وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَوْصِنِي. قَالَ: «أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَزْيَنُ لِأَمْرِكَ كُلِّهِ». قُلْتُ: زِدْنِي. قَالَ: «عَلَيْكَ بِتِلَاوَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَإِنَّهُ ذِكْرٌ لَكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَنُورٌ لَكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ». (Reported by al-Bayhaqi in Shuʿab al-Īmān; continued in the next section)
Translation: Abu Dharr says he asked the Prophet ﷺ for counsel. The Prophet ﷺ advised him to maintain taqwa of Allah, describing it as an adornment for all his affairs. When he sought more counsel, he was told to recite the Qur'an and remember Allah; this brings remembrance in heaven and light on earth.
أَوْصِنِي / زِدْنِي
“Advise me / give me more.”
Taqwa involves much more than fear as an emotion: it means considering Allah's commands in one's choices, avoiding what is forbidden and choosing what is good.