ أَشْرَكْتُم بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَانًا فَأَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالأَمْنِ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ﴾ قال الله