His final question asks about the meaning of the hadith reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which means: “A man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and it but a cubit, when the record overtakes him, and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it. And a man may do the deeds of the people of the Fire until there is nothing between him and it but a cubit, when the record overtakes him, and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it.”
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The questioner : His final question asks about the meaning of the hadith reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which means: or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. How is this reconciled with the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Ali 'Imran 3:171-172]?
The Shaykh : This first hadith is the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informs that a man does the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and it but a cubit, due to the nearness of his term and death. Then the record overtakes him; the first record in which it was written that he is among the people of the Fire, so he does the deeds of the people of the Fire, may Allah protect us from that, and enters it. This is what appears to people and is manifest, as came in the authentic hadith:Sahih al-Bukhari 4207 We ask Allah for well-being. Likewise, regarding the second case, a person does the deeds of the people of the Fire, but Allah bestows upon him repentance and return to Allah the Exalted when his term is near, so he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it. As for what you mentioned regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Kahf 18:30], this verse does not contradict the hadith, because Allah says: [Al-Kahf 18:30] But the first one, who did the deeds of the people of Paradise and was overtaken by the record, was doing the deeds of the people of Paradise in what appeared to people, so the record overtook him. Thus, his work was not good, and in that case, it does not contradict the noble verse. Yes.
The questioner : Is the verse[Ali 'Imran 3:171] correct, or is this another verse?
The Shaykh :[Al-Kahf 18:30] .
The questioner :[Al-Kahf 18:30] .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
This listener, Abdullah Ahmad from Iraq, Baghdad, sent a message containing several questions. Some of them have already been answered, and these are the rest. He says:
A man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and it but a cubit, when the record overtakes him, and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it. And a man may do the deeds of the people of the Fire until there is nothing between him and it but a cubit, when the record overtakes him, and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it.
إن الرجل ليعمل بعمل أهل الجنة حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعمل أهل النار فيدخلها وإن الرجل ليعمل بعمل أهل النار حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيدخلها(171) They receive good tidings of favor from Allah and bounty and [of the fact] that Allah does not allow the reward of believers to be lost - (172) Those [believers] who responded to Allah and the Messenger after injury had struck them. For those who did good among them and feared Allah is a great reward -
إن الله لا يضيع أجر من أحسن عملاThe Shaykh : This first hadith is the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informs that a man does the deeds of the people of Paradise until there is nothing between him and it but a cubit, due to the nearness of his term and death. Then the record overtakes him; the first record in which it was written that he is among the people of the Fire, so he does the deeds of the people of the Fire, may Allah protect us from that, and enters it. This is what appears to people and is manifest, as came in the authentic hadith:
A man may do what may seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of Paradise, but he is of the dwellers of the Hell-Fire
إن الرجل ليعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيما يبدو للناس وهو من أهل النارindeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.
إِنَّا لا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًاthe reward of any who did well in deeds.
أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًاThe questioner : Is the verse
that Allah does not allow
إن الله لا يضيعThe Shaykh :
indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.
إنا لا نضيع أجر من أحسن عملاThe questioner :
indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.
إنا لا نضيع أجر من أحسن عملاThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
This listener, Abdullah Ahmad from Iraq, Baghdad, sent a message containing several questions. Some of them have already been answered, and these are the rest. He says: