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Sunan Ibn Majah 4017 (Book 36, Hadith 92) #33372
Fear of People vs Hope in Allah's Mercy

SUMMARY: On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will question His slaves on why they did not speak out against evil when they saw it. The response will be that they hoped for Allah's mercy but feared the people.

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Allah will question His slave on the Day of Resurrection, until He says: "What kept you from denouncing evil when you saw it?" When Allah grants His slave a response, he will say: "O Lord, I hoped for Your mercy but I feared the people".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو طُوَالَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا نَهَارٌ الْعَبْدِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَسْأَلُ الْعَبْدَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يَقُولَ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَ الْمُنْكَرَ أَنْ تُنْكِرَهُ فَإِذَا لَقَّنَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا حُجَّتَهُ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ رَجَوْتُكَ وَفَرِقْتُ مِنَ النَّاسِ

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denouncing  *  evil  *  mercy  *  fear

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak out against evil when you see it happening around you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to us about a very important lesson; that we should never fear people more than we fear Allah. We should always strive to do what is right and denounce evil even if it means going against the majority or facing criticism from others. We must remember that our ultimate goal is to please Allah and gain His mercy, not man’s approval or acceptance. On the Day of Judgment, we will be asked by Allah why we did not stand up for what was right when we saw it happening around us and our answer should be that although we were afraid of people’s reactions, our hope in God’s mercy kept us going.

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