How do people receive their books of deeds on the Day of Resurrection?
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Question : The questioner says: In your lesson, you mentioned the distribution of the books of deeds on the Day of Resurrection. You mentioned that Ibn Hazm stated that some people take their book with their left hand, and these are the disbelievers; some take it with their right hand, and these are the believers; and some take their book from behind, based on the verses in Surat al-Inshiqaq regarding taking their books from behind their backs. What is the validity of this statement, specifically regarding the sinners among the monotheists taking their books from behind their backs?
Answer : This statement is not correct, because the one who takes his book with his left hand from behind his back will call for destruction and will burn in the blazing Fire, and he thinks that he will not return. The one who thinks that he will not return is not a sinner, but he is a disbeliever because he denies the resurrection[Al-Inshiqaq 84:10-14] meaning that he will not return to the Hereafter [Al-Inshiqaq 84:15] So the correct view is that the one who takes his book from behind his back is the disbeliever, but as some scholars have said, he removes his left hand from behind him and takes his book with his left hand from behind his back. Yes.
Answer : This statement is not correct, because the one who takes his book with his left hand from behind his back will call for destruction and will burn in the blazing Fire, and he thinks that he will not return. The one who thinks that he will not return is not a sinner, but he is a disbeliever because he denies the resurrection
(10) But as for he who is given his record behind his back, (11) He will cry out for destruction (12) And [enter to] burn in a Blaze. (13) Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness; (14) Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَBut yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[140 من 219] كيف يأخذ الناس كتب أعمالهم يوم القيامة؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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