The Khalifah of Imam A ḥmad Razā Khān , Faqīh al-AꜤẓam Mawlānā Abū Y ūsuf Muḥammad Sharīf Kotalwī رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ writes in his book Akhlāq al-Ṣāliḥīn: “One righteous elder رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ was so overwhelmed by the fear of Allah Almighty that whenever he lit a lamp, he remembered the fire of Hell and wept.”
In any case, seeing a child become restless out of fear of failing a worldly examination, and then seeing his father tremble with the fear of Allah Almighty after remembering the examination of the Hereafter, is truly full of lessons. Every word, rather every letter of this incident, contains priceless pearls of reflection, and this story invites us all to take heed.
If we reflect honestly, we generally fear worldly accountability, but sadly, we do not fear the accountability of the Hereafter, even though worldly questioning is easy, whereas the questioning in the Hereafter is extremely difficult. Keep in mind that accountability depends entirely upon the will of Allah. He will take account from whomever He wills, and He may admit whomever He wills into Paradise without accountability. However, if accountability is taken, it is a severe matter.
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