[30] Exalt Allah And His Shariah First and Foremost

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚ فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَوْهُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Do you fear them? Allah has more right that you should fear Him, if you are believers. [at-Tawbah 13]

لا تخشوهم واخشون ، فأنا أهل أن يخشى العباد من سطوتي وعقوبتي ، فبيدي الأمر ، وما شئت كان ، وما لم أشأ لم يكن

Do not fear them, for indeed, I am (truly) worthy that servants fear My Might and My punishment. In My hand is the Amr (decision of the matter), whatever I wish will come to pass, and whatever I do not wish will never happen. (1)

 فإن كنتم مؤمنين فامتثلوا لأمر اللّه، ولا تخشوهم فتتركوا أمر اللّه

So if you are (true) believers, then fulfil Allāh’s command, and do not fear them, thus, you abandon Allāh’s command. (2)

(1) Ibn kathir

(2) as-Sadi