to Allah.

Relevance of the ḥadīth to the chapter: it affirms the obligation to fear Allah and to prefer His pleasure over the pleasure of created beings.

Lessons derived from the ḥadīth:

1. It is obligatory to fear Allah and to give His approval precedence over that of His creatures.
2. It clarifies the punishment awaiting one who prefers people’s pleasure to Allah’s pleasure.
3. It establishes the duty of relying on Allah and placing one’s trust in Him.
4. It shows the praiseworthy outcomes produced by preferring Allah’s pleasure, and the harmful consequences produced by preferring people’s pleasure to Allah’s.
5. It reminds us that the hearts of all servants are in Allah’s hand, exalted be He.