Taken
from http://ummibraheem.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/v2-cd5-shafaaa-and-the-names-of-the-day-of-judgment/
And
http://ummibraheem.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/cd5-rules-of-the-doj-and-the-questions-asked/
Names of the Day of Judgment
The
Day of Judgment was given many names because it is important. In the Arabic
language, even in other languages, something is given many names if it is
important. For example, in the Arabic language, there are many names given to
the horse – by species, colours and even just horse. Similarly, in English
there are so many different names for alcohol. Why? Because it’s important to
them. In Pre-Islamic Arabic, khamr (alcohol) had 80 names; it was important to
them as well.
Because
the Day of Judgment is so important to us as Muslims, it has many names. These
names are descriptions of what will happen on the Day of Judgment. We’ll go
over some of the names of the Day of Judgment.
1. Al-Qiyaamah
This
is the most common name. It comes from qiyaam. Qiyaam means standing up. So the
Day of Judgment is the standing day. “The Day when mankind will stand before
the Lord of the worlds.” (83:6) You’re not sitting up or lying down; you’re
standing for 50,000 years.
Allah
also says: “Allah – there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you
for [account on] the Day of Resurrection [Yawm al-Qiyaamah], about which there
is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allah in statement.” (4:87)
2. Al-Aakhirah
This
is the second most commonly used name. Al-yawm al-aakhir means the last day.
There is no day after that; it would be the last day in this world.
Allah
says: “Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the
west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day
[al-yawm al-aakhir], the angels, the Book, and the prophets [...]” (2:177)
3. As-Saa’a
As-saa’a
means “the moment.” It is THE moment; the most important moment.
AlQurtubi says, “In Arabic, if as-saa’a is
unqualified, means an unspecified amount of time. It could specifically mean
the hour, one part of the twenty four parts of the day.” So it could also be
translated as “the hour.” AlQurtubi then says, “As-saa’a with alif and laam
(‘al’) would mean ‘this moment.’” So he’s saying that the Hour was given this
name because it is so close that it is almost this moment.
The
second interpretation is that it is called the moment because it is the most
important moment, when the most important events would occur.
Or,
it could be called “the moment” because it suddenly comes in a moment.
These
are the three interpretations given by AlQurtubi.
Allah
says: “O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour
[as-saa’a] is a terrible thing.” (22:1)
4. Yawm Al-Ba’ath
Yawm
al-ba’ath means the day of resurrection. It is given that name because that is
when we will be given a new life, and our bodies are going to be created again.
It is going to be a second creation.
Allah
says: “O People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection [al-ba’ath],
then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust [...]” (22:5)
5. Yawm Al-Khurooj
Al-khurooj
means emergence. It is called the day of emergence, because that is when we
will emerge from our graves.
Allah
says: “The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day
of Emergence [from the graves] [yawm al-khurooj].” (50:42)
6. Al-Qaari’ah
This
can be translated as “the calamity.” It is something that hits the hearts.
Allah
says: “The Striking Calamity [al-qaari’ah]- What is the Striking Calamity? And
what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?” (101:1-3)
7. Yawm al-Fasl
Yawm
al-fasl means the Day of Judgment. Al-Fasl is when all disputes will be solved.
That is when Allah will judge between humanity – in everything they did or
said.
Allah
says: “This is the Day of Judgement; We will have assembled you and the former
peoples.” (77:38)
8. Yawm al-Hasra
Yawm
al-hasra means the day of regret. There is a lot of regret that happens on the Day
of Judgment. Al-kuffaar regret that they were not Muslim and the Muslims regret
that they didn’t do better.
Allah
says: “And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will
say, ‘Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.’” (25:27) The regret of
the non believers and how they will bite – not their nails – but their hands
that day.
Allah
also says: “And warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Day of Regret [yawm
al-hasrati], when the matter will be concluded; and [yet], they are in [a state
of] heedlessness and they do not believe.” (19:39)
9. Yawm al-Hisaab
Yawm
al-hisaab means the day of account.
Allah
says: “But Moses said, ‘Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord
from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account [yawm
al-hisaab]’.” (40:27) Everything will be bought forth that day – even a single
grain. Nothing will be hidden that day.
10. Al-Waaqiyah
Al-waaqiyah
means the event, or the occurrence. It is the most important event.
