Fear of ALLAH: The Prophet's Apprehensions at the time of Gale

Fear of ALLAH

Coupled with the remarkable spirit of sacrifice the Sahabah had a genuine and deep-rooted fear of ALLAH in their hearts. I wish today's Muslim could have an iota of that fear of ALLAH. Here are few stories about this aspect of their lives.

The Prophet's Apprehensions at the time of Gale :

Aisha (Radiallaho anha) relates that whenever a strong wind bringing dense clouds started blowing, the Prophet's face turned pale with the fear of ALLAH, He became restive and would go in and out with commotion and would recite the following prayer,

"O, my ALLAH ! I ask Thee the good out of this wind, the good out of that which is in this wind and the good out of that which is the outcome of this wind. I seek refuge in Thee from the evil out of this wind. I seek refuge in Thee from the evil out of this wind, from the evil of that which is in this wind and from the evil out of that which is the outcome of this wind,"

She says :

When it began to rain, signs of delight appeared on his face. I said to him once, "O, Prophet of ALLAH, when clouds appear everybody is happy as they fore-tell rain, but why is it that I see you so much perturbed at that time?" He replied, "O, Aisha ! How can I feel secure that this wind does not portend ALLAH's wrath? The A'ad were punished with the wind, They were happy when they beheld the gathering dense clouds believing that they brought rain, but actually those clouds brought not rain but utter destruction to A'ad." The prophet( PBUH) was, obviously, referring to the following verses of Quran :

"Then, when they (A'ad) beheld a dense cloud coming toward their valleys, they said, Here is a cloud bringing us rain. Nay, but it is that which ye did seek to hasten, a wind where in is painful torment, Destroying all things by commandment of its Lord, And morning found them so that naught could be seen save their dwellings, Thus we treat the guilty folk,"

 Look at the fear of ALLAH in the heart of  a person who is the best of all creation ( Prophet PBUH ). In spite of a clear verse in the Quran that ALLAH would would not punish the people so long as the prophet (PBUH) was with them ( AL-QURAN VIII : 33 ), He has so much fear of ALLAH in him that a strong win reminds him of the punishment awarded to the people in the past. Now let us peep into our own hearts for a while. Although we are fully saturated with sins, yet none of the unusual phenomena viz, earthquake, lightning, e.t.c., arouses the least fear of ALLAH in our hearts and instead of resorting to Istighfar or salat at such times, we only indulge in absurd pursuits.