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قَالَ رَجُلاَنِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱدْخُلُواْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْبَابَ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ غَالِبُونَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوۤاْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
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-Al-Mâ’idah ( المائدة )

Tafsir al-Tustari

Two men among those who feared, whom God had blessed, said…Sahl was asked, ‘What was that blessing (niʿma)?’ He replied:God blessed them with fear (khawf) and vigilance (murāqaba), because fear, concern (hamm) and sorrow (ḥuzn) increase one’s good deeds, whereas exuberance (ashar) and arrogance (baṭar) increase one’s misdeeds.His words:


Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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