11. Al-Haaqqah
Al-haaqqah
means the inevitable truth or reality. If you think that this is real, it is
al-haaqqah.
Allah
says: “The Inevitable Reality – What is the Reality? And what will make you
know what the Reality is?” (69:1-3)
12. Yawm al-Talaaq
Yawm
al-talaaq means the day of meeting or the Meeting Day.
Allah
says: “[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places
the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of
the Day of Meeting [yawm al-talaaq].” (40:15)
Ibn
Kathir says: Ibn ‘Abbaas said it is called the day of meeting because that is
the day when Adam will meet with his last child. All of the children of Adam
will meet that day.
AlQataadah
and as-Suddi say: that is when the creation of the earth will meet with the
creation of the heavens and the Creator will meet with the creation.
And
Maymoon ibn Mahraan says: that is when the oppressor will meet with the
oppressed.
13. Yawm al-tanaad
Yawm
al-tanaad means the day of calling. Allah says: “And O my people, indeed I fear
for you the Day of Calling [yawm al-tanaad].” (40:32) It’s given that name
because there is so much calling going on – first of all, every one of you will
be called forth; the oppressed will be calling the oppressors and the worshippers
will be calling the ones they worshipped.
One
of the most important things that happens on the day of judgment is the hisaab.
There are stages on that day. In the beginning, there is the changing of the
universe. Then there is the assembly – hashr. And then you have the shafaa’a –
intercession. After that is al-hisaab, which is the most important and
prominent part of the Day of Judgment. That is what the Day of Judgment is for;
to examine the accounts of people and to send them to jannah or naar.
Allah
says: “And they will be presented before your Lord in rows [...]” (18:48)
Rules of the Day of Judgment
1. Al ‘Adl – Justice
The
Day of Judgment is the day of justice. And one of the names of Allah is al
‘Adl. Allah will not wrong anyone; He will give everyone what they deserve.
Allah
says: “And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah. Then every soul will
be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated unjustly.”
(2:281)
This
scale of justice is very delicate. Allah will give you what belongs to you,
even if it is one grain. Allah says: “Indeed, Allah does not do injustice,
[even] as much as an atom’s weight; while if there is a good deed, He
multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.” (4:40)
Luqmaan
‘alayhis salaam said, when advising his son: “[And Luqman said], ‘O my son,
indeed if wrong should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a
rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth.
Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.” (31:16)
Allah
says: “So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant),
shall see it. And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a
small ant), shall see it.” (99:7-8) The first advice that Luqmaan gave his son
was la tushrik billah (don’t associate anyone with Allah), then the second
advice was the kindness towards the parents. Immediately before that, even
before salah, Luqmaan ‘alayhis salaam said what we just mentioned. He wanted to
develop in his son the muraaqabah of Allah subhaana wa ta’aala – the fact that
Allah is over watching you.
It’s
very important that we instil this concept in our hearts and in the hearts of
our children – that Allah is watching you. As parents, we try to watch our
parents and see where they’re going and what they’re doing, etc. No matter how
hard you try, there are some things you won’t know; we are limited. The
strongest protection for them is that they have fear of Allah. If they have
that quality in them, they are going to fear Allah even if you are not around.
[My husband tells me this all the time!]
Trying
to protect our children by having them fear us is not the way – because when we
are not around, why would they fear us? If we can have them fear Allah, that is
more powerful. They will know Allah is watching them wherever they are.
It
was narrated as a saying of Luqmaan alHakeem, that Luqmaan ‘alayhis salaam had
told his son, “O my son, if you want to sin, go ahead and do it, but do it
where Allah cannot see you.” Therefore, to develop the awareness that Allah is
watching everything that we do, it is a very powerful tool.
Ihsaan
is that you worship Allah as if you see Him. If you don’t see Him, Allah sees
you.
2. Individual Accountability
You
are responsible for what you did. You are not responsible for what somebody
else did. You will only be questioned for what you did. You are not liable for
what somebody else did.
In
Christianity, there is an original sin which was committed by somebody else;
they attribute it to Adam. According to Christianity, we are held responsible
for what Adam did tens of thousands of years ago. The sin was not committed for
us, but by Adam, and Christianity says that we are responsible for it. Who paid
the price for it? Not us [according to Christianity], but Jesus [‘Eesa]. This
is contrary to simple, common sense. Why should the innocent (Jesus) have to
pay for what human beings have done? That is contrary to Justice.
