How to reconcile the hadith "Indeed, among the worst of people are those who the Hour overtakes while they are alive..." with the hadith "If the Hour comes and one of you has a seedling in his hand..."?
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How do we reconcile his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed,
The Shaykh:
Do you know?
The questioner:
For those who will be alive when the Hour strikes, and in light of what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him): “If the Hour comes and one of you has a seedling in his hand, let him plant it,” or words to that effect.
The Shaykh:
This is a matter of exhortation; this is a matter of exhortation. It is not a matter of this actually happening, but rather an exhortation for a person to strive to plant even at the end of his life, because those after him will benefit from it, and because planting is a righteous deed that benefits.
The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: We are in the Emirates.
The Shaykh:
That is to say, if the Hour were to come and one of you had a seedling in his hand, let him plant it—this is an exhortation to planting.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How do we reconcile his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed,
Who are the worst of people? Those whom the Hour overtakes while they are alive?
من شرار الناس من تقوم عليهم الساعة وهم أحياء؟The Shaykh:
Do you know?
The questioner:
For those who will be alive when the Hour strikes, and in light of what was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him): “If the Hour comes and one of you has a seedling in his hand, let him plant it,” or words to that effect.
The Shaykh:
This is a matter of exhortation; this is a matter of exhortation. It is not a matter of this actually happening, but rather an exhortation for a person to strive to plant even at the end of his life, because those after him will benefit from it, and because planting is a righteous deed that benefits.
The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: We are in the Emirates.
The Shaykh:
That is to say, if the Hour were to come and one of you had a seedling in his hand, let him plant it—this is an exhortation to planting.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [214 -939]كيف الجمع بين حديث "إن من شرار الناس من تدركهم الساعة.." وحديث "إذا قامت القيامة وفي يد..؟ — youtube.com
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