Fear Of Displeasing God Vs Fear Of Hell Fire To Stay Away From Sins?
I have tried what you said. The only thing I have been able to truly understand and able to do is that I must not separate hellfire from God’s anger. But I need some clarification in my new approach Is this the correct approach: I am already staying away from sin by heart, out of love and gratitude for God and also because God has given me the sense of self-respect that is on its own keeping me away from sins as they will make me feel lowly, along with empathy for others where sins related to people are involved so that I don’t hurt their feelings, while also fearing God’s justice that if I commit the sin, I’ll be severely punished by God.
Yes, it comes under that. Purification of knowledge involves understanding Deen, its arguments and having the right belief as per the knowledge given by Allah in His revelations and moving above our personal bias, feelings or misconceptions when implementing that God-given knowledge into our actions.
That’s what I tried to explain earlier. You can make adjustment as ‘exceptions’ but remember the narrative of religion as God wants. When you have legitimate problems, exceptions are accepted and you must present your case to others as an exception but narrative of the religion will stay in its place. My initial concern was about this discussion that instead of people making exceptions based on their needs, they instead try to bend the narrative of the religion which is the wrong way to go about it. People in the past have made this mistake (Sufi and Christians). So your case is an exception. God is forgiving and understanding. Take your time and follow what is ideal when you are capable and as much as you can.