Allah
will hold us accountable for our actions. Allah says: “Whoever is guided is
only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against
it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would
We punish until We sent a messenger.” (17:15) You are not doing anyone a favour
by being Muslim; whoever is guided is guided for his own good. When you go pray
in the masjid, you are not doing anyone a favour. You don’t do a favour to
Allah when you obey him; it’s for your own good. At the same time, if you go
astray, it is your own loss.
The
message of accountability of one’s self is not something new that Muhammad
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam bought; it was the message of every prophet
before, including Jesus (‘Eesa) and Abraham, Nuh and Adam. Allah says: “Or has
he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses. And [of] Abraham,
who fulfilled [his obligations] – That no bearer of burdens will bear the
burden of another. And that there is not for man except that [good] for which
he strives. And that his effort is going to be seen – Then he will be
recompensed for it with the fullest recompense.” (53:36-41)
Contradiction?
When
you read some ayaat in Qur’aan, you might feel a sense of contradiction. For
example, Allah says: “But they will surely carry their [own] burdens and
[other] burdens along with their burdens [...]” This ayah sounds contradictory
to what we were saying about each person being accountable only for themselves.
We get the answer to this confusion in the same ayah: “[...] and they will
surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to
invent.” (29:13) They made up falsehoods and other people followed those
falsehoods. Therefore, they would carry the sins of everyone who followed their
words. It’s true that you carry your own sins, but you are also responsible for
the sins you have caused. That doesn’t mean that those people are free of
burden; they carry their sins as well. If you cause five sins, the people will
be held accountable for those five sins, and so will you.
As
mentioned before, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said that the one who
starts a good tradition (sunnah) will get the reward for everyone who follows
it until the day of judgment, and whoever starts a bad tradition will get the
sin for it for everyone who follows it until the day of judgment. Therefore,
the scholars have said that it is much for a person to commit a sin in public,
so that the people may follow it, as opposed to doing it in private. We
discussed this earlier.
RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “No human being is killed unjustly, but a
part of responsibility for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who
invented the tradition of killing (murdering) on the earth. (It is said that he
was Qabil).” (Bukhaari, 9/83/6) [Also see Bukhaari, 9/92/423 and Muslim, 16,
4156]
3. Presentation of Deeds
On
the Day of Judgment, your deeds will be presented to you in entirety. You will
see everything you did. Allah says: “[...] The return of you all is to Allah,
then He will inform you about (all) that which you used to do.” (5:105)
It
will be presented in the form of a book. Allah says: “[...] On the Day of
Judgment We shall bring out for him a scroll, which he will see spread open.”
(17:13) Every single detail will be there; nothing will be left out. Maybe
that’s why one of the reasons the Day of Judgment is so long – you will be
questioned for every single detail of your life.
Allah
says: “And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the
criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, ‘Oh, woe to us! What is
this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?’
And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does
injustice to no one.” (18:49) People who committed a lot of sins will be in a
very desperate situation to see this huge book packed with sin.
Allah,
to show us His Mercy and Forgiveness, will not multiply evil deeds. The good
deeds, Allah will multiply – one equals ten. Allah says: “Whoever comes [on the
Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have ten times the like thereof [to his
credit], and whoever comes with an evil deed will not be recompensed except the
like thereof; and they will not be wronged.” (6:160) The ayah mentions that the
deeds are multiplied by ten; that is the minimum. SubhaanAllah.
Deeds that are Multiplied by 10
There
are some acts that are multiplied even more. For example, for every letter of Qur’an
that we read, we get 10 rewards. There is a hadith (in At-Tirmidhi) which is
narrated by Ibn Mas’ood in which RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says
that Alif Laam Meem is not a letter; Alif is a letter, Laam is a letter and
Meem is a letter.
