Taqwaa

أَنْ تَفْعَلَ مَا أَمَرَكَ اللهُ  - سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى – بِهِ رَجَاءً ثَوَابِهِ وَأَنْ تَتْرُكَ مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ خَوْفًا مِنْ عِقَابِهِ

That you do that which Allaah – the Perfect and Most High – commanded you with, hoping for His reward and that you leave off disobedience to Allaah, fearing His punishment.

(Taken from Wujoob ut tathabbut min al akhbaar wa ihtiraam il ‘ulemaa  of Shaykh Saalih al Fawzaan)

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