There
is another hadith in at-Tirmidhi and An-Nasaa`i, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn Al ‘Aas
says that RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, “Two habits, if you
persist in them, you will be rewarded with Jannah. They are easy, but the ones
who do them are a few. You say after every salah SubhaanAllah ten times,
Alhamdulillah ten times and Allahu Akbar ten times [there is another hadith
that says thirty three].” ‘Abdullah said, “I saw RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi
wa sallam count them with his own hands. That comes to 150 on the tongue.” How
did ‘Abdullah get the 150? 30 for each prayer. Then ‘Abdullah said, “But on the
scale on the Day of Judgment, that will count as 1,500.” That is, ten rewards
for each one. The second thing is: “When you go to bed, you make tasbeeh,
tahmeed and takbeer one hundred times.” So you say subhaanAllah 33 times,
Alhamdulillah 33 times and Allahu Akbar 34 times, for a total of 100. These
count as 1,000 on the scale. Then RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said,
“Who of you will commit 2,500 sins per day?” RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam is saying that this is an advantage for us because we are receiving so many
rewards and we probably won’t commit that many sins. The Sahabah then said,
“How come we would not do them? [It seems to be very easy.]” RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Shaytaan will come to you in your salah and
make you remember something so that as you make your salah, you will leave and
not make that dhikr. And shaytaan will come to you when you go to bed and make
you go to sleep before you remember to say that dhikr.”
We
see this happen in the masaajid. There are very few who sit after the imam
finishes and recite adhkaar. There are also other adhkaar after prayer, such
as: ayat al kursi, the quls, some adkhaar for certain prayers, etc.
The
dhikr after prayer is very simple, and we tend to neglect things that are
simple because they seem insignificant to us. It is not insignificant. Just
these simple adhkaar can count as 2,500 rewards!
[For
some supplications or du’aa` to read after prayer, you can print them online
from: makedua.com. Also, for the du’aa` of the mornings and evenings, Fortress
of the Muslim has a lot of them listed mashaAllah.]
Then
there is another example multiplication of deeds: Salah. Originally, 50
salawaat were prescribed on us. Musa was telling Muhammad sallallahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam to reduce it; so it was reduced to five. Allah told Muhammad sallallahu
‘alayhi wa sallam that we would have 5 prayers to do, but they would count as
50. This hadith is in Bukhaari.
Deeds that are Multiplied More
Giving for the Sake of Allah
Allah
subhaana wa ta’aala says: “The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the
Way of Allah, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and
each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He
pleases. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower.”
(2:261) The total reward for one is seven hundred. Allah says that He gives
manifold increase to who He wills – so there is even more reward!
Ibn
‘Abbaas says that one dirham (one dollar) in hajj or jihad will be multiplied
700 times. That is about 70,000% increase on your wealth. What investment in
the world will give you that return? None. And this reward is not abiding by
the stock market; it won’t go up or down. It is guaranteed. Whatever you spend
in depression or an economic boom, it doesn’t make a difference; it is
guaranteed for Allah.
In
Hajj, say you spend $3,000. Multiply that by 700, and you have 2,100,000. That
is the return! Over 2 million dollars! That is the generosity of Allah.
Sabr (Patience) and Siyaam (Fasting)
Allah
says: “[...] those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without
measure!” (39:10) The reward here is limitless.
This
is also the reward for patience. Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him)
reported Allah’s Messenger sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam as saying: “Every
(good) deed of the son of Adam would be multiplied, a good deed receiving a
tenfold to seven hundredfold reward. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has said:
With the exception of fasting, for it is done for Me and I will give a reward
for it, for one abandons his passion and food for My sake. There are two
occasions of joy for one who fasts, joy when he breaks it, and joy when he
meets his Lord, and the breath (of an observer of fast) is sweeter to Allah
than the fragrance of musk.” [Muslim, 6/2567]
This
hadith truly shows the Generosity of Allah: The Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam, narrating about his Lord, said, “Allah ordered (the appointed angels
over you) that the good and the bad deeds be written, and He then showed (the
way) how (to write). If somebody intends to do a good deed and he does not do
it, then Allah will write for him a full good deed (in his account with Him);
and if he intends to do a good deed and actually did it, then Allah will write
for him (in his account) with Him (its reward equal) from ten to seven hundred
times to many more times: and if somebody intended to do a bad deed and he does
not do it, then Allah will write a full good deed (in his account) with Him,
and if he intended to do it (a bad deed) and actually did it, then Allah will
write one bad deed (in his account).” [Bukhaari, 8/76/498]
Repentance
Another
example of the generosity and mercy of Allah is what Allah will give to the
ones who repent. “And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah,
nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit
illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will
abide therein in disgrace.” (25:68-69) Allah talks about three major sins here
and says they will be punished severely in the hell fire, except the ones who
repent. “Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do
righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (25:70) If a person who has a long
record of sins, but he repents, not only will Allah erase those sins, but Allah
will transfer those sins into rewards. SubhaanAllah.
Abu
Dharr reported that Allah’s Messenger sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “I
know the last of the inhabitants of Paradise to enter it and the last of the
inhabitants of Hell to come out of it. He is a man who would be brought on the
Day of Resurrection and it will be said: ‘Present his minor sins to him, and
withhold from him his serious Sins.’ Then the minor sins would be placed before
him, and it would be said: ‘On such and such a day you did so and so and on
such and such a day you did so and so.’ He would say: ‘Yes.’ It will not be
possible for him to deny, while he would be afraid lest serious sins should be
presented before him. It would be said to him: ‘In place of every evil deed you
will have good deed.’ He will say: ‘My Lord! I have done things I do not see here.’
I indeed saw the Messenger of Allah laugh till his front teeth were exposed.
[Muslim, 1/365] RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was laughing because
the man was mentioning his bad deeds because he saw the generosity of Allah.
4. Presenting the Witnesses
Allah
will assemble witnesses on nations and on individuals. Allah will make this
ummah witness on others. We already talked in the past about how Allah will
send witnesses against us – our hands, feet, tongue will speak about the sins
we committed.
Nuh
will be the witness against his nation. He will say that he presented the truth
to them, but they rejected it. Abu Sa’eed narrated that Allah’s Apostle said,
“Noah and his nation will come (on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will ask
(Noah), ‘Did you convey (the Message)?’ He will reply, ‘Yes, O my Lord!’ Then
Allah will ask Noah’s nation, ‘Did Noah convey My Message to you?’ They will
reply, ‘No, no prophet came to us.’ Then Allah will ask Noah, ‘Who will stand a
witness for you?’ He will reply, ‘Muhammad and his followers (will stand
witness for me).’ So, I and my followers will stand as witnesses for him (that
he conveyed Allah’s Message).” That is, (the interpretation) of the Statement
of Allah: ‘Thus we have made you a just and the best nation that you might be
witnesses Over mankind …’ (2:143).” [Bukhaari, 4/55/555] The speaker says that
the people of Nuh will say to the Muslims, “How do you know? You weren’t
there.” The Muslims will say, “We received it in the book of Allah (the Qur’an).”
Then,
Allah will make Muhammad sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam a witness against us.
“And thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the
people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. [...]” (2:143)
As-Su`aal – The Questioning
People
are going to be questioning on the Day of Judgment – some people will be
questioned in detail, and some people will not be questioned at all. The ones
who will not be questioned at all will be the ones who reached the pinnacles in
faith. They will enter into Paradise without going into questioning. All that
will happen to them is that they will be presented with their book of deeds,
but they will not be interrogated. These are seventy thousand from this ummah
who will enter jannah without questioning.
After
that, the more a person is questioned, the more difficult and dangerous it is.
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Whoever will be interrogated
will be punished.” If you’re being interrogated, that means there is something
wrong. The questions that will be asked are everything, but there are some that
specify the questioning.
The
most important questioning is about kufr. Allah says: “And it will be said to
them, ‘Where are those you used to worship other than Allah? Can they help you
or help themselves?’ So they will be overturned into Hellfire, they and the
deviators and the soldiers of Iblees, all together.” (26:92-95)
The Four Questions
There
are four questions that everyone will be asked about.
In
a hadith narrated by at-Tirmidhi, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said,
Your feet will not move from their spot on the day of judgment until you are
asked four questions. The first question is: Your life, how did you spend it?
This is the value of time – you will be asked how you spent your time. Time is
even more worthy than money; with every second that passes by, it is taking
some of you.
The
second question: How did you use your knowledge? Did you practice it, or did
you learn for the sake of learning and showing off? Knowledge is an evidence
against us if we don’t use it. It is a great sin not to practice the knowledge
you don’t know. Allah says: “O you who have believed, why do you say what you
do not do? Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not
do.” (61:2-3) So we have to practice what we say.
The
third question will be about your money. You will be asked two questions about
your money: how did you gain it and how did you spend it? You will be
questioned about every dollar that you spent and every dollar that you earned.
Therefore, suffering poverty your whole life is better than suffering for one
dollar on the Day of Judgment. To be questioned means you will be punished.
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Anybody whose account (record)
is questioned will surely be punished.” [Bukhaari, 8/76/543]
This
is also one of the reasons why the poor enter into Jannah before the rich. Even
though there could be a rich man who could be better in level and rank than a
poor person; we are talking about the timing of entering into Jannah.
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, the poor of the muhajireen will
enter into jannah 500 years before the rich. The hadith mentions that they will
go the gates of jannah and the angels will ask, How did you get here? Weren’t
you held accountable? These fuqaraa` (poor men) will say, What will we be held
accountable for? We don’t have any money and we were carrying our swords in the
sake of Allah. At the same time, there could be many rich people who could have
a higher rank than many of the poor – for example, ‘AbdurRahmaan ibn ‘Auf.
Money
is a very dangerous tool. It can be used to open the doors of jannah for you,
and it can go to the extreme other opposite, and that is in the lower ranks of
hell fire. We have to give money the attention it deserves: how we earn it and
how we spend it.
Finally,
the last question will be: How did you use your body? Allah gave you the
strength. You are not the inventor of your power; Allah gave you your body as a
trust. Did you put your strong body to use or did you consume that body in the
sake of Allah and optimize it to the extreme? This is a ni’mah, blessing, from
Allah, and we will be asked of how we used it.
The Luxury of this Life
Allah
says: “Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.” (102:8) There
are many interpretations for this ayah. Mujaahid says, you will be questioned
about every pleasure you had in this world. Ibn ‘Abbaas says that part of the
pleasure of this world is your health and body. We also know that in the
hadith, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, “There are two blessings
which many people lose: (They are) Health and free time for doing good.”
[Bukhaari, 8/76/421] We need to use these two blessings for the sake of Allah
or they will be used against us.
Promises and Covenants
The
most important covenant is the covenant of Imaan – the covenant between us and
Allah subhaana wa ta’aala. If you didn’t realize you signed a covenant with
Allah: you did. When you say that you are a Muslim, you are signing a contract
between you and Allah. When you claim that you are a Muslim or a mu`min, that
means you are consenting to abide by a certain set of rules and laws. We are
going to be questioned about that. Allah says: “And fulfill (every) covenant.
Verily! The covenant will be questioned about.” (17:34)
Sight, Hearing and Mind
These
three are very important – sight, hearing and mind. The sight and hearing is
where we input all of the data into our mind. If you imagine your mind as the
central processing of the unit of the body, where does it get its information?
By the sight and hearing. That is why Allah will specifically question us about
these.
Did
you use your eyes to read Qur’an, or use it to see what is forbidden? Did you
use your ears to listen to the dhikr of Allah or did you use or it for what is
forbidden? How did you use your mind? Did you invest it for Allah subhaana wa
ta’aala, or did you use it for the sake of serving yourself in the dunya and
neglecting akhirah? The mind is what controls us. The way we use our minds is
how our body will function and what we will be held accountable for. We should
use all three of these for shukr of Allah.
Allah
says: “[...] and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect that perhaps
you would be grateful.” (16:78) We ask Allah to make us of the shakireen.
Allah
says: “[...] Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those
[one] will be questioned.” (17:36)
Salah
Finally,
for the believer who believed in Allah subhaana wa ta’aala, will be about
Salah. RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said in a hadith narrated by
An-Nasaa`i, The first thing you will be questioned about on the day of judgment
is your Salah. If it was complete, it will be written down as complete. If
there is deficiency in your salah, then Allah will tell the angels to look in
your book of records to look if you have any voluntary prayers to complete the
deficiency. This is what the nawaafil do; this is the role of Sunnah and nafil.
The five mandatory prayers have to be completed. Of course we will have
deficiencies here and there. How will those deficiencies be completed? By the
sunnah and nawaafil. Then RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said that the
same will be done with the rest of the deeds; Allah will say to look at the
obligatory fasts. If the fardh are not completed, then the voluntary will be
looked at.
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